Tenor saxist Paul Dunmall leads a unique orchestra that features 3 trumpets (Percy Pursglov, Aaron Diaz & Alex Astbury), 2 trombones (Josh Tagg & Dave Sear) with 2 tubas (Josh Palmer & Jo Sweet) along with a rhythm team of…
Month: March 2017
Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
Here’s an artist that is a blue plate special for mainstream trio lovers. Pianist Laura Dubin is still under the radar, but this two disc recording of a July, 2016 gig shows that she has much to offer. She leads…
J Boog: Wash House Ting
Vintage, soulful and modern reggae moods are presented by vocalist J Afemata and his rotating band which includes but is not limited to guitarists Tavi and Florian Munzer, bassit Fabian Odi and Moritz Korff, keyboardists Fredric Peyron and Frank Pollenei,…
Club D’Elf: Live at Club Helsinki
Famed keyboardist John Medeski forms a new band that mixes grooves with electronics and Middle eastern sounds. Together with Brahim Frigbane/oud-perc, Duke Levine/g, Mister Rourke/dj, Mike Rivard/b, Dean Johnston/dr and Thomas Workman/fl the band is recorded at a 2012 gig…
Enrique Norris & Paula Shocron: Sono-Psico-Cosmica
The tradition of piano duets is brought into the 21st Century by Argentines Enrique Norris and Paula Shocron. They both have rich, classical touches, but meld them with post-bop sensibilities. They combine jazz standards with their own compositions to rich…
Dog Leg Dilemma: Not This Time
Consisting of Anthony Argatoff/as, Nick Lavkulik/g, Noah Sherman/dr, Peter Bull/b,key and Natalie Wong/v, Dog Leg Dilemma performs seven richly conceived Bull compositions that sway from post bop to heavy metal. At times, the band sounds like the circus is in town…
STEVE GADD: HOME AT LAST
FEW PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET CAN TRULY BE CONSIDERED MASTERS OF THEIR CRAFTS. DRUMMER STEVE GADD IS ONE OF TODAY’S MUSICIANS IN THAT CATEGORY, SIGNIFIED BY HIS INFLUENTIAL RECORDINGS AND INSPIRATIONAL CONCERT PERFORMANCES. HIS DRUM WORK ON PAUL SIMON’S “FIFTY…
WADADA LEO SMITH: A NATIONAL TREASURE
FEW ARTISTS ARE ABLE TO WALK THE MUSICAL TIGHTROPE OF ADVENTURE AND ACCESSIBILITY LIKE WADADA LEO SMITH. WHILE BEING LABELED IN THE “AVANT-GARDE’ CATEGORY, SMITH DEFIANTLY IGNORES SUCH MONIKERS, EVEN USING HIS OWN PHRASE, ‘ANKHRASMATION’ TO DESCRIBE NOT ONLY HIS…
ETHIOPIA SWINGS!
I just got back from my 3rd medical mission trip to Ethiopia, and it is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite countries. It has treasures and history that surpass 90% of the world, yet is rarely visited by…