Brother Charlie plays drums, percussion and keyboards along with singing, and Brother Kevin does guitar and bass. They bring along Ted Bowne/voc-b-perc, Kenny Bongos/perc, Allon Sams/key, Kyle Schroeder/sax and Ben Sams/b for a Baker’s Dozen rocking indie-styled tracks. The band…
Month: January 2018
Jacques Schwarz-Bart: Hazzan
One of the best kept secrets in jazz is the influence of Jewish melody and rhythms. Benny Goodman and Ziggy Elman incorporated Klezmer into the Swing Era with songs like “And The Angels Sing,.” Here, tenor/alto saxist Jacques Schwarz-Bart takes…
The Vinny Golia New Music Orchestra: Live at Redcat Los Angeles
This dvd of a concert featuring reedest/leader Vinny Golia and his New Music Orchestra re-affirms my belief that free and avant garde music is better seen than just heard. The 2014 concert is conducted by both Golia and Lownstein, with…
Steve Smith & Vital Information @ Catalina’s 01.26.18
For a fan who’s listened to legendary drummer Steve Smith playing in bands ranging from Journey to Steps Ahead, it was easy on Friday night to figure out why his own long-time quartet is called Vital Information. The two score…
****ROTW****HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE NEW YEAR?!?****Wes Montgomery: In Paris-The Definitive ORTF Recording
There are certain artists that, no matter what “undiscovered” tape of a studio or concert recording is found, deserves to be put into the public realm and evaluated. Simply put, you can never have enough music from these artists. Wes…
Roy McGrath: Remembranzas
Tenor saxist Roy McGrath uses his rich tone to lead a post bop sextet through a collection of originals. The band has an Miles Davis ESP feel on the bluesy Latin “Burgos en Vida” with bassist Josep Kitt Lyels leading…
The Billy Lester Trio: Italy 2016
Pianist Billy Lester gets together with Marcello Testa/b and Nicola Stranieri/dr for some swinging originals on this recent album. He’s got a cozy tap on the ivories on “An Evening With Friends” and is stately on the pulsatingly uptown “Consolidation.”…
Lyn Stanley: The Moonight Sessions Project, Volume One & Two CD set
Lyn Stanley has wisely repackaged her Moonlight Sessions albums into a solid 2 cd set. Remastered by Bernie Grundman, the collection is a clever high water mark for modern voice. Volume 1 has wistful vocalist Laura Campisi leading an intuitive…
Reggie Young: Young Street
Paul John Jr/dr, Darwing Noguera/key and Andrew Swift/g along with a boatload of fun and funky guests. He shows his jazz bonafides along with Darwin Noguera/p and Bill Holloman/sax and James Cage/tp on a flowing take of John Coltrane’s “Naima,”…
Wingfield-Reurter-Sirkis: Lighthouse
Atmospheric metal comes together with Markus Reuter player the Touch Guitar and teams with guitarist Mark Wingfield and drummer Asaf Sirkis on this album of seven originals. The mix of axes teams with heavy rock drumming for some dark and…