Various sounds from Brasil are evoked by Marcos Silva, as he plays piano, synthesizer, guitar and percussion along with a versatile team of Scott Thompson/b, Mauricio Zotarelli/dr-perc, Gary Meek/woodwinds and a rotating team of guests. The music veers between Weather…
Month: July 2019
Four: There You Go Thinking Again
If you want the sax, you’re getting it here with the foursome Mark Watkins/ss, Ray Smith/as, Sandon Mayhew/ts and Jon Gudmundson/bs mixing and matching with various other sax quartets. The result is a rich and thick pastry sauce that swings…
Peter Ward: Train To Key Biscayne
Bluesy guitarist and singer Peter Ward gets down home with a core team of harmonica master Sugar Ray Norcia, Mudcat Ward/b, Neil Gouvin/dr, Anthony Geraci/p and a slew of one-off guests. The mix of the bluesy boogie blues and Norcia’s…
The Yellowjackets with Luciana Souza@Vibrato Grill 07.16.19
“This is what democracy should look like” The opening remark by co-leader Bob Mintzer reflected the reason that the venerable Yellowjackets are still able to sound fresh and vibrant after almost 40 years together as a team. As he and…
Melissa Aldana: Visions
I recently caught tenor saxist Melissa Aldana as she toured with the Monterey Jazz Fest All Stars and was impressed with her warm tone and modern harmonics. This most recent album shows off her composing skills as well. She’s teamed…
STRONG TRIO…Marlene Rosenberg: MLK Convergence
No, this is not a tribute to the legacy of Martin Luther King, but instead the MLK monicker refers to the first letter of the names of bassist/leader Marlene Rosenberg, drummer Lewis Nash and pianist Kenny Barron. You can also…
Luke Gillespie: Moving Mists
Pianist and composer Luke Gillespie displays a bopper’s heart with a 21st Century mindset on this winning album with a core trio of himself with bassist Jeremy Allen and drummer Steve Houghtan along with a collection of guests. This team…
Ian Krouse: Armenian Requiem
In an era when there are Holocaust Deniers, it’s important that we have people like composer Ian Krouse around, to remind us about the prototypical tragedy of the 20th Century, namely the 1915 Armenian Genocide. In fact the word “genocide”…
QUIRKY LADIES…Eilen Jewell: Gypsy, Cindy Lee Berryhill: Garage Orchestra/Straight Outta Marysville
Ladies from the present and past with ideas bouncing off of the walls. Eilen Jewell plays guitar and sings as she leads a core band of Jason Beek/dr, Jerry Miller/g and Shawn Supra/b along with a Wagnerian collection of guests…
GEMS FROM BRAZIL..Duduka Da Fonseca & Helio ALves Featuring Maucha Adnet: Samba Jazz & Tom Jobim, Ricardo Peixoto: Scary Beautiful
Wonderful sounds from Brazil… Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca forms a core trio wit pianist Helio ALves and bassist Hans Glawishnig, with guest appearances by guitar great Romero Lubambo, saxist BillyDrews and golden voiced Maucha Adnet on this lilting collection. Warm…