Chick Corea’s Elektric Band put the fuse back into fusion as they lit a match that exploded at the packed house at Catalina’s Wednesday night. The team of Corea and Eric Marienthal/as-ss, Frank Gambale/g, Dave Weckl/dr and John Patitucci/b have…
Month: May 2018
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Susan Krebs Chamber Band: Spring Light Out of Darkness
Creative interpretations of standards are produced by vocalist Susan Krebs, as she surrounds herself in a pastoral garden with Rich Eames/p, Rob Lockart/wwinds, Scott Breadman/perc and Luis Mascaro/violin. Her voice has a cheerful, parloresque wisp to it, and she makes…
A REALLY BIG SHEW…The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles, The Best of The Supremes on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Best of the Temptations on The Ed Sullivan Show,The Best of The Supremes on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Best of the
Back in the 1950s and 60s, the only way that an entertainer was actually considered to have “made it” was if he or she performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, the famed 1 hour variety show which everyone watched on…
FINGER PICKIN’ GOOD…Duck Baker: Les Blues Du Richmond-Demos & Outtakes 1973-1979
Back in the 1970s, when everyone was plugging in and doing either rock or jazz fusion, there was a small coterie of artists that stuck hard and fast to the acoustic guitar. Gents like Stefan Grossman, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn,…
Michael Morreale: MilesSong-The Music of Miles Davis Volume 2
Trumpeter Michael Morreale delivers a two disc tribute to “the good period” of Miles Davis, focusing mostly on his pre-plugged in period. He teams with Tony Regusus/key-p, Bill Moring/b and Tim Horner/dr-perc to display his interpretations of pieces like a…
Manuel Valera Trio: The Planets
No, it’s not a jazz version of Holst’s famous opus, this is a piece commissioned by the Chamber Music America/Doris Duke 2017 New Jazz Works Program. The team of pianist Valera with Hans Glawischnig/b and EJ Strickland/dr ranges from a…
Music Action Collective: What If
A mix of moods and messages is produced by the Music Action Collective, consisting of an international team of Sevana Tchakerian/voc-acc-fl-key, Rona Nishliu/voc, James Brandon Lewis/ts-voc, Avery Waite/cel, Kauzeni Lyambi/fl-perc-voc, Erika Oba-p-key-fl, Chris Bastian/b, Kasiva Mutua/perc-voc and Ernesto Lopez/dr-perc. The…
Sara Serpa: Close Up
Vocalist Sara Serpa creates a rich assortment of abstract moods on this trio date with Ingrid Laubrock/ts-ss and Erik Friedlander/cel. She sings in English, Portuguese and wordlessly, weaving between abstractions with soprano sax on the pulsating “Object” or brooding with…
Doug MacDonald & Roger Neumann-Jazz Marathon3: Two Quintets Live Upstairs at Vitello’s
A swinging night of mainstream jazz was delivered at the historic Vitello’s restaurant, fame of the Rat Pack and Robert Blake. The April 4, 2017 gig included a pair of bands, one lead by guitarist Doug MacDonald and the other…
Chris Platt Trio: Sky Glow
Calm toned guitarist Chris Platt leads a team of PhilAlbert/b and Robin Claxton/dr through seven lyrical originals. His strings are tensile with a dash of Jim Hall as Claxton’s cymbals coax the pace on the relaxed “I Like the Sad…