Tenor saxes for the 21st Century… Chris Madsen shows a debt to John Coltrane as he and his tenor sax lead a quartet of Dana Hall,dr, Clark Sommers/b and Stu Mindeman through a collection of his own tunes. The waltzing…
Month: December 2019
Okan Ersan: Nibiru
On the back of the sleeve, this album is labeled “A 42 minute uncharted perspective of the Universe.” Nothing like ambition! Guitarist Okan Ersan has a sound that mixes jazz and rock akin to Larry Coryell, with drummer Volkan Oktem…
JACK DEJOHNETTE: DRUMMING THE FULL CIRCLE
AT 77 YEARS OF AGE, DRUMMER JACK DEJOHNETTE HAS COME FULL CIRCLE. ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE AND GROUND-BREAKING DRUMMERS IN JAZZ HISTORY, MR. DEJOHNETTE HAS GRACED SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECORDINGS OF MODERN TIMES, INCLUDING MILES DAVIS’ BITCHES…
DAVE WECKL: FUSION WITHOUT CONFUSION
SINCE FIRST GAINING PROMINENCE AS THE DRUMMER FOR CHICK COREA’S ELECTRIC BAND FROM 1985-91, DAVE WECKL, HAS CARVED A CAREER NOT ONLY AS A LEADER OF HIS OWN FORMIDABLE GROUP, BUT HE’S ANCHORED THE SHIP FOR ARTISTS SUCH AS MIKE…