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Chris Greene Quartet: Music Appreciation
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Chris Greene has a unique approach to jazz that, although well within the mainstream, is elegantly innovative. He colors his creative ideas and motifs with bluesy hues, endows them with an urbane sense of swing and enriches them with solid, improvisational rigor. His complex pieces flow with a deceptive simplicity yet make for a rewarding ...
Javier Vercher - Ferenc Nemeth: Imaginary Realm
by Geannine Reid
Imagination is the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen, heard or experienced; the ability to think of new things. Saxophonist Javier Vercher and Drummer Ferenc Nemeth´s project Imaginary Realm can be summed up by this dictum, creating a realm between the two of them that is creative ...
Slobber Pup: Black Aces
by Claudio Bonomi
Nel catalogo dell'iperprolifica RareNoise Records ci sono anche gli Slobber Pup, gruppo avant rock che allinea un poker di musicisti più o meno noti ai cultori della scena underground americana. Si tratta dell'organista Jamie Saft, già con i New Zion Trio e collaboratore degli Electric Masada di John Zorn), il bassista Trevor Dunn, anche lui un ...
"The Whiteman Years" This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band teams up with Vince Giordano and Andy Stein, specialists in the music of Paul Whiteman in the 1920s. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded ...
Jeff Lorber And Jimmy Haslip Once Again Produce CD With Saxophonist Terje Lie
Bright Moments, Lie’s Third Album and His Second with Lorber and Haslip, Will be Released on July 15 Again teaming up with contemporary jazz greats Jimmy Haslip and Jeff Lorber, Terje Lie (“Terry Lee”) is expanding upon the explosive energy, compelling melodies, and stylistic diversity of his previous critically acclaimed and contemporary jazz radio hit albums ...
Saxophonist Sam Rucker’s Messages Being True And Getting Through
“Tell You Something” earns praise as the single “Be True 2 Who U R” gains radio play Williamsburg, VA: Hip hop producer turned contemporary jazz sax evangelist Sam Rucker stands out from the bunch by preaching melodic messages of hope and inspiration on “Tell You Something,” his sophomore set that was released today by Favor Productions ...
June 2014
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.: I knew a singer once who couldn't read a note of music. But when she got lost she'd go over to the pianist and start pointing at his music as if he was lost and she was helping him. She even did it on TV once so everyone watching thought it ...
Max Johnson: The Prisoner
by John Sharpe
NYC-based bassist Max Johnson already boasts an impressively strong discography, after just two entries: Quartet (Not Two, 2013) and Elevated Vegetation (FMR, 2012). With a new crew on board for The Prisoner, he tackles that hoary chestnut the concept album. Except of course that in the medium of jazz, this doesn't mean a string of banal ...
Angles 9: Injuries
by John Ephland
What's to love about this CD is the musicality that's thrown into the maelstrom of styles and attitudes. You've got a hint of early, experimental jazz from the mid-60s with the opening number, “European Boogie" (think Bobby Hutcherson with Eric Dolphy or Archie Shepp, the vibes being paramount); that's until they all start into a kind ...
Jon Lundbom and Big Five Chord: Liverevil
by Dave Wayne
Blessed with one of the most talented and exciting backing bands in jazz today, guitarist Jon Lundbom returns with a mammoth 2-CD live epic. Liverevil captures the band in performance on their hometown stomping grounds, Brooklyn Fire Proof, in front of a rightfully enthusiastic crowd. Easily able to sustain interest over the course of a double ...
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