In one sense, it doesn’t take much to be a father, as almost everyone can reproduce. The real honor goes to fathers who have not only given birth, but raised and lead to maturity a progeny that contributes to society.…
Month: June 2017
Hermon Mehari: Bleu
Kansas City based trumpeter Hermon Mehari headlines a strong post bop album teamed together with Aaron Parks/key-p, Logan Richardson/as, Rick Rosato/b, Ryan J. Lee/dr and Peter Schlamb/vib. The Monk Competition semi-finalist has a rich and expressive tone, and the band…
David Feldman: Horizonte
Brazilian pianist and composer David Feldman produces a rich and sensuous album with Andre Vasconcellos/b, Marcio Bahia/dr and guests Toninho Horta/g-voc and raul de Souza/tb. In a trio setting, Feldman and company flow with deftness on “Chora Tua Tristeza” and…
OLD SCHOOL GRADUATE…Oleta Adams: Third Set
Vocalist and keyboardist Oleta Adams has been on the scene for almost half a century, making a respectable living in lounges and piano bars worldwide. This album is like a musical version of Our Town, capturing the rhythm of a…
Joachim Kuhn New Trio: Beauty & Truth
Pianist Joachim Kuhn forms an organic trio with Chris Jennings/b and Eric Schaefer/dr for some cohesive interpretations of clever covers and thoughtful originals. It’s the rare jazzer that does anything by the rock group The Doors, but Kuhn approaches two…
Santi Costanzo: Deeprint
Guitarist Santi Costanzo uses h is guitar and writing skills to create some rich abstract musical paintings with Fabio Tiralongo/fl-ss-ts, Carlo Cattano/fl-bs and Alessandro Borgia/dr. The lack of a bass puts extra pressure on Borgia, and he’s up to the…
Akropolis Reed Quintet: The Space Between Us
The mixture of chamber music and jazz serves up some interesting ideas in the hands of Tim Gocklin/obo, Matt Landry/sax, Ryan Reynolds/bassoon, Andrew Koeppe/bcl and Kari Landry/cl. The eleven compositions over a wide waterfront of sounds and moods, ranging from…
Redtenbacher’s Funkestra: The Time Thief
Bassist Stefan Redtenbacker leads a funkifed band of Mike Sturgis/dr, Eran Kendler/g, Rob Taggart/key,and Dave Limina/B3 along with a hip horn section and swinging string section on a toe tapping collection of pieces. The guitars have a case of the…
Bhattacharya/Gronseth/Wessel: Bhattacharya/Gronseth/Wessel
I doubt if the name of this trio is going to become the easiest to remember, but the music of Debashish Bhattacharya/g, Anders Lonne Gronseth/ts-ss, KennY Wessel/eg and Subhasis Bhattacharya/perc is actually a memorable meld of East meeting West.” The…
Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra: Invitation
Directed by alto saxophonist Art Bouton, the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra provides some modern arrangements for jazz standards, with an original thrown in for good measure. Of the latter, baritonist Will Swindler’s “Hop Scotch” is a big and brassy piece…