Jeff Coffin plays sax and piano while leading a team of Bill Fanning/tp, Felix Pastorius/b, Chirs Waters/p and Roy Wooten/dr through mixed salad of sounds and moods. He solos to open with a thoughtful “And So It Begans” while his…
Month: January 2015
Dennis Angel: On Track
Dennis Angel has a warm sound on his flugelhorn, and mixes it well with a team that focuses on accessible and catchy modern and contemporary jazz. Pianist Kenny Barron joins in on some quintet takes with JT Lewis/dr, James Genus/b…
Allan Holdsworth Trio@Canyon Club 01.22.15
The continued adventure of January being guitar heaven had a feast for six stringed fans at the Canyon Club Thursday night. Every Thursday is “Live Unsigned Night,” with the opening act for Allan Holdsworth being the impressive Ruben Reza, who…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Yom: Le Silence de L’Exode
Gotta trust me on this one. Yom is a clarinetist who plays the earthier “G” (as opposed to the more normal Bb) clarinet along with bassist Claude Tchamithcian, cellist Farid D and Bijan Chemirani, who takes on a slew of…
COME FLY WITH ME…Alex Skolnick: Planetary Coalition
Wanna see where a guitar can take you? Fasten your seat belt, you’re on for a ride of a lifetime with guitarist Alex Skolnick, who teams up with a busload of international artists to deliver wondrous sounds from all over…
Jason Yeager Trio: Affirmation
Pianist Jason Yeager leads a trio with Danny Weller/b and Rousseau through a thoughtful and lyrical collection of (mostly) originals. He’s got a lyrical touch, well displayed on his solo “Prelude” but demonstrated aptly on relaxed and conversant pieces such…
David Borgo & Paul Pellegrin: Kronomorfic-Entangled
Paul Pellegrin plays the drums, David Borgo plays the tenor and soprano saxes, and together they lead a larger than small ensemble through a collection of originals that are “dedicated to the exploration of polymetric time.” So, you get five…
THERE ARE TRIOS, AND THERE ARE TRIOS…Oboman: Plays Cole Porter-Begin the Night, Eric Vloeiman: Oliver’s Cinema
Believe it or not, there are trios besides piano, bass and drums. Don’t believe me? Wait until you hear… J-Luc “Oboman” Fillon plays the oboe, the oboe d’amore, and the cor anglais, which means he must be ready for brain…
TRUMPETS ‘R US…, Brad Goode Quartet: Montezuma, Ryan Shultz Quintet: Hair Dryers
Seattle-based Origin Records puts out a wide swath of freshly brewed caffeinated jazz. They just released three from trumpet players. Check your valves! Thomas Marriott has a clean and warm Kenny Dorham-style of sound, real easy on the ears. He…
Cockek! Brass Band: Here Comes Shlomo
Here’s a fun take of a familiar theme. Yes, you’ve got the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and a host of others, but this team adds a bit of Balkan seasoning to REALLY spice things up. Sam Dechenne/tp-voc, Ezra Weller/gh, Clayton…