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News: Education

Dominique Eade on Teaching at New England Conservatory

March 8, 2015

Dominique Eade knows the value of an open-minded teacher first hand. Eade’s creativity had found diverse outlets as a child, including guitar playing (“I was a pretty good finger- picker”) and songwriting, and as an English major at Vassar she would often supplement her assignments with poems and songs. “I was doing music constantly, but was ...

Album

Cocktails At Dusk (A Noir Tribute To Chris Connor)

By Ran Blake

Label: Impulse! Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Ten Cents A Dance; All Around Ronnie; Fine And Dandy; Why Can't I; Where Are You?; I Get A Kick Out Of You; Moon Ride; Go 'Way From My Window; Almost Like Being In Love; Hallelujah I Love Her So; Speak Low; Anything Goes; Driftwood.

Album

Plays Solo Piano

By Ran Blake

Label: ESP-Disk
Released: 2014
Track listing: Vanguard; Stratusphunk; Sleepy Time Gal; On Green Dolphin Street; Eric; There’ll Be Some Changes Made; Good Morning Heartache; Sister Tee; Lonely Woman; Birmingham U.S.A..

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Dave Fabris

by AAJ Staff
August 27, 2014

Meet Dave Fabris: The music of guitarist David Fabris has been steeped deeply in an eclectic pool of influences... His new CD, Lettuce Prey (Great Winds/Musea), is music that has the guts and glory of rock, the surprise and intrigue of jazz and the intricacy and depth of contemporary classical music. His diverse ...

Article: Interview

Omer Klein: Theme and Variations

by Robin Arends
August 12, 2014

One of the numerous talents that Israel has produced in the last decade is pianist Omer Klein. He is a much sought-after guest at various music venues in Europe, Israel and the U.S and last April he had his first tour in Canada. Klein, grew up in Netanya, Israel. After he received a special scholarship Klein ...

News: Recording

CD Release Party - Dave Fabris And Friends With Special Guest, Ran Blake!

May 29, 2014

Guitarist and New England Conservatory alum Dave Knife Fabris celebrates the release of his latest CD Lettuce Prey with a concert at Spectrum, 121 Ludlow St. NYC on June 8th at 5pm. Fabris will be joined by his mentor from NEC - the great third stream pianist, Ran Blake. Also appearing will be pianist Geoffery Burleson, ...

News: Recording

New Release By Dave Knife Fabris with Ran Blake

May 21, 2014

Lettuce Prey (Great Winds/Musea 3169) is music that is supported equally by the three legs of Rock, Jazz and Classical. It has the guts and glory of rock heroes like Jimi Hendrix (whose tune, Angel, is featured as a guitar solo on this CD). It possesses the surprise and intrigue of Jazz improvisation (like Ornette Coleman's ...

Article: Album Review

Sara Serpa & André Matos: Primavera

Read "Primavera" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 8, 2014

A little bit of magic is evident in the recording Primavera by the Portuguese-born-now-New Yorkers Sara Serpa and André Matos. Not magic as in sleight of hand or illusion, but magical as in enchanting and, indeed, spellbinding. The musical pair, also wife and husband, created this duo recording with the help of some of their own ...

Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp Trio: Root Of Things

Read "Root Of Things" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
February 24, 2014

A mathematical equation can chart and explain everything in life, from the arc of a thrown baseball to the dynamical systems of chaos. The scientific study of deterministic chaos is a bit of an oxymoron, in that the mathematicians suggest everything can be graphed and explained by calculations. The theory being, the deeper you delve into ...

Article: Album Review

Ran Blake: Plays Solo Piano

Read "Plays Solo Piano" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
February 14, 2014

ESP Disk's 50th anniversary reissue series continues to unearth valuable documents from the history of cutting edge music. Back in the 1960s, when jazz was becoming marginalized as popular music and disenfranchised by the rise of rock-and-roll, ESP chose to eliminate musical classifications that pigeonholed creative music. The label released music by Albert Ayler and Gato ...