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…
Month: April 2019
Jamie Saft-Steve Swallow-Bobby Previte: You Don’t Know The Life
A melding of moods take place with Jamie Saft using a trio of keyboards with drummer Bobby Previte and legendary electric bassist Steve Swallow. The focus is on sounds and tones, as Saft takes on Bill Evans’ “Re: A Person…
LADIES OF SONG…Kelly Hafner: If It’s Love, Beverly Church Hogan: Can’t Get Out of This Mood, Vanessa Rubin: The Dream Is You-Sings Tadd Dameron, Angela Verbugge: The Night We Couldn’t Say Good Night
Here are some ladies that not only sing, but compose and arrange as well. Kelly Hafner gives a mix of jazz, indie and soul on her personal lyrics that are supported by Sam Diaz-John Shelton/g, Isaias Gil-Derek Hames/dr, Mark Riddell/b,…
GREGG BISSONETTE: RINGO’S STARR
YOU’VE GOTTA ADMIT: IT GETS YOUR ATTENTION WHEN SOMEONE SAYS “I’M RINGO’S DRUMMER.” PROBABLY THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND IS THAT “OF COURSE, SOMEONE HAD TO DRUM FOR RINGO ALL THOSE YEARS. WE ALL KNOW THAT HE…
The Jazz Bakery Presents Abdullah Ibrahim’s Ekaya Septet @ The Moss Theater 03.31.19
In two settings Sunday evening, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim showed why the NEA designated him a Jazz Master. The evening began with a 1+ meeting between Ibrahim and a theatre filled with young students, peppering him with questions about his career…
GIRLS GET THE BLUES…Susan Williams & Wright Groove Band: It’s About Time, Cara Being Blue: Grit
Ladies with muscle. Susan Williams has a gritty voice, as she plays bass along with Mike Gallemore/g, Darryl Wright/b, Rob Davis/dr and Michael Cruse/key on a collection of bluesy originals. She shows she can boogie with the best as on…
MANY ASPIRE, FEW ATTAIN…Ben Webster: Ben Webster’s First Concert In Denmark
Beginning a long and successful life as an ex-pat, tenor sax legend Ben Webster is found here in his first concert in his soon-to-be permanent second home. The gig at Copenhagen’s Radiohusets Koncertsal from January 10 of 1965 has him…
Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Live in Paris 1985
Led by August Darnell, Kid Creole and the Coconuts was one of the quintessential 80s bands, reflecting the energy and hedonism of the era. Ubiquitous in their touring, they put on a show that was both musical and visual, with…
THE DAY THE MUSIC LIVED…Ritchie Valens: The Complete Releases 1958-60
Celebrated in the song “American Pie” as one of the rock icons that died in the plane crash (along with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper), Ritchie Valens was arguably the first artist to create what was termed “Chicano Rock”…
FREE LOVE IN THE 70S…Don Cherry: Brown Rice (vinyl)
Unlike today, jazz (and even pop-rock music) in the 1970s was in a period of breaking down labels. Artists melded their own genre with sounds from other styles, cultures and possibly even planets, as was the case of Don Cherry.…