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Donny McCaslin Trio: Recommended Tools
by Woodrow Wilkins
The title song to Donny McCaslin Trio's Recommended Tools says it all. The tenor sax, bass and drums go all out in a freely expressive preview of what's to come. Each instrument gets its moment in the spotlight.McCaslin is a product of Santa Cruz, California, and a father who played piano and vibraphone. He ...
Dan Cray Trio: Over Here Over Heard
by Woodrow Wilkins
Often, when a trio plays jazz, it covers classics or performs original material written by the leader--usually the pianist. On Over Here Over Heard, the Dan Cray Trio does both and pleases a live audience in the process.The trio brings some varied credentials. Cray was a finalist in the 2003 Montreux Jazz Festival Solo ...
Todd Coolman: Perfect Strangers
by Jerry D'Souza
A little bit of imagination is a good thing. Bassist Todd Coolman thought “outside the box" and came up with the idea of soliciting compositions from the public. He chose seven tunes which make up the program for the aptly titled Perfect Strangers. Hopefully, the voices that are heard here through Coolman, Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone), ...
Adam Niewood and his Rabble Rousers: Epic Journey Volumes I and II
by Woodrow Wilkins
An epic journey can be described as anything in life that has a start, a finish and a lot of challenges, diversions or other experiences in between. With that in mind, it's easy to see how Adam Niewood and His Rabble Rousers would adopt the term as the title for an exciting two-disc album.
Don Byron's 50th Birthday Celebration
For almost two decades, Don Byron has been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts, exploring widely divergent traditions while continually striving for what he calls “a sound above genre." As clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and social critic, he redefines every genre of music he plays, be it classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, klezmer, ...
The Donny McCaslin Trio at the Jazz Standard, NYC
by Budd Kopman
The Donny McCaslin Trio at The Jazz StandardThe Jazz StandardNew York City, New YorkSeptember 30, 2008 Saxophonist Donny McCaslin took the stage this night with his trio, bassist Ricky Rodriguez and drummer Ted Poor, and proceeded to blow up a mighty storm of great music in a format that ...
Bryan Beninghove Organ Trio to Perform at the Jazz Gallery
Saxophonist/Composer Bryan Beninghove will be performing with his Organ Trio at The Jazz Gallery in NYC on Sunday November 2nd, 2008 in celebration of his new CD release titled Organ Trio. Shows 7PM & 9 PM The Bryan Beninghove Organ Trio Bryan Beninghove –Saxophone Kyle Koehler – Organ Don Williams ...
Bill Cantrall: Axiom
by Woodrow Wilkins
In mathematics, an axiom is a proposition that is assumed to be true without proof--used for the sake of study. In music, it can be accepted as truth with proof that a band with four horns, piano, bass and drums will create an excellent sound. Trombonist and composer Bill Cantrall performed in ...
George Colligan: Runaway
by Woodrow Wilkins
To borrow a phrase, the cat is out of the bag. George Colligan has been said to be one of the best kept secrets in jazz. With Runaway, his cover is blown.Colligan has been a sideman for such artists as Cassandra Wilson, the Mingus Big Band and Christian McBride. He studied a variety of ...
Lewis Nash Trio Tribute to Tommy Flanagan, October 24th
Drummer Lewis Nash will be performing with his Trio in tribute to the great Tommy Flanagan at the Cambridge Multicultural Center in Cambridge, MA. on Friday October 24th, 2008. Set Times – 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM “Perhaps the most talented drummer of his generation" - Ira Gitler Lewis Nash Trio Mulgrew Miller, piano ...
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