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Article: Album Review

Frank Wess: Magic 201

Read "Magic 201" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
March 7, 2014

The cover of the late Frank Wess' final album, Magic 201, closely resembles that of its predecessor, Magic 101--so much so that a reviewer who didn't look closely enough might assume he'd been sent a second copy of the earlier album by mistake. (Oops!) Wess recorded Magic 201 in September 2011, two months after Magic 101 ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Dontae Winslow & Winslow Dynasty: Enter The Dynasty

by Dave Wayne
March 7, 2014

It seems that one need only bat an eyelash to miss out on some of the heavy young musicians that are coming down the pike, let alone the ones who've become pretty well-established. A case in point is a young trumpeter / producer / rapper / educator Dontae Winslow. Though he appeared on recordings by Hugh ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Ikarus: Through birds, through fire, but not through glass

by Geannine Reid
March 7, 2014

Film music without a film is the theme for the Swiss quintet calling themselves Ikarus. Their debut EP is entitled Through birds, through fire, but not through glass, named after Yves Tanguy's painting. In Tanguy's surreal otherworldly landscape, with an ultra- realistic depiction of the unreal by employing a deliberate, precise method of painting, the painter ...

Article: Album Review

Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz: A View From Below

Read "A View From Below" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
March 7, 2014

New York City-based jazz musician Scott Feiner's fourth recording as a leader draws attention to his unique artistry as a pandeiro player, which is a hand drum he discovered during his first trip to Brazil in 1999. As an educator, he's spread the good word with presentations and workshops across the globe. Interestingly enough, Feiner's percussive ...

Article: Album Review

Dan Willis and Velvet Gentlemen: The Satie Project II

Read "The Satie Project II" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo

by Maurizio Zerbo
March 7, 2014

Più che un mero omaggio a Erik Satie, Dan Willis opera una superba ristrutturazione delle già rivoluzionarie partiture originali mediante l'aggiunta di parti composte per l'occasione. Il musicista statunitense si conferma così autorevole esponente contemporaneo di una musicalità trasversale, aperta alle contaminazioni. È sufficiente l'ascolto del brano di apertura, “Gnossienne # 7," per rendersi conto di ...

Article: Album Review

Liberation Prophecy: Invisible House

Read "Invisible House" reviewed by Luca Muchetti

by Luca Muchetti
March 7, 2014

I Liberation Prophecy del sassofonista Jacob Duncan tornano a far parlare con un nuovo “oggetto musicale non identificato" a sette anni esatti dal primo, autoprodotto Last Exit Angel. Lo fanno nel migliore dei modi, confezionando un album intitolato Invisible House, dalla filigrana musicale ricchissima e complessa. Tante sono infatti le tracce che fanno di queste dieci ...

News: Recording

Drummer/Composer Omar Hakim Set To Release His First Album In 14 Years "We Are One" Debuts March 3 On Ozmosis Records

March 7, 2014

We Are One features an all-star cast of longtime friends and musical collaborators including Jerry Brooks, Chieli Minucci, Gregoire Maret, Jimi Tunnell and Rachel Z With a long and varied list of credits that reads like a Who’s Who in Rock and Jazz (Weather Report, Miles Davis, Madonna, Sting, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Daft Punk, among ...

News: TV / Film

Tamela D'Amico Leads On "Rob The Mob" Soundtrack

March 7, 2014

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Raymond De Felitta’s upcoming crime drama Rob the Mob. The album features the film’s original music, composed by Stephen Endelman (De-Lovely, Flirting with Disaster, Home of the Brave). The composer who previously scored the feature Two Family House for De Felitta, has also composed the end credits song ...

News: Music Industry

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 7-13

March 7, 2014

A fast-rising star, an internationally renowned veteran, a young lion...not a bad start to another week of jazz in the Twin Cities. Add to that a significant up-turn in our weather and Joy Spring is in the air! Big Gigs This Week Friday, March 7. Parma continues its Friday night vocal jazz series with one of ...

Article: Album Review

Lena Bloch: Feathery

by Jack Bowers
March 6, 2014

On one level, the Russian-born, New York-based tenor saxophonist Lena Bloch's debut album is like stepping into a time machine; on the other hand, one could argue that her approach to music in general and jazz in particular is timeless. Foremost among Bloch's influences are Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh and Lennie Tristano, and the mood on ...