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Jamie Ruben: Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene
by David Rickert
As a guitarist, Jamie Ruben isn't a shredder; there are more notes in a Russell Malone solo than there are on Ruben's entire debut. Rather, Ruben excels at the slow burn--a few well-chosen notes and a keen melodic sense can be much more enjoyable than an exercise in finger-busting on the fret board. But ...
Nelson Montana: Jazz Un-Standards
by Dan Bilawsky
Nelson Montana wears many hats on Jazz Un-Standards. Playing, bass, drums, guitar and keyboards, providing all of the arrangements, singing, and producing a record is quite a chore. While Nelson brings some guest horn players and pianist Mark Berman into the fold to help flesh out his interpretations of standards and a pair of originals, the ...
Bastian Weinhold: River Styx
by Warren Allen
Drummer Bastian Weinhold recorded River Styx in one day in Brooklyn. It's the young drummer's self-funded debut, though he has already developed a name for himself alongside players such as saxophonists Seamus Blake and Dave Liebman, and the results are exceptional, as Weinhold brings together a series of his own endlessly intriguing charts with a quintet ...
Mike Rood: The Desert And The City
by Dan Bilawsky
The music on guitarist Mike Rood's debut recording straddles two different worlds. Sparse settings of relative quietude represent the isolation and beautiful spaciousness of the desert, while lively demonstrations of technical sophistication and motion paint a vivid picture of the non-stop energy of the city. The title of this recording points to these opposing sound locales, ...
Mike Rood: The Desert and the City
by Greg Simmons
Mike Rood's The Desert and the City opens with an eerily ambient groove employing some unusual techniques--repetitive picked chords and some almost techno rhythmic phrasing--to create a fascinating soundscape. What's noteworthy about this effect is that it's accomplished with a very straightforward ensemble: Rood, accompanied by acoustic bass, drums, and saxophone. The effect of the opening ...
Jamie Ruben: Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene
by Douglas Payne
The musical path of Canadian guitarist Jamie Ruben is surely the story of the road less traveled. Rather than gigging regularly in some urban jazz hotbed, the Toronto-based guitarist made his living for seven years performing jazz full time in the Far East in such places as Katmandu, Bangkok, Shanghai and the even more remote regions ...
Heniu: Von Hier Nach Dort
by Bruce Lindsay
Von Hier Nach Dort is Heniu's debut album; a light, almost ethereal, collection of tunes that draws strongly on jazz but also incorporates influences from folk, classical and ambient genres. The result is a pleasingly fresh and accessible recording, with a positive and unpretentious vibe. Hans Arnold composed all of the tunes on ...
I Am An Espionage Major
Album: The Brett Sandler Trio EP
By The Brett Sandler Trio
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Duration: 9:07
Djam Karet: The Heavy Soul Sessions
by Glenn Astarita
High expectations are always prevalent for astute followers of the inspiring and prolific Southern California-based progressive rock unit, Djam Karet. Indeed, they are among the elite within the genre. Going strong since 1984, the band surges forward with The Heavy Soul Session, recorded live in the studio sans compression techniques. Hence, the full-bodied sound heightens the ...
Jamie Ruben: Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene
by Hrayr Attarian
Canadian composer/guitarist Jamie Ruben's debut, Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene, is a very atmospheric affair, but its stylistic intricacies are not at the expense of substance. Although the opener, “AQ Giraffe," is short on improvisation, its almost Hawaiian-sounding heavy groove serves as a good introduction that sets the theme for the rest of the record. The lazy nocturnesque “Pennapa," on ...
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