Good things come in threes… Pianist John Chin trios up with Sean Conly/b and J aimeo Brown/dr for a mix of post bop material. He gives space to Conly for a reading of Wayne Shorter’s “Fall” and a rich solo…
Month: January 2024
VINYL REVIVAL…Yusef Lateef: Eastern Sounds
There are a handful of jazz albums that are out there that you have to admit you love, even if you hate jazz with a holy hatred. Yusef Lateef’s 1961 release in which he plays flute, oboe and tenor sax…
LADIES AT THE MIC…Emma Wilson: Memphis Calling , Paul Reed Smith: Lions Roaring In Quicksand, Dianne Fraser: You And I
It’s ladies night… Vocalist Emma Wilson sounds as Memphis’d as dry rub ribs on this sweaty session of STAXY horns and a strutting rhythm section. She gets gritty with guitarist Joe Restivo on a stomping take of Steve Cropper’s “Water”…
Bernie Senensky: Moment To Moment
Pianist and composer Bernie Senensky brings in the muscular team of tenor sax titan Eric Alexander and a studio team of Kieran Overs/b and Joe Farnsworth/dr and gig unit of Morgan Childs/dr and Dave Young/b. The studio band stretches out…
Dustin Arbuckle and the Damnations: Live At The Shamrock
Sounding like a modern version of the Yardbirds, Dustin Arbuckle sings and plays harmonica with the blues-wailing Caleb Drummond/b and Kendal Newby/dr on this sweaty gig at the Shamrock Lounge in Wichita Kansas. The BBQ sauce is dry rub here,…
Ada Rovatti: The Hidden World of Piloo
Playing a wide variety of woodwinds, composer, arranger and lyricist Ada Rovatti teams u with a core of Simon Oslender/p-key, Claus Fischer/b and Tim Dudek/dr along with a surfeit of guests including Randy Brecker/tp-fh and Kurt Elling/voc. The ideas cover…
LADIES SING THE HUES…Robert Prester & Adriana Samargia: Quenara, Sarah McKenzie: Without You
Vocalist Adriana Samargia teams u with pianist and arranger Robert Prester for a mix of originals and standards. She’s got a bright, horn like sound to her voice, dramatic n “You Go To My Head”, earnest on “Stolen Moments”, peppy…
Negative Press Project: The Victorious Sessions
The Negative Press Project emphasizes pastoral horns with a front line of Chris Sullivan/as, Tony Peebles/ts, Rafa Postel/tp and guests Ivan Arteaga/as and Lyle Link/ss-ts teamed with Isaac Schwartz/dr, Andrew Lion/b, Ruthie Dineen/p and Luis Salcedo/g. Mia Pixley loans her…
Day Dream: Duke & Strays Live
Drummer Phil Haynes forms a trio with pianist Steve Rudolph and bassist Drew Gress to perform a concert of material from the pens of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The pieces are not re-created as much as re-interpreted, with the…
Stanley Jordan@Catalina’s 01.21.24
Sure, it’s been almost a decade since Stanley Jordan has released an album, but who cares? He can still pack the house at Catalina’s, and he doesn’t even need a backing band other than his ten digits and electronic ideas.…