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Jeff Arnal & Gordon Beeferman: Rogue States
by Tom Greenland
Percussionist Jeff Arnal and pianist/composer Gordon Beeferman, two-thirds of Rara Avis (an ongoing trio with alto saxophonist Seth Misterka) and previously featured as a duo on 2001's Bodies of Water, meet again for Rogue States, a short suite of open-minded musical vignettes. As on their earlier outing, Arnal and Beeferman eschew timbral trickery and sensational sound ...
Jazz Organ Then & Now: Honeydripper & The Messenger
by Tom Greenland
Jack McDuff The Honeydripper Prestige-Concord 2007 Nick Moran Trio The Messenger CAP 2007 Hammond B3 organ-driven combos have been a staple of hard bop and soul jazz ...
William Parker: The Other Side, Palm of Soul & Astrogeny Quartet
by Tom Greenland
Frode Gjerstad Trio The Other Side Ayler 2006 Kidd Jordan/Hamid Drake/William Parker Palm of Soul Aum Fidelity 2006 John Blum Astrogeny Quartet John Blum Astrogeny Quartet Eremite
Skip Wilkins: Skip Wilkins Quintet, Vol. I
by Tom Greenland
Pianist/composer/bandleader Skip Wilkins is a talented musician working out of Eastern Pennsylvania, where he teaches at the Williams Center of the Arts in Easton in addition to making gigs in Philadelphia, the Poconos and New York City. He's recorded several albums with flutist Jill Allen and has compiled, over the years, an impressive catalog of original ...
Rez Abbasi: Bazaar
by Tom Greenland
One of the healthiest trends, it seems, in “our music is a certain restlessness, a dissatisfaction perhaps, with accepting the tradition as is. Rez Abbasi, originally from Pakistan and raised in southern California, now a fifteen-year veteran of the Manhattan scene, is a living embodiment of East-meets-West-meets-East. The music on Bazaar, the guitarist's fifth CD release ...
Passing the Torch: Jazz in the Next Generation
by Tom Greenland
The concept of jazz education is problematic, perhaps even oxymoronic. How do you teach someone to swing, to improvise creatively, to play with soul, to be him-or herself? In other words, Can jazz be taught? While some might argue to the contrary, numerous folks out there, on the scene, are making a difference, kindling and stoking ...
Solo Guitar/Joe Diorio Trio: Live
by Tom Greenland
Joe Diorio Solo Guitar Art of Life 2006 Joe Diorio Joe Diorio Trio: Live Mel Bay 2006 To call Joe Diorio a guitarist's guitarist is almost a ...
Tenor Titanium: The Roar of the Young Lions
by Tom Greenland
Kim Bock Secrets SteepleChase 2006 Eli Degibri Emotionally Available Fresh Sound-New Talent 2006 Jimmy Greene True Life Stories Criss Cross 2006 Chris Cheek Blues Cruise Fresh ...
Matthias Bublath: Matthias Bublath Band
by Tom Greenland
Making his transition from the academy to the “streets, pianist/organist/composer/arranger Matthias Bublath has released a trio/quartet album boasting a motley mix of sounds and skills. Simmered and steeped in soulful grooviness, tracks like “Jazzy Jazz, “Preachin,' “Stacy, and “Pain Relief owe a debt to the church, blues, and funk roots of African-American improvisational music, greatly aided ...
Laszlo Gardony: Natural Instinct
by Tom Greenland
Who said “those who can't play teach ? It's not necessarily true, as some of the best jazz musicians can be found hiding out in institutions of higher learning. Laszlo Gardony is a case in point: Hungarian-born and Boston-bred (he attended Berklee School of Music), the classically trained pianist/composer has been nurturing the creative talents of ...
