Phillips’ Protocol V consists of Ernest Tibbs/b, Alex Sill/g, Jacob Scesney/sax and Dennis Hamm/key, who you wouldn’t have known just joined the team this week unless the leader had mentioned it. The band was tighter than Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime…
Month: April 2023
****RINGER OF THE WEEK***Tobias Meinhart and Berlin People: Dark Horse
What sets this album apart is Rosenwinkel’s unique tone, which sounds like an electric violin throughout the set, sinewy with the leader’s soprano on the bopping “Dreamers” and giving a Mediterranean feel on the post bopping “Luna Park”. Rosenwinkel astounds…
Eva Novoa: Novoa/Kamaguchi/Cleaver Trio Vol 1.
For her first release in a number of years, pianist/composer Eva Novoa continues her mixture of Thelonious Monk fingers with abstract harmonies and ideas with her latest trio consisting of bassist Kamaguch and drummer Gerald Cleaver. The prevailing concept here…
WHEN LA HAD A JAZZ SCENE…Jay Migliori: Equinox
Back in the late 1970s and early 80s, Los Angeles had a thriving local jazz scene. There were tons of great clubs, usually free or for a low cover charge, and for a beginning jazz fan places like Donte’s, Concert…
Chris Madsen: The Trio Book
Tenor saxist Chris Madsen lets his tone do the talking on this subdued and dreamy solo outing with bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Dana Hall. HIs tone is palpably delicate with Sommers’ bas on a misty “NRW” and going for…
Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project: Mi Hogar
Playing trumpet and flugelhorn, Rachel Therrien mixes and matches with a rotating rhythm section, with Michel Medrano Brindis’ drumming staying as the one consistent inthis sizzling collection. Her trumpet is fluid on her percolating “The Wizard” and sizzles over the…
Markus Rutz: Storybook
Trumpeter Markus Rutz teams up with Sharel Cassity/sax, Adrian Ruiz/p, Kurt Schweitz-Samuel Peters/b, Kyle Swan/dr and Kyle Asche/g for a mi x of standards and originals to create an homage to musical inspirations. He’s inspired by the teaming of Joe…
Jo Lawry: Acrobats
Elastic and #2 pencil toned vocalist Jo Lawry joins with Linda May Han Oh/b and Allison Miller/dr for a collection of interpretations of standards that actually could have been labeled as originals. Yes, the lyrics to “Taking A Chance On…
Les Sabler: Flying High
Guitarist Les Sabler taps into his inner George Benson on this smooth as silk album produced by Grammy winner Paul Brown, best known for his work with Larry Carlton. This album brings in artists including Marco Basci/key, Ron King/tp, Joel…
Christopher Hale: Ritual Diamonds
Playing bass guitar, baritone guitar, acoustic and electric guitars and some percussion, Christopher Hale mixes loose electronic ideas together with Woo Minyoung/perc, Jamie Oehlers/ts-ss, Andrea Keller/key, Theo Carbo/g, Simon Barker/dr, Chloe Kim/perc and Nadje Noordhuuis/tp. There’s a dark and drawn…