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Sex Mob: Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti (Sex Mob Plays Fellini: The Music of Nino Rota)
by Troy Collins
Founded 17 years ago as a showcase for leader Steven Bernstein's unique slide trumpet, Sex Mob has since embraced a far more ambitious mission: to revive the adventurous spirit of prewar jazz. Bernstein realized early on that playing radically altered covers was the best way to lure an audience into his roguish sound world. Since then ...
Billy Martin's Wicked Knee: Heels Over Head
by Doug Collette
After a long series of way under-the radar solo projects, drummer Billy Martin has chosen a more accessible route in the last couple of years, beginning with his duo collaboration with keyboardist Wil Blades, Shimmy (The Royal Potato Family, 2012).The followup to the eponymous seven-track EP, Heels Over Head is equally easy to digest, ...
Steven Bernstein & Millenial Territory Orchestra play Sly
by AAJ Italy Staff
Aperitivo in concerto Teatro Manzoni - Milano - 02.12.2012 Dopo aver esplorato con una buona dose di avventura e di sorprese la musica delle orchestre appena precedenti al periodo dello swing (MTO Vol. 1), dopo aver vestito di nuovi colori composizioni di Fats Waller, Don Redman, Count Basie (We Are MTO) il trombettista Steven Bernstein e ...
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: MTO Plays Sly
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nel 2009, il Festival River To River di New York si stava preparando a celebrare il quarantesimo anniversario del raduno di Woodstock. Invitato a partecipare con la sua piccola-grande orchestra MTO, Steven Bernstein propose un tributo a Sly & The Family Stone. Dal punto di vista generazionale, Bernstein è troppo giovane per aver vissuto quegli anni, ...
The Painted Bride Stirs-up Excitement With A Special Event To Acknowledge Jazz On Vine–the Longest Continuing Jazz Series In Philadelphia
BRIDE'S BLACK CAT BREW RECENT RECIPIENT TO AN ASCAP NATIONAL AWARD FOR ADVENTUROUS PROGRAMMING THE BRIDE STIRS-UP EXCITEMENT WITH A SPECIAL EVENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE JAZZ ON VINE —THE LONGEST CONTINUING JAZZ SERIES IN PHILADELPHIA AND ALSO ON TAP FOR THIS EVENING'S CELEBRATION, MTO PLAYS SLY STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S MILLENNIAL TERRITORY ORCHESTRA DEBUTS TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF ...
Todd Clouser's A Love Electric: 20th Century Folk Selections
by Mark Corroto
More than rock musicians and more than blues artists, jazz musicians carry the greatest burden of musical legacy. There are not stories about a contemporary rock musician who dedicates his career to mastering The Beatles catalog, or of the one who's playing is paralyzed because she cannot deal with Jimi Hendrix's solos. Nope. Only in jazz ...
Todd Clouser's A Love Electric Announces US Tour Dates to Support "20th Century Folk Selections"
Baja, Mexico-based—by way of Minneapolis—guitarist Todd Clouser and his band, A Love Electric, release their sophomore album, 20th Century Folk Selections, on February 14 via The Royal Potato Family. The set features eight renditions of songs that Clouser calls “folkloric in nature," including those by the likes of Nirvana, Lou Reed and Beastie Boys among others. ...
NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 1: January 6, 2012
by Daniel Lehner
Day 1 | Day 22012 NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 1New York, NYJanuary 6, 2012 No one could argue that jazz didn't have a tumultuous 2011. For the better, bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding's Grammy for Best New Artist marked the first time a jazz musician was awarded that honor, and veteran tenor ...
MTO Plays Sly
Label: The Royal Potato Family
Released: 2011
Track listing: Stand; Family Affair; Sly Notions; Que Sera, Sera; M'Lady; You Can Make It If You Try; Everyday People; Bernie Interlude; Skin I'm In; Sly Notions 2/Fun; Time; Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa; Life;
Chris May's Best Releases of 2011
by Chris May
2011 produced a bigger than usual crop of engaging new albums and important reissues. In no special order, here are ten new releases and five reissues: la crème de la crème. Waitiki 7 In Hi-Fi (Pass Out)
