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The Rempis Percussion Quartet: Montreal Parade
by Troy Collins
Since joining the Vandermark 5 in 1999, saxophonist Dave Rempis has maintained a high profile in the fertile Chicago scene. In addition to his role as a presenter and organizer of numerous music festivals, he can be heard as leader, co-leader and collaborator in more than a half dozen different projects in the Windy City, with ...
Jonathan Kreisberg: Shadowless
by Glenn Astarita
A nascent modern day guitar hero, Jonathan Kreisberg's sixth solo effort, Shadowless, glistens with multihued rays of light amid memorable material and technical brilliance. With his band generating solicitous support and soling mechanisms, the proceedings soar into the jazz cosmos on the sizzling “Twenty One." Kreisberg's broad chordal vernacular is heartily emphasized, as ...
Howard Johnson & Gravity at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Howard Johnson and Gravity Will Be Performing in Concert at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music on Saturday, March 26th, 2011 at 7:30PM and 9:00 PM. Howard Johnson tubas, baritone, pennywhistle Dave Bargeron tuba Earl McIntyre tuba Joe Daley tuba Bob Stewart tuba Neidra Johnson tuba, Vocals ...
Landon Knoblock / Jason Furman: Gasoline Rainbow
by Bruce Lindsay
Pianist Landon Knoblock and drummer Jason Furman share a decade-long history of function bands; playing church meetings, weddings and corporate events across Florida before relocating to New York State. They also share a love of improvised music and experience with a wide-ranging collection of musicians including Michael Blake, Kevin Mahogany, Rosemary Clooney, and the Four Tops. ...
The Rempis Percussion Quartet: Montreal Parade
by Dan Bilawsky
Descriptive misdirection seems to be an important element in some sectors of the jazz world today. A group called The Nels Cline Singers puts out records where nary a vocalist can be found, and The Rempis Percussion Quartet is two members shy of being a full-fledged percussion outfit. While Cline's band uses a moniker that lacks ...
New York Electric Piano: Keys To The City Volumes 1 & 2
by Bruce Lindsay
New York Electric Piano started its life as a trio, staying that way for its first three albums. The fourth recording, King Mystery (Buffalo Puppy, 2008), found the band expanding to a septet. Following a minor reshuffle, Keys To The City Volumes 1 & 2 sees further expansion, to an octet with guests, and to a ...
Lineage - For My People the Margaret Walker Song Cycle Starring Broadway Singer Aurelia Williams and Composer Randy Klein.
A Forbes Center presentation in partnership with Furious Flower Poetry Center April 2, 2011, Saturday @ 8 p.m, Concert Hall Lineage is a new musical work that incorporates the poetry of Margaret Walker, the instrumentals of composer Randy Klein, the vocal talents of the JMU Chorale and Broadway artist Aurelia Williams, as well as a photographic ...
Soren Moller: Christian X Variations
by Dan Bilawsky
While Danish-born pianist Soren Moller and American saxophonist Dick Oatts--of Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz orchestra fame--have had an ongoing partnership on record, the seeds of this union have finally reached full bloom with Christian X Variations. The music on this recording, written to honor the Danish King who made significant efforts to protect Jews from deportation ...
Beat Kaestli @ BAM Cafe Live, Sat. March 12th 2011
Originally from Switzerland, jazz vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and producer Beat Kaestli is a fascinating hybrid of American and European musical sensibilities, at once “suave and elegant, precise and stylish" (The Village Voice). He honed his skills in New York alongside artists like Jane Monheit, Jason Moran, and Stefon Harris, and the list of venues he's commanded—from ...
Arturo O'Farrill: 40 Acres And A Burro
by Edward Blanco
Founded in 2002 by Artistic Director Arturo O'Farrill, The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra of New York's Lincoln Center was created to perform compositions from Latin music masters including the pianist's father Chico O'Farrill, as well as Machito, Tito Puente, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and others. The group separated from Lincoln Center on 2007, becoming part of the new ...
