Kyle Nasser takes his team of Jeff Miles/g, Dov Manski/p, Chris Van Voorst/b and Devin Drobka/dr through a collection of sophisticated and complex modern jazz originals. Except for his soprano on the meditative “Rise,” he brings his autumnal tenor sax…
Month: May 2015
THE JAZZ CHAMBER…The Susan Krebs Chamber Band: Simple Gifts, Chris McNulty: Eternal
The convergence of small group jazz with the harmonies and mood of classical chamber music is a sonic temptation, with both genres either cooperating or wrestling with each other. Here are two successes. Vocalist Susan Krebs brings together Rich Eames/p,…
Sal Mosca: The Talk of the Town
Pianist Sal Mosca (who left us in 2007)is best remembered as the cool toned pianist associated with Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh. This 2 cd set finds him in vintage form in a 1992 tour of The Netherlands. What more…
John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet@The Blue Whale 05.23.14
John Patitucci took some time off from his tours with Wayne Shorter and Chick Corea to take the packed house at The Blue Whale on a tour of his childhood record collection and musical influences, reflected from his latest fascinating…
The Los Angeles Jazz Institute Presents: Ken Peplowski’s “Music of Jimmy Giuffre”@The Sheraton 05.21.15
Twice a year, Ken Poston and the Los Angeles Jazz Institute deliver multi-day jazz festivals that emphasize various styles or eras of America’s Native Music. This season was a celebration of Howard Rumsey’s Legacy and West Coast Jazz. Thursday’s events…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Jeremy Siskind: Housewarming
Pianist Jeremy Siskind puts together an intriguing album here, mixing various vocalists with a chamber-like duet with Lucas Pino. Nancy Harms the featured vocalist and she has a flickering candle of a voice. Other times, Kendra Shank, Peter Eldridge and…
Michelle Carr & Mark Whitfield: Mutual Modulations
Rich toned vocalist Michelle Carr teams up in cozy and soulful fashion with guitarist Mark Whitfield, James Genus and Mark Whitfield Jr. on this collection of (mostly) original collaborations. The material sounds like a throwback to late 60s and early…
Steve Cromity: Al My Tomorrows
Here’s a vocalist I can guarantee you’re gonna like. Steve Cromity has a rich and alluring low tenor or high baritone voice, and uses it with taste, swing and style on this release. The basic rhythm team of Eric Lemon/b,…
Milford Graves & Bill Laswell: Space/Time-Redemption
Bassist Bill Laswell creates a summit meeting with drummer/percussionist Milford Graves on five originals that range from 9 to 17+ minutes. What keeps this from devolving into either a self indulgent cacophony or repetitious rhythm workout is the fact that…
A NEW VOICE…Pascalito Neostalgia Quartet: Forbidden Colors, Pascalito Neostalgia Trio: Citizen Chanteur
Here’s a fresh sounding voice, a gent by the name of Pascal sabattier, who teams up in a couple different settings here. The first one is from a “live” filming of “Pascalito” singing with the team of Luiz Simas/p, Leco…