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Rodney Whitaker: Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Paul Rauch
In their fourth collaboration on Origin Records, bassist and bandleader Rodney Whitaker and Central Michigan composer Gregg Hill strike gold once again, backed by a formidable gathering of musicians. Hill's music has experienced a surge in interest due to his prolific releases on Origin, which have featured musicians in and around the impressive jazz faculty roster ...
Rodney Whitaker, Julia Hulsmann, Jeremy Pelt and Amina Claudine Myers
by Hobart Taylor
New music from bassist Rodney Whitaker and from his proteges Kasan Belgrave and Nanami Haruta... Also Julia Hulsmann, Jeremy Pelt and Peter Lenz.Playlist Kasan Belgrave “Down 4 the Count" from Dual Citizen (Tribe) 0:00 Nanami Haruta “ Sister Tosa" from The Vibe (Origin) 7:38 Rodney Whitaker “Mosaic" from Mosaic (Origin) 14:17 Yulia Musayelyan “ ...
Rodney Whitaker: Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Michael Dease
At just fifty-six years young, Rodney Whitaker has cemented his legendary status as a sought-after bassist extraordinaire and, arguably the pre-eminent jazz educator of his generation. The Detroit, Michigan native, recently elected to the hallowed ranks of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, that includes such innovators as Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Martin Luther King ...
Nanami Haruta: The Vibe
by Willard Jenkins
Unlike other members of the family of western instruments, the ranks of the trombone are a bit exclusive--perhaps even more exclusive in the art of the improvisers, the jazz landscape. Which is yet more reason to celebrate the arrival of a new trombone voice in jazz music. Her name is Nanami Haruta and she arrives at ...
Carl Allen: Tippin'
by Dan Bilawsky
Save for a pair of co-led albums with bassist Rodney Whitaker, it's been more than two decades since master drummer Carl Allen released an album under his own name. Rectifying the situation, he delivers this high-appeal, in-the-pocket trio program with bassist Christian McBride and tenor saxophonist Chris Potter. When choosing the personnel for ...
The Door is Open: The Music of Gregg Hill
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Lost Tune; The Door is Open; Escape to Cat Island; Motel Blues; Spa-Teneity; April Song; The Last Pop Tune;
Skyline; Triple Play.
Stanco's Time
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Showtime; Stanco’s Time; Hot House; If You Could See Me Now; Josie Rosie; Dig; Deep Time; Worth the Time; Do
Nothing Till You Hear From Me; Minor Time; Ask Me Now; Now’s the Time.
Grove's Groove
Label: Le Coq Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Grove's Groove; Tea for Two; Seiko Time; Minor Funk; Never Let Me Go; The Viper; Decisions; Father Figure; Broadway.
Deep in the Soil
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Call to Order; Sound for Sore Ears; Hard Times; Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same; Superwoman;
Autumn Song; ST in the House; Blues for JT.
Aim High/The 2024 Jazz Heritage Series
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Don’t Blink; Second Chances; Hunting Wabbits; A Mother’s Cry; Darr Niles; Woman Child; Hey
Lalo!; Waltz for My Fathers and Brothers; Things to Come.
