Here are some outside blasts from the past. On this 1994 reissue, Wadada Leo Smith plays trumpet, koto, bamboo-flute, percussion and even adds vocals as he teams with Sabu Toyozumi’s intuitive drumwork on these six originals. Smith’s horn has a…
Month: March 2019
Anne Mette Iversen’s Ternion Quartet: Invincible Nimbus
Bassist Anne Mette Iversen sounds like she’s imbibed from the waters of Charles Mingus on this bop-marrowed but frisky collection of originals with Silke Eberhard/as, Geoffroy De Masure/tb and Roland Schneider/dr. Her bass lines mix between hp and blue pulses…
Luca Kiella: Figure It Out
Working hard and eager to please, Luca Kiella sings with a smile on his face and plays a slew of keyboards on this swinging ep of originals and covers with a tight team of Dave Forte/b, Rick King/dr and Aaron…
The Jazz Bakery Presents Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita’s “Transparent Water” @The Moss Theater 03.23.19
A merging of sounds was created from diverse regions of the world, as Cuban’s Omar Sosa was joined by Senegalian Seckou Keita on the kora and percussionist Gustavo Ovalles from Venezuela. What united these three artists was a musical tribute…
The Jazz Bakery Presents Alicia Olatuja@The Moss Theater
Not only has Alicia Olatuja shown that she has an important voice since getting attention from her singing at President Obama’s Second Inauguration, but she showed the audience at the Moss Theater that she has something important to say with…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****VAN’S ASCENT…Van Morrison: The Healing Game (Deluxe Edition)
This is a great time to be a fan of Van Morrison. His recent albums that focus on jumping the blues reveal a renewed musical enthusiasm. His live shows are swinging affairs with Morrison in not only wonderful voice, but…
Cyrille Aimee’: Move On-A Sondheim Adventure
For her first few albums, optimistic sounding vocalist Cyrille Aimee’ has been part of a bohemian gypsy swing team with a wholistic sound. She has recently had a good terms departure with her longtime friends and bandmates, testing new worlds…
Bob Holz featuring Mike Stern: Silverthrone
Last year, veteran drummer Bob Holz released a heartfelt tribute to his late boss Larry Coryell. This time around, he brings in a rotating team of guitarists, most notably Mike Stern, along with Jamie Glaser and Alex Machacek to complement…
AS DEPENDABLE AS THE SUNRISE…Ernie Watts Quartet: Home Light
One of the most reliable tenor saxes of our generation has to be the venerable Ernie Watts, who held the chair for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show as well as being a first-call guy on tons of studio shows and movies.…
Pablo Aslan: Contrabajo
Bassist Pablo Aslan creates some rich atmospheres and moods as he teams with the Cuarteto Petrus (Pablo saravi/vi, Harnan Briatico/vi, Adrain Feizia/va, Gloria Pankaeva/vc on a collection of themes dominated by composer Gabriel Senanes and Alexis Cuadrado. The strings vary…