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D'Angelo: Voodoo
by Rob Evanoff
What’s a reviewer to do when all he does is stew aboutVoodoo? Being out of the loop, not having heard of Michael “D’Angelo” Archer until late last century, witnessing the pre-release anticipation but shunning it as my jaded exterior is impervious to the manipulation machine. Months go by, and everyone is talking about him, his “Untitled” ...
the Jazz Mandolin Project: Xenoblast
by Rob Evanoff
The Jazz Mandolin Project? Mandolin and Jazz? Jazz played by a Mandolin? Throw your preconceptions out the window and open up your ears to experience a Xenoblast through time. The Jazz Mandolin Project, who are at home at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival or a Jamband Festival such as the Berkshire Mountain Music Fest, return with ...
Ponticello: Dark Skies
by Rob Evanoff
Embrace theDark Skiesas they loom overhead. The swirling foreboding begins immediately on the first track of Ponticello’s debut as vocalist/ bassist Ted Kamp emotes “Come On and Listen to My Heart Break” while violinist Chris Murphy and percussionist/ drummer Sean Shacklett let ripples of moody despair ooze out and slither within your sensory space. Indeed, this ...
Beenie Man: Art and Life
by Rob Evanoff
Art and Life appear to be fraternal twins. Ever consider how interwoven art and life are? And how each continues to mutate and re-emerge as generations whisk by? History will one day reaffirm Hip-Hop as the only true descendant of Jazz by its prevailing influence on the creative arts and its spot-on reflection of culture and ...
Phish: Farmhouse
by Rob Evanoff
The Grateful Dead may well have laid the foundation for the evolution of the jamband genre but the Ben & Jerry’s torch has melted the minds of a new generation as Cherry Garcia drips down the granola cone and coagulates, becoming Phish Food. Vermont’s finest export, and premiere jamband on the planet, returns to the Farmhouse ...
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes: Live at the Greek Excess All Areas
by Rob Evanoff
In this day and age, one can log onto the Net, read a review of a new release at www.allaboutjazz.com, immediately listen to and buy music which, in the case of Live at the Greek, is a customizable pressing (self-choose number of songs, track selection, sequence) replete with artwork / booklet and then retire to the ...
Gov't Mule: Life Before Insanity
by Rob Evanoff
The Mule has plenty of Fuel. Want to whip up a batch of Gov’t Mule stew? Mix up a pot full of ZZTop, Allman Bros, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Co., The Doors & Mountain and douse with a generous splash of whiskey-soaked vocals. Take this potent concoction and let it smoke for about 3 hours on a ...
Pearl Jam: Binaural
by Rob Evanoff
Is Pearl Jam a Jamband? They always have been. They were mis-labeled grunge because they were, in some ways, in the right place at the right AND wrong time, which put the band on a oft-times deserving course of superstardom but which they have consciously steered away from. And exactly what happens to the voice of ...
