Bassist Jake Leckie teams up with Nadav Peled/g, Beth Goodfellow/dr, Cathlene Pineda/p, Randal Fisher/ts and Darius Christian/tb for a collection of originals that have a Charles Mingus feel. The loose but cohesive horns sway through the bluesy bop of “Big…
Month: September 2024
April Varner: April By April
Vocalist April Varner gives a tribute to the month of the diamond with eleven songs that include her name. She keeps it creative with a wide variety of band sizes and arrangements, such as a duet with bassist Reuben Rogers…
Conrad Herwig: The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner
Trombonist Conrad Herwig throws some salsa on the McCoy Tyner songbook with a core unit of Robby Ameen/dr, Ruben Rodriguez/b, Bill O’Connell/p, Camilo Molina/perc, Alex Norris/tp-fh and Craig Handy/ts-bars, and it works glowingly. Pianist Eddie Palmieri guests on the dark…
BIG BANDS! Eyal Vilner Big Band: Swingin’ Uptown, Peter Vuust & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra: New Views
Big bands with sounds old and new. Playing alto sax, flute and clarinet, Eyal Vilner leads a big band through his fresh arrangements of songs both old and new reflecting the swing era. There’s a nice R&B feel to pieces…
Ivanna Cuesta: A Letter To The Earth
Playing drums and electronics, Ivanna Cuesta brings together Kris Davis/p, Ben Solomon/ts and M ax Ridley for a musical message about the fragility of the earth, as if mankind were so audacious as to think he could destroy it. Nevertheless,…
Bruna Black & John Finbury: Va Revelacao
Every now and then, a fresh Brazilian voice enters the scene to mix not only the past but future of the seductive sounds of bossa nova. Here, Bruna Black teams with Vitor Goncalves on the piano, keys and accordon along…
Jazz Bakery Presents: Jazzmeia Horn@The Moss Theatre 09.07.24
As one who has sung with the likes of Stan Getz, MC Ruth Price knows a bit about jazz vocalists, and so you can take it to the bank (as did the audience at The Moss Theatre Saturday night) when…
DD Jackson: Poetry Project
Composer DD Jackson comes up with a brilliantly ambitious project, playing a variety of keyboards while accompanied by a core team of Larnel Lewis/dr, George Koller-Rich Brown/b and Tom Fleming/g wile mixing and matching a wide variety of guests, including…
Geoffrey Keezer: Live At Birdland
Best known for his work as a sideman to the stars and accompanist for scores of singers, pianist Geoffrey Keezer leads his own band, a supergroup of bassist John Patitucci and drummer Clarence Penn, through an exciting set at the…
NOSCITUR A SOCIIS…Tony Levin: Bringing It Down To The Bass
Having gained fame for his work with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and Stick Men (to name just a few), legendary bassist Tony Levin releases a rare solo album that, if nothing else, it proves that you’re known by the company…