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Gary Brunotte: Manic Moments
by John Barron
Based out of Durham, North Carolina, multi-talented musician Gary Brunotte draws on his years of experience as an organist and pianist to create Manic Moments, a unique blend of jazz that defies generic categorization. The disc encompasses moments of straight-ahead blowing, funky grooves and soulful Latin vibes to create an intriguing musical landscape. Manic Moments succeeds ...
Alex Clements: Waiting For You...
by Glenn Astarita
Well-educated Canadian pianist/composer Alex Clements gets around. He composes for his alma mater, the McGill University's Jazz Orchestra, and was a member of the peer assessment committee for grant endowments with the Canada Council of the Arts. His performance career has taken him into North American jazz circles, highlighting his participation with ...
Phil Turcio / Ric Fierabracci / Joel Rosenblatt: Hemispheres
by John Kelman
When saxophonist Bill Evans brought his Soulgrass project to the 2007 Ottawa Jazz Festival, what differentiated it significantly from Béla Fleck and the Flecktones was that, stellar playing aside, this was a band that grooved hard, largely due to the rock-solid support of bassist David Livolsi and drummer Joel Rosenblatt. Hemispheres is the first release by ...
Marsh Dondurma: Te'amim Hadashim (New Tastes)
by Eyal Hareuveni
Israeli Marsh Dondurma is a kind of New Orleans-ean/Balkan/fifteen-player jubilant marching band named after a favorite Turkish ice-cream. The combo adds Klezmer, Turkish and other Middle-Eastern and even Brazilian batucada-based spices to this percolating stew, all baked through an Ellingtonian framework. A much more sober version of Goran Bregovi”s Music for Weddings and Funerals (2002) or ...
Dick De Graaf: Moving Target
by AAJ Italy Staff
Chi conosce il jazz del Nordeuropa si sarà imbattuto spesso in Dick De Graaf, sassofonista tenore olandese veterano della scena mainstream e non solo, come dimostra il suo recente disco dedicato alle musiche di Piazzolla. Nella sua più recente fatica ad accompagnarlo ci sono dei connazionali, anch'essi abbastanza noti in patria, di più giovane età, che ...
Doug Johns: Doug Johns
by Glenn Astarita
You can add Doug Johns' name to the populace of bad-ass electric jazz-funk/fusion electric bassists. Deriving knowledge and inspiration from the likes of Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke and other pioneers, Johns steps out with his debut solo effort, comprised of seventeen supercharged jazz-funk works. Think of Tower of Power and vintage Brecker Brothers, supplanted by Johns' ...
Sarah Lynch: Haunted Heart
by Michael P. Gladstone
New York singer/songwriter Sarah Lynch has something going for her on her debut recording, Haunted Heart. As a classically trained pianist, Lynch has only been singing for the past six years. The album is roughly divided between original compositions and The Great American Songbook. The album opens with an original Lynch tune, “Progress," which ...
Lisa Hilton: The New York Sessions
by Michael P. Gladstone
It may surprise some but pianist Lisa Hilton has ten albums to her credit. The New York Sessions is number nine and presents several problems insofar as it being a unified jazz album. She is working with some A-List players--bassist Christian McBride, drummer Lewis Nash, altoist Steve Wilson and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. On paper, this looks ...
Jimmy Bennington / Julian Priester: Portraits and Silhouettes
by Matthew Miller
Onstage at Spike Hill in August, 2007, a bar-cum- performance space in the bougie heart of Williamsburg, Julian Priester addressed his fans with unadorned deliberateness, the spoken equivalent of his trombone playing. “Music is magical...[a]willingness to expose your most vulnerable self...to discover that it's OK to expose your most vulnerable self. The 72 year-old trombonist has ...
Zoe Gilby: Now that I am real
by Antonio J. del Palacio
Zoë Gilby is a young vocalist making her recording debut with Now that I am real. Following her father's footsteps into jazz--British trumpeter/arranger Mike Gilby--Gilby possesses a mezzo-soprano voice with a wide vocal range, warm timbre and clear diction, which she uses skilfully to unveil her moods throughout the album. Gilby collaborates with drummer/arranger/conductor ...
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