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Jeremy Pelt: A Man of Honor
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
For the younger generation of jazz musicians, those in their thirties today, the path is not always as smooth and easy as we may think it is. Nobody likes to live in anybody's shadow. Jazz is populated with giants who left their mark and those who look up to them in order to be able to ...
Posi-Tone Saxophones
by Joel Roberts
Ralph BowenDue ReverencePosi-Tone2010 Mike DiRubboRepercussionPosi-Tone2009 Sean NowellThe SeekerPosi-Tone2009 Giving underappreciated jazz artists their due is one of the perks (and responsibilities) of writing ...
Ralph Bowen: Due Reverence
by Woodrow Wilkins
"Less Is More" is not just the first song on tenor saxophonist Ralph Bowen's Due Reverence. It's also a subtle hint about the music.Bowen studied at Rutgers University under Dr. James Scott and Robert Dick, to whom two of the songs are dedicated. He also studied at Indiana University and in addition to teaching, ...
Ralph Bowen: Due Reverence
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Due Reverence is a gem of an album from beginning to end. All five compositions by its protagonist, tenor saxophonist Ralph Bowen, deserve high praise for outstanding invention and impeccable execution. These are erudite compositions, delving not just into musical characters, but more than anything else, empathizing with them, emoting with them by taking turns on ...
T. S. Monk at 38th Annual Lakeland Jazz Festival
by Matt Marshall
T. S. Monk Sextet 38th Annual Lakeland Jazz Festival Kirtland, Ohio February 27, 2010 Although the last of the February snow onslaughts tried its best to kill the 38th annual Lakeland Jazz Festival--the longest-running jazz festival in Northeast Ohio--and did, indeed, postpone trumpeter Sean Jones' scheduled February 26 performance until ...
Carl Fischer & Organic Groove Ensemble: Adverse Times
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Carl Fischer & Organic Groove Ensemble Adverse Times Fisch Music 2010 Sometimes it seems that trumpet players get more of the spotlight than other instrument-playing bandleaders. Perhaps it's because of the tremendous legacy emanating from Louis Armstrong's tree. The nature of the trumpet speaks of leadership, ...
Tia Fuller: Decisive Steps
by Larry Taylor
Tia Fuller makes strong statements with her solid saxophone and imaginative compositions in Decisive Steps. She surrounds herself here with female musician--drummer Kim Thompson, bassist Miriam Sullivan, and pianist Shamie Royston, who also plays Fender Rhodes. Prominent as well, are male guest stars: bassist Christian McBride, trumpeter Sean Jones, and vibraphonist Warren Wolf. This is Fuller's ...
Ralph Bowen: Due Reverence
by Mark F. Turner
Thanks to an American Idol culture and any number of other circumstances, the jazz universe is filled with extremely bright, if lesser known stars, who are just as talented as their more noted constellations. Such is the case with saxophonist Ralph Bowen, a truly bad-ass player who has appeared on over 60 recordings as a sideman ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 15, 2010
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 2 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 257 221 +36 6 58 1 4 2 1 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 247 246 +1 1 55 1 6 3 8 7 John Stein Raising The Roof (Whaling City Sound) 182 ...
The Search Within
By Sean Jones
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Search Within (Interlude); Transitions; The Ambitious Violet;
Life Cycles; The Storm; Letter Of Resignation; The Search Within (For
Less); Summer's Spring; Sunday Reflections; Sean's Jones Comes Down;
Love's Lullaby; The Search Within (Postlude).
