Endorsed by no less than Buddy Guy as “one of the people who will keep the blues alive,” JW Jones is recorded “live” with his rollicking band of Laura Greenberg/b, Will Laurin/dr and Don Cummings/B3. Jones has a rough and…
Month: October 2018
The Jazz Bakery “Moveable Feast” Presents: Sergio Mielniczenko Celebrating 60 Years of Bossa Nova
Famed radio host and promoter Sergio Mielniczenko led a double anniversary of Brazilian music at the festive Moss Theatre Saturday night. Not only is 2018 the 40 year anniversary of his immensely popular Brazilian Hour program (heard locally at KXLU…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Scott Petito: Rainbow Gravity
The progressive vibe of fusion never sounded better as bassis/producer Scott Petito brings together a set of all stars for ten swinging beauties. He mixes and matches drummers Omar Hakim, Peter Erskine, Simon Phillips and Jack DeJohnette in bands of…
Red Baraat: Sound the People
The wonderfully kinetic and hyperactive Red Baraat continue their successful mix of South Asian grooves and rhythms with jazz attitudes on this latest release. Sunny Jain does clever arrangements to traditional themes as well as penning some of his own…
MEN AT THE MIC…Dennis Llewellyn Day: Bossa, Blues and Ballads, Mark Kingswood: Strong, Allen Austin-Bishop: No One Is Alone
Warm and comfort food-voiced Dennis Llewellyn Day delivers a soulful plate of standards and clever remakes on this album wih a wide variety of support that includes Paul Meyers/g, Harold Mabern/p and Anthony Wonsey/p. Of the bossa nova tracks, he…
LADIES AND THEIR VOICES…Ault Sisters: Sisters in Song
Voices are in triplicate form as Ault Sisters Amanda, Alicia and Alanna do solo and harmony with a mix and match team of support including Jane Bunnett/ss, Ted Quinlan/g, Adrean Farrugia/b and Mark Kelso/dr. The arrangements by Dylan Bell, Debbie…
WOMEN AT THE MIC & PEN…Kate Reid: The Heart Already Knows, Jennifer Lee; My Shining Hour, Johnaye Kendrick: Flying
Standards, originals, obscurities? Here, three women vocalists create their own mix and match. Husky voiced Kate Reid delivers a collection of duets with the sensitive partners Taylor Eigsti/p, Fred Hersch/p, Larry Koonse/g, Romero Lubambo/g and Paul Meyers/g for intimate interpretations.…
BIG BAND BLOWOUTS…The Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra: Get It How You Live, Philip Lassiter Presents: Party Crashers,The David Ricard Big Band: Parallels
Big Bands are back, but not like your grandfather’s , or even your uncle’s big bands. The 21 pieces Royal Krunk Jazz Orchestra with guest Theo Croker/tp and vocalists Dionne Faris w/ Dashill Smith mix funky section work with bright…
Other Barry: Escape Route
Usually known for his piano work, George Colligan sits at the keyboards along with Enzo Irace/g and Micah Hummel/dr for a mix of prog rock and fusion. The team sounds like a mix of Soft Machine and Weather Report as…
Tim Rachbach: Under One Moon
Drummer Tim Rachbach leads a rich and sophisticated post bop quintet with Adam O’Farrill/tp, Xavier Del Castillo/ts, Manuel Schmiedel/p-syn and Rick Rosato/b for a collection of originals plus one. Wayne Shorter’s “Toy Tune” fits in well with some easy gliding…