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Aaron Goldberg / Ali Jackson Jr. / Omer Avital: Yes!
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The strains of wistful longing are almost palpable right through the length and breadth of Yes!, a remarkable album by a remarkable trio. Pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Omer Avital and drummer Ali Jackson Jr. play with such empathy that they appear of one mind, body and soul. This is the stuff that significant music has been ...
Jenny Scheinman: Some Serious Mischief
by Ian Patterson
It's often the case that the most interesting music is made by musicians with a broad musical palette and openness to new paths and horizons. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman certainly qualifies in both regards. Equally at home playing folk tunes or working in essentially modern jazz setups, Scheinman also jumps at the chance to play with classical ...
Drums and Numerology: Tommy Igoe and Jonathan Blake Embrace the Number Eleven
by Dan Bilawsky
In numerology, eleven is said to be a master number, capable of representing those who inspire and lead, often achieving greatness in the process. Charisma and an intuitive way of thinking frequently underscore the thought-process of eleven-oriented individuals, helping to lead them to success in their chosen paths. With these thoughts in mind, ...
Nephew of jazz legend Wes Montgomery releases challenging new album and gritty super-hero novel
He has the family name of a legend, but while his uncle's legacy is not lost on him, Miko Montgomery is carving his own unique path. The nephew of the late Wes Montgomery, he is similarly on jazz's cutting edge. His latest album, Cryptic Roots, finds itself on the genre's fringes, incorporating electronica, New Age, Goth, ...
Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Not since the discovery of the Voice of America tapes of the 1957 Carnegie Hall concert by Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane has there been an event as exciting as the surfacing of this rare first recording by guitar-maestro Wes Montgomery. The Echoes of Indiana Avenue masters, procured by Montgomery fan Jim Greeninger, were offered to ...
Johnathan Blake: The Eleventh Hour
by Mark F. Turner
The health of an organism is its ability to reproduce and a fine example of jazz's continued vitality is heard on drummer Johnathan Blake's The Eleventh Hour. The debut's excellence comes as no surprise, though. This son of violinist John Blake Jr is already carving his name as a young rhythmic dynamo whose growing credits include ...
Jeff Hamilton Trio: Red Sparkle
by Dan Bilawsky
When it comes to touch, taste, and a deep understanding of what makes a band swing, drummer Jeff Hamilton has no peers. Hamilton's recordings with everybody from Diana Krall and Rosemary Clooney to his own co-led Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra have marked him as a paragon of class and groove, and his place as the defining brush ...
January 2012: Craig Ebner, Ravi Coltrane, Lucas Brown and Norman David
by RJ Johnson
Craig Ebner QuartetMoonstone Arts CenterJanuary 13, 2012Craig Ebner, a Philadelphia based guitarist best known for his work with organist Joey DeFrancesco, led his quartet through a brief yet powerful set at the Moonstone Arts Center in Center City Philadelphia. Now in its third year, the Moonstone Arts Center operates out ...
Talking Cows: Almost Human
by Dan McClenaghan
Talking Cows may be the world's only bovine-themed jazz group. Titles of previous CDs include Bovinity (Morvin Records, 2006) and Dairy tales (Morvin Records, 2009). Almost Human indicates a move further in the primate direction. But where a true bovine creature may have an aspect of the ruminative in its nature, the Talking Cows does not. ...
Jimmy Owens and the Monk Evolution
by Nick Catalano
When an artist comes along who convolutes traditional form, it sometimes takes eons for that artist's contribution to be understood, evaluated and finally appreciated. Initially, composer Igor Stravinsky was thrown out of Paris at the premier of “Le Sacre du Printemps," author James Joyce was banned in Boston for Ulysses," and composer John Cage ridiculed for ...
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