A collection of “spontaneous compositions” are recorded from a pair of 2018 recordings with Daniel Carter/ts-tp, Adam Lane/b, Reggie Sylvester/dr, David Haney/p and Julian Priester/tb (on 3 tracks). With Priester’s trombones opening, the team gets into some scratchy spaciousness on…
Month: August 2019
Richie Beirach-Gregor Huebner Duo w/ The WDR Big Band: Crossing Borders
While better known for his freer jazz work, pianist Richie Beirach teams with violinist Gregor Huebner and the famed WDR Big Band for a rich and grandiose affair. There are two major opuses to focus on, along with a few…
MODERN SOUL…Holly Hyatt: Wild Heart, Al Lerman: Northern Bayou
Two ways to get to the roots of North American music. Holly Hyatt has an earthy voice full of grit, and she uses it like she’s recording a Motown album here as she plays bass and sings with Brandon Smith/key,…
AVERY SHARPE: A SOJOURN OF TRUTH
“ABOVE ALL ELSE, GUARD YOUR HEART, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FLOWS FROM IT” PROVERBS 4:23 WHETHER WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR NOT, WE ARE THE PRODUCTS OF OUR UPBRINGING, AND THIS INCULCATION OF OUR WORLDVIEW IS EVENTUALLY REFLECTED IN OUR WORK…
JOHN PATITUCCI: BASS OF HIS SOUL
“DO YOU SEE A MAN WHO IS SKILLED IN HIS WORK? HE WILL STAND BEFORE KINGS; HE WILL NOT STAND BEFORE OBSCURE MEN” PROVERBS 22:29 IT’S A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY MUSICIAN TO BE ABLE TO PLAY IN A “SUPERGROUP.”…