There are various ways to meld sounds from exotic lands into modern jazz. Here are three success stories. Bolo consists of Surya Prakasha/dr-voc-harm-khol, Evan Fraser/kalimba-ngoni and Eliyahu Sills/b-oud-bansuri, and they all double and triple on various third world things that…
Month: September 2015
Kait Dunton: trioKait
Pianist and composer Kait Dunton leads a trio with Cooper Appelt/b and Jake Reed/dr through a Baker’s Dozen of original compositions on this album. The team has an upbeat feel, with peppy tunes such as “Prelude” and”Chrysocolla” supplied by an…
VAROOM! THE B3! Charlie Dennard: 5 O’Clock Charlie, Brad Allen Williams: Lamar
Here are a couple recent releases that deliver the classic grooves of the Hammond B3 trio with guitar and drums Charlie Dennard teams up with Todd Duke/g and either Doug Belote/dr or Geoff Clapp/dr for a vintage get-down session of…
Joel Harrison 5: Spirit House
Guitarist Joel Harrison has been building up an impressive catalogue, with each album varying a bit from its predecessor. This time around he brings together an unorthodox combination of bassoonist Paul Hanson and trumpeter Cuong Vu along to form the…
Adham Shaikh: Basswalla
This album is a collection of material composed by Adham Shaikh, who specializes in mixing Indian classical music with jazz and electronic. The emphasis here is on the electronic part, with bass samples taking over the title track, and electronics/programming dominating…
Kyle Eastwood’s Quintet@Catalina’s 09-15-15
So, my older sister has a crush on his father Clint, and my receptionist is the same for his half-brother Scott. So where does that leave me and Kyle? Well, the good news is that bassist Kyle Eastwood leads one…
IZ YOU IZ…Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
Here’s a charming documentary that takes you back to a time when folk music was the most popular sounds of the era. Considered the “Guru of Folk Music,” Izzy Young Is given credit for not only discovering artists like Bob…
REMEMBER THE 80s? Darol Anger/Barbara Higbie: Tideline, Mike Marshall/ Darol Anger: Chiaroscuro
Have a Happy Day! Adventure Music is re-issuing some of the classic sounds of what was once called “New Age Music” from the vaults of Windham Hill Records. This one from 1982 features the trend setting duo of violinist Darol…
DOUBLE REED RAPTURE… Daniel Smith: Jazz Suite For Bassoon
If anyone is going to put the bassoon on the jazz map, it’s going to be Daniel Smith. This time around he mixes the sound of the reedy woodwind with a variety of environments, making his strongest release yet. There…
Paquito D’Rivera: Aires Tropicales
Paquito D’Rivera mixes the warmth of tropical jazz with the romanticism of classical music as he brings his sax and clarinet in conjunction with the strings of Eduardo Coma’v, Gonzalez/v, Raymond Arteaga/va, Luis Caballero/ce and Oscar Rodriguez/b. D’Rivera’s clarinet is…