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Joe Locke: Love Is a Pendulum
by Angelo Leonardi
L'alto livello dimostrato in decenni di attività da Joe Locke come vibrafonista e compositore, sta trovando ampia accettazione da parte di pubblico e critica. Le ultime incisioni -realizzate dopo l'ingresso nella scuderiia Motéma Music -hanno riscontrato alti consensi e molto più avviene per questo progetto: il più convincente, maturo e appassionante da lui realizzato.
Joe Locke's Love Affair with Language
by Dan Bilawsky
On the surface it's not so easy to spot the common thread unifying the greater fabric of Joe Locke's work. Since arriving in New York City in 1981, and emerging as a notable leader on record in the early '90s, this much-vaunted vibraphonist has developed into a protean performer and composer. Duo sessions with pianists Frank ...
Love Is A Pendulum
by John Kelman
Since signing with Motėma Music a couple years back, vibraphonist Joe Locke has been releasing some of the best and most diverse music in a career now entering its fourth decade. From the near-fusion energy of 2012's Signing--the long overdue studio followup to the Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer group's incendiary Live in Seattle (Origin, 2006)--to ...
Joe Locke: Love Is A Pendulum
by Troy Collins
Since the late '80s vibraphonist Joe Locke, an artist who defies categorization, has performed and recorded with a diverse array of musicians, including Eddie Henderson, Cecil Taylor, and The Beastie Boys. Love Is A Pendulum, his fourth release on the Harlem-based Motema label, features some of Locke's most compelling music to date, the centerpiece of which ...
Pete Rodriguez: El Conde Negro
by Dan Bilawsky
Pete Rodriguez isn't a purist. He knows his salsa, as one would expect of the offspring of famed salsa vocal icon Pete El Conde" Rodriguez, and he knows his jazz. But this trumpeter-vocalist sees no need to draw strong separation between the two. In creating El Conde Negro, Rodriguez mines Nuyorican musical veins and jazz lodes, ...
Enildo Rasua at the The Jazz Standard
by Ernest Barteldes
Enildo RasúaNew Dimensions In Latin Jazz: Cuban Drum SeriesThe Jazz StandardNew York, NYAugust 6, 2013For his U.S. debut, Cuban drummer/percussionist and composer Enildo Rasúa kicked off the evening's early set with a snippet of Ernesto Lecuona's La Comparsa," and then quickly moved into 12 de La Noche," a composition ...
Beat Kaestli and Friends @ Miles Cafe NYC, Weds. July 27th
Come join this After-Bday Splash at Miles Cafe, NYC on Wednesday, July 27th from 8:30-10PM, featuring the vocal stylings of acclaimed singer Beat Kaestli, including brand new songs from his upcoming French tribute, Brazilian favorites and songs from his CDs Invitation" and Far From Home." He's joined by guitarist Guilherme Monteiro and Ricky Rodriguez on bass ...