Vocalist Lyn Stanley comes up with clever themes for her albums, ranging from standards to 50s gems. This time around, she gets the idea of mixing standards with classical themes, such as “Moonlight Sonata,” “Clare De Lune” and other pieces…
Month: December 2017
Collective Order: Volume 2
From the heart of Toronto, the nineteen-member Collective Order puts together their second album of clever and original post modern jazz. The band thrives on the idea of “community” and while at times that can mean “nothing gets done,” on…
Rachel Therrien Quintet: WDYT
Here’s an impressive and strong quintet lead by trumpeter Rachel Therrien. With a collection of stallions Benjamin Deschamps/sax, Charles Trudel/p, Alain Bourgeois/dr and Simon Page/b, she takes you through a collection of team composed pieces. Her own horn is impressively…
Dan Bruce’s :beta Collective: Earthshine
Chicago based guitarist and composer Dan Bruce puts together an impressive collective of musicians that mix ESP-era post bop with rich grooves. He puts together Russ Johnson/tp, Chris Madsen/ts, Rob Clearfield/p-key, Clark Sommers/b and Jon Deitemyer/dr for snappy pieces such…
Jackie Allen: Rose Fingered Dawn
Vocalist Jackie Allen reveals a great knowledge about nuance, timing and rhythm on this collection of material composed by bassist Hans Sturm. The remaining team of John Moulder/g, Tom Larson/key, Dane Richeson/dr, Geoff Bradfield/reeds, Victor Garcia/tp and Andy Baker/tb complete…
FREE FORM DUOS…Steve Adams & Tim Perkis: A Few Eccentricities, Steve Adams & Scott Walton: Cookies For Cyrano, Kyle Motl & Drew Ceccato: Katabasis, Tim Perkins & Scott Walton: Applied Cryptography
Dynamic Duos… Steve Adams brings a plethora of woodwinds to team up with Tim Perkis’ electronic gizmos on 14 “Eccentricities.” Are they songs? More like ideas with instruments. Adams’ alto sax swirls to buzzes on “The Confidante”with ups and downs…
INVICTUS…Kyle Eastwood: In Transit
Like the movie in which he supplied the soundtrack, bassist Kyle Eastwood shows that he’s unconquered by the current jazz trends and fads, assiduously staying loyal to the vintage hard bop sounds pioneered by Art Blakey and Horace Silver. This…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Guy Mendilow Ensemble: Music From The Forgotten Kingdom
Musical director Guy Mendilow takes you on a “musical trek,” letting you journey through the ancient lands of the Ottoman Empire, with songs, sounds and fragrances from Greece, Turkey and Spain. The multinational team of Sofia Tosello/voc, Mike Rivard/b-sintir, Tareq…
Gregory Porter: Nat “King” Cole & Me
Gregory Porter has had an incredibly rapid rise to the top of jazz vocals. This latest release finds him going outside of his comfort zone into the world of rich pop vocals in a tribute to one of the greatest…
Yuko Ito: Esperanca
Composer and vocalist Yuko Ito delivers an upbeat mix of pop and jazz on this Latin lover of a session. She leads an impressive team of Helio Alves/p, Edward Perez/b, Alexandre Kautz/dr, Romero Lubambo-Richard E Miller/g and a handful of…