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Mike DiRubbo: Repercussion
by C. Michael Bailey
The immediate appeal of alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo's Repercussion is the replacement of the piano by the vibraphone as the rhythm section's harmony instrument. Guitar-based and piano-less rhythm sections have made their way into the mainstream, leaving the vibraphone-based rhythm section still a novelty. DiRubbo is certainly not the first to employ such a format. Trombonist ...
Nicolas Thys: Virgo
by Woodrow Wilkins
Layers, blends and individuality can make for a diverse music set. Bassist Nicolas Thys brings that with all-original songs on Virgo. Thys is a native of Brussels, Belgium. His first instruments were piano and flute, but at the age of 13, he switched to electric bass. Over the years, he's earned several European ...
David Binney: Third Occasion
by J Hunter
The cool thing about liner notes is they contain clues about other places to look for great music. For example, cast members of Joel Harrison's flame-throwing Urban Myths (HighNote, 2009) have their own fish to fry: keyboardist Daniel Kelly gave the piano trio format a good swift kick with Emerge (Brooklyn Jazz Underground, 2009), and now ...
Ralph Bowen: Dedicated
by Glenn Astarita
Back in the 1980s, tenor saxophonist Ralph Bowen was a member of a young and thoroughly hip progressive jazz ensemble known as OTB--Out Of The Blue. Since then, he's been an in-demand session artist. With Dedicated, he garners superb support from a top-flight ensemble, but it's Bowen's dynamic presence and big sound that fully reveal his ...
Donald Vega Trio Live at Smalls (NYC) July 20, 2009
Pianist/Composer Donald Vega will be performing with his Trio at Smalls in New York City on Monday, July 20thth, 2009 - Set times are 7:30 PM & 9:00 PM Donald Vega - Piano Yasushi Nakamura - Bass Peter Van Nostrand - Drums SMALLS 183 West 10th Street New ...
Arturo O'Farrill Quintet Live at Louis Armstrong House
Latin Jazz Pianist Arturo O' Farrill To Perform August 11 At Free Jazzmobile Concert At Louis Armstrong House Museum. Louis Armstrong was famous for playing trumpet on his balcony to the delight of his neighbors in working-class Corona, Queens. Continuing the tradition, the Louis Armstrong House Museum is pleased to present Arturo O'Farrill and his Quintet ...
Bill Carrothers Trio at Village Vanguard, July 14-19
Pianist, Composer, & Bandleader Bill Carrothers will be performing with his Trio (featuring Nicolas Thys on bass, Dre Pallemaerts on drums) at The Village Vanguard in NYC from Tuesday, July 14, 2009 thru Sunday, July 19th, 2009 Bill Carrothers Trio: Bill Carrothers - Piano Nicolas Thys - bass Dre Pallemaerts ...
Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion at Dizzy's (NYC) August 11-15
Bassist/Composer/Bandleader Richie Goods will be bringing his band Nuclear Fusion to Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in NYC from August 11th thru 15th, 2009 for a week long run of After Hours shows - 11:00 PM Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion Richie Goods - Bass Mike Clark - Drums Helen Sung ...
Irene Atman: New York Rendezvous
by Edward Blanco
Canadian songbird Irene Atman follows her highly acclaimed self-titled, indepedent debut of 2007 with another remarkable effort, this time recording ten gentle standards in an auspicious New York Rendezvous with pianist Frank Kimbrough and other New York players, providing a new meaning to the phrase “New York state of mind." Meeting Kimbrough twenty years ago on, ...
Ralph Bowen: Dedicated
by Blaine Fallis
Ralph Bowen Dedicated Posi-Tone Records 2009 Tenor saxophonist Ralph Bowen's Dedicated is a project that was nurtured and produced by Posi-tone Records' founder Marc Free, who felt that Bowen was under-appreciated by the jazz public at large. Bowen has influenced hundreds of players through his teaching position at ...
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