A rich and intimate yet free teaming between bassist Francois Moutin and Kavita Shah result in some rich yet abstract leaning swing. Shah is gifted with an attractively clear yet personal sound and delivery, using it in a variety of…
Month: March 2018
The Diva Jazz Orchestra: 25th Anniversary Project
20-30 years ago, “All Female Bands” such as Maiden Voyage and Diva may have served a purpose to showcase the idea that “women can play jazz, too!” Today, the idea seams a bit archaic, as no one would be able…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Leslie Pintchik: You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl
Pianist and composer Leslie Pintchik has been slowly amassing an impressive catalog which showcases her compositional and technical acuity. This most recent album teams her in a mix and match situation with Satoshi Takeishi/perc, Michael Sarin/dr, Scott hardy/b-g, Ron Horton/tp-fh,…
Mario Romano: Fenyrose Non Dimenticar
Pianist Mario Romano leads a lithe post bop team of William Sperandei/tp, Pat Labarbera/ts, Roberto Occhipinti/b and Mark McLean/dr thorough a mix of originals and jazz standards. Romano’s touch is Wynton Kelly nimble, flowing on Bruno Martino’s “Estate” peppy on…
Dialectical Imagination: The Angel and the Brute Sing Songs of Wrath
This four song album is the follow-up to last years The Angel and the Brute Sing Songs of Rapture by the duo of pianist Eli Wallace and percussionist Rob Pumpelly. The pieces here are quite spontaneous, yet have a semblance…
FEMALE VOCAL GEMS…Kate McGarry-Keith Ganz-Gary Versace: The Subject Tonight is Love, Lilly featuring Gilad Hekselman: Tenderly, Madeleine & Salomon: A Woman’s Journey, Sunny Wilkinson: Into the Light
FOUR DIFFERENT MODES OF LADIES AND SONG – Kate McGarry has a gentle and folksy voice, and she teams it up well with Keith Ganz/t-g and Gary Versace/p-key on this intimate collection. She does some spoken poetry accompanied by lovely…
Joshua Gerowitz: Solano Canyon
Guitarist Joshua Gerowitz brings together a mix of dark sounds performed with his team of Louis Lopez/tp, Colin Woodford/dr, David Tranchina-Jake Rosenzweig/b, Carmina Escobar/voc and Joe Santa Maria/sax on this collection of moody originals. His guitar sound is thick ,…
A FORGOTTEN BLUES ROCKER…Alvin Lee & Co: Live at the Academy of Music New York 1975
If anyone remembers guitarist Alvin Lee these days, it’s for his torrid solo on “Goin’ Home” at Woodstock, solidifying his reputation as the fastest guitarist in the west. He had a stint with Ten Years After during that time, put…
Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment III
For the third time, guitarist Stepane Wrembel mixes reverence and experimentation in his exploration of Django Reinhardt’s songbook. He’s joined by Thor Jensen/g, Ari Folman Cohen/b, Nick Anderson/dr and Nick Driscoll/cl-sax, and together revisit pieces such as the classic “Nuages,”…
LOG IN WITH MESSINA….Don Messina: Dedicated to…., Sal Mosca w/ Don Messina & Bill Chattin: Thing-Ah-Majig
Bassist Don Messina has an impressive touch and pulse, as exemplified by these two diverse albums. Doing a solo bass album can be a lead in for a plethora of music jokes, but Messina makes it a successful outing for…