Month: February 2024

CARL ALLEN-THE JAZZ MESSENGER

THIS WEEKEND AT SMOKE JAZZ CLUB, DRUMMER CARL ALLEN IS GIVING TRIBUTE TO MENTOR ART BLAKEY BY BRINGING IN JAZZ MESSENGER ALUMNI LIKE BOBBY WATSON AND BRIAN LYNCE ALONG WITH GEOFF KEEZER, ROBIN EUBANKS AND PETER WASHINGTON TO PUT A…

Antonio Gavrila: Tango Suite Buenos Aires

Romania-based pianist Antonio Gavrila creates an album of Argentina’s Nuevo Tango, mixing his own originals with interpretations of master Astor Piazzola on this thrilling album. He’s joined by Walther Castro/bandoneon, Quique Sinesi/g and Horacio Hurtado/b for a recording focusing on…

Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio: Jet Black

Pianist Satoko Fujii goes remarkably lyrical on this trio album with Takashi Sugawa/b and ITtetsu Takemura/dr during a March, 2023 concert in Tokyo, Japan. The team prances through a richly fragrant “Along The Way” with Fujii creatingwide open spaces on…

Kinga Glyk: Real Life

Sounds akin to Weather Report and Headhunters are delivered by electric bassist Kinga Glyk and her team of Casey Benjamin/earophone, Robert Searight, and a four keyboard team, count ‘em, of Brett Williams, Julian Polack, Nicholas Semrad and Snarky Puppy’s Michael…

Rob Susman: Top Secret Lab

Rob Susman plays trombone, keyboards, percussion and something called the “theremin” as he lead a team of Chris Hemingway/as-ss, Stan Kilian/ts, Maximilian Schweiger/bs, Seneca Black-Chris Anderson/tp, Jane Getter/g, Dan Asher/b and Uichi Hirakawa/dr through some post bop originals and a…