Plug in and tune in… The team of Hailey Niswanger/sax-fl-voc, Nikara warren/vib, Axel Laugart/key, Andrew Renfroe/g, Aaron Liao/b and David Frazier Jr/dr create sounds from outer space and fusion forms on this collection of eight originals. Synthy dreams of flutes…
Month: January 2020
FREE AT LAST…Dopolarians: Garden Party, Colin Hinton: Simulacra, International Contemporary Ensemble: Modules, Patty Waters: Live
Cries in the dark! For his last album, drummer Alvin L. Fiedler (who passed January 5, 2019) brought together the team of vocalist Kelley Hurt and Kidd Jordan, Kidd Parker, Christopher parker and Chad Fowler for six free and loose…
Brandon Robertson: B.O.A.T.S
The clever acronym of Brandon Robertson’s album stands for “Bass’d On A True Story” as the leader directs a mix and match team through some hip originals. Robertson shows his wares on the solo “Maven’s Arrival” which is filled with…
Quinn Sternberg: Mind Beach
Bassist Quinn Sternberg teams with Sam Taylor/ts, Chris Alford/g and Brad Webb/dr through a collection of atmospheric originals. Alford’s echoes create a rich ist for Taylor’s tenor on “Homesick” and his effects glide forth on the nimble “Mind Beach.” Sternberg…
Bernie Mora & Tangent: No Agenda
Guitarist Bernie Mora gives a funkfest with his LA Cats of Charles Godfrey/dr, Daniel Becker/b, Doug Webb/sax-fl, Korey Allen/key and Lee Thornburg/tp-tb along with some special guests on this collection of originals. The team rocks hard and sounds a bit…
SOFT COLORS…Dustin Laurenzi’s Natural Language: A Time and A Place, Chad McCullough: Forward
Low burning embers… Tenor saxist Dustin Laurenzi creates calm waters of post bop sounds with Jeff Swanson/g, Mike Harmon/b and Charles Rumback/dr on an album of five originals. His tone is similar to that of Mark Turner, with warm embers…
Juliet Kurtzman & Pete Malinverni: Candlelight-Love in the Time of Cholera
Here’s a rich collection of sonatas by violinist Juliet Kurtzman and pianist Pete Malinverni that take music from The Americas and present it in a wondrous parlor format. The bonus here is that they take a number of tunes from…
JAZZ AND FADO…Maria Mendes: Close To Me
The musical style of Fado is a kind of Portuguese version of the American blues, not unlike Saudade in Brazil. Vocalist and composer Maria Mendes teams up with American jazzer Beasley, who supplies keyboards, orchestrations and percussion, along with Karel…
Tami Neilson: Chicka Boom!
With hair and attitude like a mix of Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline, neo-country gal Tami Neilson snarls, hoots and wails to Delaney Davidson’s guitar on this cockroach stomping collection of originals. All lof the tunes are originals, but the…
Agnes Obel: Myopia
Vocalist Agnes Obel creates haunting atmospheres on this recent album of atmospheres. Eerie guitars and piano form long shadows for her ethereal voice on pieces like “Drosera” with mythical moments teamed with strings on the title piece and the sepia…