Results for "Thelonius Monk"

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW May 30, 2020

Brian Landrus: For Now

Low-register reed specialist and multi-instrumentalist and composer Brian Landrus confronted a difficult period in his life and used adversity to inspire a passionate declaration in song on his 2020 release For Now (BlueLand Records). He took advice from the late valve-trombonist, composer and educator Bob Brookmeyer, “book a recording session before you have the music composed—then ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW April 25, 2020

The Lorca Hart Trio: Colors Of Jazz

By EDWARD BLANCO

West Coast drummer Lorca Hart presents a collection of vibrant traditional jazz on the exciting Colors of Jazz, from the Lorca Hart Trio augmented by saxophonist Ralph Moore. Offering a mix of original compositions with four cover tunes, the canvas of nine sparkling pieces paints a portrait that's far more than pleasing to the ear, it's ...

ARTICLE: WHAT IS JAZZ? April 16, 2020

The Touch of Your Lips, Part II: Touch and Tone Color in Jazz Piano

By KURT ELLENBERGER

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 As mentioned in Part I, tone color took on a prominent role in classical music in the 19C. The Romantic composers like Wagner, Strauss, Berlioz, Chopin and many others were, I think it is fair to say, somewhat obsessed with it. The composers before them were ...

ARTICLE: IN PICTURES April 4, 2020

Marquis Hill at the Attucks Theatre

By MARK ROBBINS

Marquis Hill doesn't usually get a chance to play straight ahead jazz standards. The jny: Chicago born, Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz competition winner combines all genres of music, jazz, hip-hop, soul, Chicago house, R&B -to Hill “It all comes from the same tree. They simply blossomed from different branches." His latest album, Love Tape, combines ...

ARTICLE: JOURNEY INTO JAZZ March 10, 2020

Record Store Day 2020

By KYLE SIMPLER

Twice a year, I find myself in a long line before sunrise waiting for my local record store to open. It might be rainy or cold, but I'm always there along with a large group of other people waiting patiently. Why do we do it? Simply because it's Record Store Day, and for many record collectors, ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW January 28, 2020

Charleston Jazz Festival 2020

By MARTIN MCFIE

Various Venues Charleston Jazz Festival Charleston, SC January 23-26, 2020 Jazz Festivals are like people, six years old is still in infancy, but everything has to start somewhere. Historically, the city which gave birth to the Charleston dance craze and was the inspiration for Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, deserves The Charleston ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW December 24, 2019

Tangostinato: Via Della Gioia

By JIM OLIN

Tangostinato is a music project with a one-of-a-kind approach to their sound and feel. Their most recent release, Via Della Gioia, stands out as a really stunning example of their workflow and creative vision. The opening track, “Oblivion," has a moody, atmospheric sound, creating a consistent build-up of beautiful textures as the different instruments' sounds keep ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW November 21, 2019

Chucho Valdes with Special Guest Chick Corea at Jazz at Lincoln Center

By DOUG HALL

Chucho Valdes with Special Guest Chick Corea Jazz at Lincoln Center The Rose Theater New York, NY November 16, 2019 Jazz at Lincoln Center, in the Rose Theater, witnessed a very special meeting which occurred on-stage between two legendary jazz pianists, Chucho Valdés and Chick Corea. Both musically prolific, ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW May 2, 2019

Jeff Williams: Bloom

By ROGER FARBEY

In a new departure, Jeff Williams has forsaken the quartet, quintet or sextet configurations of his previous four albums for Whirlwind in favour of this very convincing trio format. In tandem with this slimmed-down enterprise, he's employed a pianist and composer who is undoubtedly a rising star of jazz. Carmen Staaf graduated with a joint degree ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW April 13, 2019

Gabriel Latchin Trio: The Moon And I

By ROGER FARBEY

Following on from Gabriel Latchin's eponymous debut album Introducing Gabriel Latchin Trio (Alys Jazz, 2017), The Moon And I, recorded in London in February 2018, seeks to consolidate his position as a first rate straight ahead jazz pianist. Indeed his style is not dissimilar to George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, André Previn or Dudley Moore. As with ...