Composer and trombonist Ben Patterson puts together a modern sounding big band through some swinging originals. The charts give a hint of Count Basie, as the sections jab from the side like a middleweight boxer on the Rat Packish “The…
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The Greg Abate Quartet: Positive Energy
Alto saxist Greg Abate is a throwback to the big bold and soulful sounds akin to Cannonball Adderley, which means he’s got the Charlie Parker bug, but with some added churchliness. It works perfectly her, as he swings with John…
The Empress: Square One
The sax quartet of Pureum Jin/as-ss, Erena Terakubo/as, Chelsea Baratz/ts and Lauren Sevian/bars swoon and sway their reeds on a collection of velvety standards. The rhythm team of Steve Ash/p, Joey Ranieri/b and P ete Van Nostrand/dr keep the music…
Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp String Trio: Armageddon Flower
Free form tenorist Ivo Perelman joins with fluid thinking pianist Matthew Shipp , bassit William Parker and violaist Mat Maneri for a handful of loose fitting wares. The p ieces range from an 11 minute “Armageddon Flower” that features some…
Brandee Younger Trio@The Sun Rose 03.26.25
You could almost feel the celestial baton being passed on from Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby being passed on to the lovely and gracious Brandee Younger, as she brought the inspiration from players past to create her own sound and…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra: Tenor Madness
Step right up and check out some of the beefiest tenor men in town. Don Aliquo, Jeff Coffin and Joel Frahm swagger in town along with Ryan Middagh/bar, Alex Graham/as and Roy Agee/tb for a rollicking big band collection of…
SOULFUL VOCALS FROM AVID…Ernestine Anderson: Four Classic Albums Plus, Dee Clark: Four Classic Albums Plus
Rich and classy soulful/R&B voices start the year off from UK based AVID… Ernestine Anderson walked the tightrope of pop/R&B/jazz throughout her career, making her name early with Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Her earliest from 1956 in a classy…
Jenny Hill: Floating
Jenny Hill serves as a triple threat on tenor and soprano sax as well as flute on this album teamed with Allison Phillips/tp-fh, Mann Koch/p, Eduardo Belo/b and Todd Isier/dr on this collection of rich originals. Her soprano is clean…
Jacob Wutzke: You Better Bet
Drummer Jacob Wutzke brings in a vintage sounding post bop team of Rachel Therrien/tp-fh, Lucas Dubovik/ts, Bryn Roberts/p and Ira Coleman/b for a collection of toe tapping originals. In trio format, Roberts and Wutzke get nimble with Coleman on “Pee…
Jeremy Pelt: Woven
It wasn’t so long ago that I remember seeing Jeremy Pelt as “the next big thing” and was impressed by his gorgeous tone. Fast forward a few decades, and he’s now an elder statesman, being the guiding light for younger…