Tenor saxist and composer Joey Berkley leads a post-bop ensemble of Gary Deinstadt/p, Andy Abel/g, Joris Teepe/b and Christ Parker/dr through a hp set of originals plus one. The new wine skins to the 70s soul classic “Killing Me Softly”…
Month: October 2019
Michael Gregory Jackson Clarity Quartet: WHENUFINDITUWILLKNOW
Leader Michael Gregory Jackson plays electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, and various percussion instruments, even adding vocals along with a team of Niels Praestholm/b, Simon Spang Hanssen/as-ss and Matias Wolf Anderson/dr on this collection of loose and flexible originals. More…
The Ed Palermo Big Band: A Lousy Day In Harlem
Satire and jazz usually don’t go together, but bandleader Ed Palermo has made it a specialty during his career, with albums with themes ranging that have featured the sounds and songs of Frank Zappa. This time, he makes fun of…
Augie Haas: Dream A Little Dream
Singer and trumpet player Augie Haas has a boy-next-door charm as he delivers a collection of vintage material from the Swing and Doo Wop period. He’s backed by a warm string section as well as a jazz team of Jared…
Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind: My Chops Are Rolling!
Lead by vocalist and harmonica player Jason Ricci, the Bad Kind Band is made up of John Lisi/g-dob, Andy Kurz/b, John Pekins/dr and guest vocalists Mona Lisa, Kaitlin Dibble, Ginger Darling along with Slats Klug on squeezebox and percussionist Danny…
BLUES AND BOOGIE…Michael Bloom and the Blues Prophecy: Whisper In The Wind , Chris Eger Band: Show Me Where To Sign
Blues rocker Michael Bloom songs and plays guitar with compatriots Michael Damani/key-g, Faustino Cortez/dr, Brant Leeper/B3-p, Tim Arnold/g, Sumito Ariyoshi/p and some rollicking guests on this gritty collection of Americana. As he states in the notes, “blues is more than…
Ben Markley Quartet featuring Joel Frahm: Slow Play
Pianist Ben Markley leads a team of tenor titan Joel Frahm, bassist Marty Kenney and drummer Jim White on a collection of post bop originals. Markley frames Frahm well, in a bluesy strut of “The Return of Catboy” and the…
Clark Gibson: Tri-Colored Eyes
Playing alto sax, soprano sax and flute, Clark Gibson leads a B3 combo with Pt Bianchi at the helm, along with Jim Pisano/ts, Evan Edmonds/tb nd drummer Jeremy Thomas. Gibson’s soprano sears along with Edmonds n the grooving “Nocturnal Blues”…
Benjamin CS Boyle & Robert Convery: Voyages
Inspired by the poems of Hart Crane, Robert Convery and Benjamin CS Boyle put together music in cantata form. The first, 1994’s “Voyages” is a six part piece performed by unaccompanied choir. There are rich sonorities, somber reflections, and lovely…
Enrico Pieranunzi Trio: New Visions
Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi leads a trio with Thomas Fonnesbaek/b and Ulysses Owens Jr/dr through a dozen original tunes. There are a handful of “Free Visions” that come off as intuitive conversations, as there are moments of peek-a-boo in “1”,…