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Sarah DeLeo: I'm in Heaven Tonight
by Woodrow Wilkins
The Great American Songbook can be--and often is--overused when emerging vocalists put together a collection. What sets one apart from another is a little deviation--picking standards that aren't covered ad nauseam, or creative arrangements. Sarah DeLeo tries both approaches with I'm in Heaven Tonight. The New York-based DeLeo began singing at the age of ...
Ann Hampton Callaway: At Last
by Woodrow Wilkins
It takes a certain degree of nerve to take on “At Last," Mack Gordon and Harry Warren's classic ballad. Etta James' definitive recording is the standard by which most--if not all--renderings are judged. Singer Ann Hampton Callaway has that nerve, and then some. Callaway, a performer in the Broadway musical Swing!, composed and ...
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75
by Woodrow Wilkins
A gift. That's perhaps the most effective description of the late Josef (Joe) Zawinul and what he has given to the world of music. So it follows that on his 75th and final birthday, one of the pioneers of jazz fusion performed the music that would become the two-disc 75, his final recording. Zawinul ...
Donald Vega: Tomorrows
by Woodrow Wilkins
Pianist Donald Vega wastes no time warming up on his debut, Tomorrows. The opening track, aptly titled “Wake Up!," gets things going right away. Vega won Down Beat Magazine's 2007 jazz Student Soloist Award and first place at the University of West Florida's Philips Jazz Piano Competition in 2008. He studies at the renowned ...
The Rocco John Group: Devotion
by Woodrow Wilkins
Trumpet and sax pairings often make for some of the most enjoyable jazz. The Rocco John Group, venturing back into the sounds of the 1960s and '70s, keep that thought alive. Saxophonist Rocco John Iacovone studied with Lee Konitz and has worked with Sam Rivers. The group has performed together 11 years. The other ...
Mark Rapp: Token Tales
by Woodrow Wilkins
One could argue that Mark Rapp follows the trails laid by such trumpeters as Miles Davis, Randy Brecker and Rick Braun. That all might be true, but Rapp is also establishing his own mark in jazz.One of Down Beat magazine's top jazz trumpeters of 2007, Rapp mostly performs original music alongside his own arrangements ...
Matt Cricscuolo: Melancholia
by Woodrow Wilkins
Take a quartet, add some strings, and you'll get an elegant seasoning to flavor jazz. Alto saxophonist Matt Criscuolo accomplishes this with Melancholia, his third album as a leader. Criscuolo has a knack for embracing the hard bop style, yet adding some contemporary improvisation. His credits include work with David Murray, and Etta James, ...
Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion: Live at the Zinc Bar
by Woodrow Wilkins
Often, when a jazz artist goes old-school, the style emulates some traditional mode, be it big band, swing or piano-led trio. However, old-school can also apply to fusion. That's where bassist Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion come in. Goods has the distinction of being the youngest person ever inducted into the Pittsburgh Jazz ...
Brian Charette: Missing Floor
by Woodrow Wilkins
The typical jazz trio consists of bass, drums and a lead instrument--usually a guitar, saxophone, organ or piano. Brian Charette sidesteps this ideal with something as interesting as it is off the proverbial beaten path. Organist Charette also plays the piano and uses a laptop computer in creating the sounds for Missing Floor. ...
Greg Skaff: East Harlem Skyline
by Woodrow Wilkins
The organ-led trio has long been a fascination for guitarist Greg Skaff--especially when a guitar is involved. So it follows that he borrows from the playbooks of guitarists like George Benson and Wes Montgomery, and organists like Jimmy Smith and Don Patterson.East Harlem Skyline brings Skaff together with Hammond B-3 organists George Colligan and ...
