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Article: Live Review

Nicole Pesce Quartet at the Musical Instrument Museum

by Patricia Myers
December 14, 2014

Nicole Pesce QuartetMusical Instrument Museum Phoenix, Arizona November 16, 2014 The astounding ingenuity and amazing repertoire of pianist Nicole Pesce dazzled yet another audience at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix when she performed in solo, duo and quartet settings as part of the museum's “I Am AZ Music" series.

News: Recording

J.Q. Whitcomb & Five Below Explore Progressive Sounds On New Release

December 14, 2014

In half a dozen words, Tales of Enchantment is six tracks of brain salad revelry. To say “go figure” is tempting, but to further describe this album is more enticing and more respectable. The genre jazz itself is a broad spectrum of music styles, and J.Q. Whitcomb & Five Below’s sonic paintings epitomize this very well. ...

News: Recording

New Apostle Fractal Album Rich With Electic Components

December 14, 2014

The Apostle Fractal’s hybrid rock is rich with components of pop, Celtic, Gothic, and global metal. Only after a couple of dose of the group’s album Ichabod Suite, the progressive-metal aficionado would find ease in tracing those elements to the music of the likes of Cruachan, Evanescence, and Nightwish. The seven-track concept album is a musical ...

News: Music Industry

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 12-18

December 13, 2014

As we get closer to the holidays, the options for live music keep growing. This week, for instance, you can hear one of the finest jazz quintets on the local scene in a too-rare live gig; welcome home (if briefly) one of our most popular, swinging pianists; enjoy productions of holiday brass and holiday songs from ...

Article: Album Review

Jerome Sabbagh: The Turn

Read "The Turn" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 12, 2014

This is one of three bands tenor saxophonist, Jerome Sabbagh leads amid his numerous gigs as a session artist and group member with pianists Laurent Coq and Guillermo Klein, paired with many other diverse musical roles in the modern jazz community. This quartet strikes back with its third album, following Pogo (Sunnyside, 2007) and North (Sunnyside, ...

Article: Album Review

Tineke Postma/Greg Osby: Sonic Halo

Read "Sonic Halo" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
December 12, 2014

One of the most intriguing elements of saxophonists Tineke Postma's and Greg Osby's superb Sonic Halo is the way the co-leaders overlap their individual voices to create a uniquely multifaceted and harmonically integrated entity. Both Postma and Osby double on alto and soprano and their ideas, whether spontaneous or prewritten, flow seamlessly between them. This sublime ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O, "A Very Manley Christmas," Cornet Chop Suey, Alarm Will Sound, And More

December 12, 2014

As you might expect, this week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features plenty of seasonal sounds, but there also are a variety of other offerings, ranging stylistically from traditional jazz to free improv, for those seeking an audio alternative. Let”s go to the highlights... Thursday, December 11 New music ensemble Alarm Will ...

News: Music Industry

The art of the jazz duo

December 12, 2014

Pianist Johnny Varro is best known for his interpretations of vintage jazz, most of it dating to the 1920s through the '40s. But Friday afternoon's duo concert with bassist Mark Neuenschwander for the South County Jazz Club gave Varro a chance to spread his wings a bit into material not associated with his Swing 7 classic ...

Article: Album Review

Levin Brothers: Levin Brothers

Read "Levin Brothers" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
December 11, 2014

He may have ultimately become best-known in the progressive rock world for his ongoing work with King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Stick Men and the Crimson ProjeKct, but 68 year-old bassist and stick player Tony Levin has no shortage of jazz credentials, playing with everyone from Gary Burton and Mike Mainieri to Chuck Mangione and Buddy Rich ...

Article: Live Review

Branford Marsalis and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts

by Patricia Myers
December 11, 2014

Branford Marsalis and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Scottsdale, Arizona October 19, 2014 Saxophonist Branford Marsalis demonstrated his consummate versatility during a concert with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia as part of that ensemble's 50th anniversary national concert tour, the jazz-pop star having segued into classical ...