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Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Comes to Las Vegas
Drummer Mike Clark will be performing at Aruba in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, July 18th, 2008 with his band, Prescription Renewal made up of Paul Jackson on Bass and Vernell Brown on keyboards. Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Mike Clark - Drums Paul Jackson - Bass Vernell Brown - Piano ...
Ben Wolfe: No Strangers Here
by Troy Collins
Ever since the seminal Charlie Parker With Strings (Mercury 1950), numerous artists have attempted to add symphonic strings to jazz ensembles. Some have succeeded, but many have failed to capture a proper balance, resulting in string arrangements that sound superfluous. Bassist Ben Wolfe's fifth album, No Strangers Here, is one example of a successful ...
Bill O'Connell: Triple Play
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist/Composer Bill O'Connell has long been a vital part of the New York Jazz scene. It is refreshing to see that he is given a rare opportunity to lead an ensemble on Triple Play, an unusual trio setting for O'Connell along with flutist Dave Valentin and Latin percussionist Richie Flores. O'Connell has only been ...
Mark Weinstein: Straight, No Chaser
by Woodrow Wilkins
Mark Weinstein scored a Best Latin Jazz Flautist honor for Con Alma (Jazzheads, 2007). To follow that up, he turns to bebop with Straight, No Chaser, a mix of original and cover tunes, including some composed by such jazz icons as Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk.Weinstein was a trombonist and composer for ...
Tim Hagans: Alone Together
by Troy Collins
Alone Together reunites trumpeter Tim Hagans with pianist Marc Copland's longstanding trio for Hagans' second recording on the German Pirouet Records. The veteran collaborators previous quartet project, Beautiful Lily (Pirouet, 2005), featured a similar line-up with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Bill Stewart; this session includes Copland's regular drummer Jochen Rückert in Stewart's place. Where Beautiful ...
Salongo: Salongo
by Woodrow Wilkins
Like something straight out of Bahia, “Brasilian Sunset" puts one in the mood to samba. The track is one of eight Eddie Allen originals on Salongo's self-titled album, a mix of African, Cuban, Brazilian and even a taste of Santana. Allen plays trumpet, flugelhorn, electric trumpet and performs hand claps and vocals. A versatile ...
Ellis Marsalis: An Open Letter to Thelonious
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist Ellis Marsalis' An Open Letter to Thelonious is more than just another homage to the mystique and magic of Thelonious Monk's music. Marsalis is no stranger to the Monk's music, but it is hardly an area of specialty for the patriarch pianist. As a native of New Orleans, he went against stereotype by ...
Tobias Gebb & Trio West: An Upper West Side Story
by Michael P. Gladstone
Showing that its debut album Trio West Plays Holiday Songs (Yummy House, 2007) was no fluke, leader Tobias Gebb begins this album with a direct homage to Ahmad Jamal on his medley of “Poinciana/What Time Is It?" Not only does pianist Eldad Zvulun employ Jamal's idiosyncratic use of spacing but drummer Gebb is all a-chatter with ...
Bassist Dave Carpenter, Nov. 4, 1959 ~ June 24, 2008
Dave Carpenter Respected Bassist Dies at 48 Bassist Dave Carpenter appeared on over two hundred recordings, and had dozens of television, film theme and soundtracks to his recording credit. He worked with major artists including Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Mike Stern, Allan Holdsworth, Sadao Watanabe, Alan Pasqua and Herbie Hancock. He appeared ...
Dafnis Prieto Sextet: Taking the Soul for a Walk
by Michael P. Gladstone
It's been almost a decade since drummer/percussionist/composer and arranger Dafnis Prieto came to New York from his native Cuba. Taking The Soul For A Walk is his third album and the first for his own label, Dafnison. Before adventuring on his own, Prieto spent a period working in a variety of jazz subgenres; which include latin ...
