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CNY Jazz Orchestra: Then, Now & Again
by Edward Blanco
The Central New York Jazz Orchestra (CNYJO) is a sixteen-piece big band led by Musical Director Bret Zvacek, providing year-round concerts to the general public and performing in schools within the entire Upstate New York region. The musical arm of the CNY Jazz Arts Foundation (CNYJAF), a non profit educational organization established twelve years ago, Then, ...
Jae Sinnett: It's Telling...A Drummer's Perspective
by John Barron
It's Telling...A Drummer's Perspective is the brain-child of powerhouse drummer/composer Jae Sinnett. The disc features eight original pieces for quartet, composed by the veteran drummer, ranging in style from hard-hitting fusion to straight-ahead bebop. The music is challenging, yet saxophonist Steve Wilson, pianist Allen Farnham and bassist Terry Burrell, all long-time Sinnett collaborators, perform flawlessly through ...
John Ricci: Holding Time
by John Barron
Saxophonist/educator John Ricci comes out swinging for his debut recording Holding Time. The Jacksonville University Professor of Jazz Studies combines original compositions and arrangements of standards for an intriguing set of mainstream jazz. The disc opens in vigorous fashion with the up-tempo “Mode Time," a perfect minor key workout for Ricci's robust tenor tone. The saxophonist ...
Sammie Roberts: "My Voice" . . . . Living the Dream!
by Jim Santella
From Brooklyn, alto saxophonist Sammie Roberts interprets three jazz standards and two original compositions on this abbreviated program. His mellow tone and seamless phrasing pour delicately over the session, creating a clear atmosphere where swing rhythms and lyrical melodies unite. Preferring a no-nonsense instrumentation, Roberts works with double bass, piano and drums while including samba and ...
Dromedary Quartet: Sticks and Stones
by Budd Kopman
With Sticks and Stones string players Rob McMaken and Andrew Reissiger, the original members of Dromedary the duo, have reconstituted the group that was on their self-published 2006 eponymous album, replacing bassist Neal Fountain and drummer Jeff Riley with Chris Enghauser and Louis Romanos respectively. While the band's personnel might have changed, their music remains enchanting, ...
Keep Your Eye On The Ball
Album: I Used To Be Anonymous
By Steve Elmer
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 04:52
Dominic Lalli: A Blind Man's Blue
by John Dworkin
Dominic Lalli A Blind Man's Blue Independent 2008 Making a memorable and positive entrance onto the world's jazz stage is a rare achievement--and, percentage-wise, becoming rarer. It takes a high level of commitment, talent, and work; and some good luck never hurt. These days the standard is higher ...
Othella Dallas: I Live The Life I Love
by Michael P. Gladstone
Othella Dallas has lived a rather picturesque life in show business, and tells her musical tale in I Live The Life I Love. Between the book-ending opener by Phil Moore, “Lil' Gal From Memphis," and Muddy Waters' closing “I Love the Life I Live," Dallas makes several musical side trips. The CD booklet has ...
The Eric Byrd Trio + 4: Brother Ray
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist/vocalist Eric Byrd leads a busy musical life with his group, working out of the Washington, D.C. area and representing the United States as a jazz ambassador at The Kennedy Center, as well as in South and Central American nations. With the release of Maceo Parker's tribute to Ray Charles Roots and Grooves (Heads ...
Trio Reenactment: Trio Reenactment
by Dan McClenaghan
The deep dark prowling bass lines that open up Trio Reenactment's “Groove Chick," says that this Detroit-based piano trio's leader is bassist John Barron. The up-tempo composition has the feel of a Motor City “Night in Tunisia," as it drives forward with an exotic groove.Barron, pianist Sven Anderson and drummer Rich Emanuel are veterans ...
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