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Todd Sickafoose: Bear Proof
by Vic Albani
Era dai fasti di Tiny Resistors (uscito nel 2008 per la Cryptogramophone dell'amico Jeff Gauthier e che invitiamo a riascoltare per la bellezza che lo ammanta) che il signor Todd Sickafoose non regalava al mondo un nuovo lavoro. Inneggiato da più voci quale coerente ed intelligentissimo musicista nonché compositore e produttore Sickafoose è stato ...
Meet Saxophonist Max Bessesen
by Steven Roby
This episode of Backstage Jazz features an interview with multi-woodwind instrumentalist and composer Max Bessesen. We discussed his music and upcoming performance at Dazzle in downtown Denver. Max Bessesen is a multi-woodwind instrumentalist and composer in NYC. His “saxophone virtuosity" (Downbeat) has made him an in-demand sideman alongside musicians like Frank Lacy, Joe Farnsworth, ...
Mike Marlier and Eric Gunnison Interview
by Steven Roby
This episode of Backstage Jazz features an interview with drummer Mike Marlier and pianist Eric Gunnison. We discussed their music and upcoming performance tribute to Chick Corea at Dazzle. Mike Marlier has performed and recorded with countless artists and musicians. He is the staff drummer at the annual Conference on World Affairs at CU ...
Angelica Sanchez Nonet, Terry Gibbs/Terry Pollard, David Murray
by David Brown
This week we work our way through recent record store finds and some new releases. Our featured album is Nighttime Creatures by the Angelica Sanchez Nonet. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from ...
The Most Exciting Jazz Albums Since 1969: 1998-2000
by Robert Middleton
The recurring theme in the fifth installment of 72 Jazz Thrillers is Middle Eastern music represented by John Zorn's Bar Kokhba Sextet, Either/Orchestra's Ethiopian Suite, and Mark Gross's Riddle of the Sphinx. Middle Eastern music often features complex rhythmic patterns, such as compound time signatures and intricate polyrhythms. Jazz musicians have drawn inspiration from these rhythms, ...
Rudy Royston & Flatbed Buggy: DAY
by Dan McClenaghan
Drummer Rudy Royston debuted his group Flatbed Buggy in 2018, with the eponymous Greenleaf Records release. It had the feeling of a jazz-folk chamber group. With its unusual instrumentation--Gary Versace's accordion, Hank Roberts' cello, and John Ellis' bass clarinet joining Royston's drums and Joe Martin's bass--a laid-back and engaging Americana vibe emerged. The follow-up, ...
Take Five with Guitarist Grant Gordy
by AAJ Staff
Meet Grant Gordy For many guitarists, landing a gig with bluegrass mandolinist David Grisman's groundbreaking bluegrass/jazz quintet would be the culmination of a career in music. But for Grant Gordy, it was more of a beginning, an apprenticeship in combining bluegrass and jazz that served as a launchpad for his own music. How far he has ...
Ron Miles: The Best Of The Denver Jazz Doyen
by Ian Patterson
Ron Miles left the planet all too soon, but the Denver cornetist and trumpeter has left a lasting mark, both in terms of the music he made and in the people whose lives he touched. This list, a guide to ten of Miles' most significant recordings as both leader and as a sideman, reflects his playing ...
Bangs
By Jason Moran
Label: Yes Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Crops;
Red Sky Green;
Cupid;
The 13th Fugue;
They Come To Us Theme;
Gangsterism in the Wind;
White Space;
My Father's House;
Conspiracy Blue;
Gangstersim in the Wind Again.
Eri Chichibu: Discovering the Path from Psychology to Jazz and Crossing Reality
by Jane Kozhevnikova
Sometimes people decide to pursue a career in music early in their lives, but many artists go with a “normal" career until their passion for music wins. That happened to Eri Chichibu, a Japanese composer, arranger and pianist who started as a psychology major in Japan. She holds a bachelor's degree in Jazz Composition and Film ...
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