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Chuck Anderson: Freefall
by Victor L. Schermer
Jazz guitarist Chuck Anderson might not be known to a wide audience despite his obvious skills to fascinate. The reason may be that the 62-year old artist's career was extensively disrupted by the theft of his Gibson L5 guitar and a severe case of obstructive sleep apnea that left him feeling like a zombie. When craftsman ...
Frank Butrey: Malicious Delicious
by Victor L. Schermer
The versatile Frank Butrey lends a psychedelic rock-infused flavor to the jazz repertoire in Malicious Delicious. The Philadelphia-based guitarist displays his wares through these original compositions (some co-written), performed with some of his favorite musicians including members of bassist Warren Oree's Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble (Butrey is a working member), who flavor the tracks in various ways. ...
McCoy Tyner Quartet with Joe Lovano at the Kimmel Center
by Victor L. Schermer
Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsVerizon HallPhiladelphia, PAFebruary 19, 2010 Whenever you go to hear McCoy Tyner, it's never a question of how well he's going to play. For half a century, during and after his legendary tenure with the quintessential John Coltrane Quartet that also included Jimmy Garrison and Elvin ...
Robin D.G. Kelley on Thelonious Monk: The Man, the Myth, the Music
by Victor L. Schermer
Robin D.G. Kelley is the author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (Free Press, 2009), the already definitive biography that has received rave reviews in the press and is the topic of conversation of Monk fans and musicians everywhere. Kelley offers the rich perspective of an African-American historian ...
JD Walter: Live at the 55 Bar
by Victor L. Schermer
JD Walter is an outstanding contemporary vocalist with six superb CDs already to his credit. Strongly influenced by Betty Carter and Milton Nascimento--themselves true originals--Walter is a dedicated artist who has stretched the singer's palette, increasing the range of vocalizations and emotions available for interpretation and improvisation. In Live at the 55 Bar, representing sets that ...
Peter Nero: The Laughter and The Challenges
by Victor L. Schermer
Part 1 | Part 2 In July 2009, All About Jazz published an interview with legendary pianist and Philly Pops maestro Peter Nero. That interview jumped between his early musical development and his current 30-year tenure as founder and music director of the Philly Pops. There wasn't time then to ask him about what ...
Mickey Roker: You Never Lose the Blues
by Victor L. Schermer
Drummer Mickey Roker is a mainstay and icon of the jazz world, having a played with Dizzy Gillespie, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Lee Morgan, and many of the other signature groups of modern jazz. Yet he has always maintained his Philadelphia roots, and is and has been a regular at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus in that ...
Monkadelphia at Chris' Jazz Cafe
by Victor L. Schermer
MonkadelphiaChris' Jazz CaféPhiladelphiaJanuary 2, 2010 This reviewer decided to kick off the New Year jazz season by going to hear Monkadelphia at Chris' Jazz Café. Recently, he has been immersed in Robin D.G. Kelley's excellent new biography, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (Free Press, 2009); he ...
Larry McKenna: Profile
by Victor L. Schermer
Tenor saxophonist Larry McKenna could well deserve a place among giants like Lester Young, Stan Getz, and Zoot Sims as a lyrical player whose artistry, precision, and interpretive capacities almost always exceed expectation. As Philadelphia DJ Bob Perkins states, in his liner notes to McKenna's Profile, “With Larry, the quality goes in before the McKenna name ...
Tessa Souter: Obsession
by Victor L. Schermer
Tessa Souter is a consummate and dedicated vocalist who is deservedly on the rise in the New York jazz scene and elsewhere. A contralto who sings with both precision and emotion, her impressionist and minimalist interpretations bring out the meanings of her songs while remaining true to their melodic lines. Following Listen Love (Nara Music, 2004) ...
