Home » Search Center » Results: Steve LaSpina
Results for "Steve LaSpina"
Results for pages tagged "Steve LaSpina"...
Steve LaSpina
Born:
Steve LaSpina has been a prominent bassist on the New York and national scene for over twenty years. During that time, he has played and recorded with many great musician in jazz history. He was a regular band member, toured and recorded with saxophonists Benny Carter, Stan Getz and Phil Woods, volcalists Joe Williams and Mark Murphy, trumpeters Clark Terry, Chet Baker and Randy Brecker, and guitarist Pat Martino. He has spent the last decade traveling around the world and recording with the lengendary guitarist Jim Hall, has appeared on six of his recordings, inculding These Rooms featuring Tom Harrell. LaSpina has appeared on many of the worlds foremost jazz festivals, inculding the North Sea and Umbia Jazz Festivals
Savage & Smit: Of Course
by Mike Jurkovic
It was pretty much etched in stone that by the middle of the Grateful Dead's second set--and those second sets of its post-Jerry Garcia spin-offs--there occurred a period of musical and mental improvisation they wisely named “Space." That indefinite stretch of musical time aptly defines the dreamscapes within of course. Hosted by the Hudson Valley collaborative ...
Matt Panayides: With Eyes Closed
by Richard J Salvucci
This is a charming recording: reflective, tranquil and built around the compositions of some of the most distinguished players and composers of what ought to be called the American Jazz Songbook. Here you have music written by Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Cedar Walton and Chick Corea, to name only the figures in one strain. ...
With Eyes Closed
Label: Pacific Coast Jazz
Released: 2024
Track listing: Simone; Straight Up And Down; I Fall in Love Too Easily; Hindsight; Nefertiti; Serenity; Ju Ju; Mode
for Joe; Moon River; The Moontrane; Darn That Dream.
Of Course
By Rick Savage
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Concord Dance; Salt & Pepper; Noir a No-No; Skies; Windings; The People's Key Opens...; My Son
Miles; What?; Too Much Mulling; Ballad du Jour.
Ellie Lee: Escape
by Glenn Astarita
South Korean Ellie Lee's debut highlights her significant skills as a composer and pianist, grabbing listeners' attention from the get-go. It plunges us into a universe where melody and emotion fuse to spin tales sans words. The opening title track ushers in a vibe that is both comforting and invigorating, laying down the red ...
Frank Kohl: Pacific
by Bill Milkowski
An old adage maintains that New York City is the Jazz capital of the world. While that may still ring true, there are fertile jazz scenes scattered all over the country where plenty of potent players have been flying under the radar. Seattle guitarist Frank Kohl, who has been quietly going about the business of making ...
Rick Savage 4Tet at UpFront Exhibition Space
by David A. Orthmann
Rick Savage 4Tet UpFront Exhibition Space Hudson Valley Jazz Fest Port Jervis, NY August 20, 2022 The most impressive jazz performances offer a variety of opportunities for the attentive listener. Regardless of stylistic orientation, a first-class jazz band often incorporates rapidly shifting alliances as players deftly juggle collective and individual ...
