Singer/songwriter Courtney Cutchins brings fresh material to the fore on this album of jazzy originals. She’s teamed with David Cook/p-key Nir Felder/g, Matt Clohesy/b, Obed Calvaire/dr, Max Bernstein/g and Daniel Sadownick/perc for the variously m ooded pieces. Her flexible voice…
Author: George W. Harris
BEAT @ BAPAC Thousand Oaks 11.18.24
“I haven’t used this guitar for 40 years” Like all great monarchies, the reign of Robert Fripp’s King Crimson has had various epochs. In a stroke of genius, members of the 1980s kingdom in bassist Tony Levin and guitarist/singer Adrian…
Maria Schafer: Here For You
Maria Schafer has a cool, calm and clear voice on her most recent release, as she’s teamed with Jeremy Siskind/p, Zack Caplinger/g, Karo Galadjian/dr and David Reynoso/b on this album of mostly originals. She’s graceful gliding along the pulse of…
LOST NOTES…McCoy Tyner & Joe Henderson: Forces of Nature-Live At Slugs’ Nov 22
Culled from a 1966 gig at the famed NYC club Slugs, these five songs feature all stars McCoy Tyner/p, Joe Henderson/ts, Jack DeJohnette/dr and Henry Grimes/b tearing through a collection of originals and covers that reflects the style of the…
Brian Lynch: 7 x 7 By 7
Trumpeter Brian Lynch mixes ideas of the number seven with his septet session of Craig Handy/ts, Alex Wintz/g, Luis Perdomo/p, Boriz Kozlov/b, Kyle Swa/dr and Murph Aucamp/perc for, you guessed it, seven tunes. Percussionist Aucamp is a rich presence here,…
Zacc Harris: Chasing Shadows
Clean toned guitarist Zacc Harris delivers eight of his compositions with his post bop team of Brandon Wozniak/ts, Bryan Nichols/p, Christ Bates/b and Pete Jams Johnson/dr. He’s got a relaxed sense of time, gentle with Wozniak on the modern sounding…
WHEN ROCK WAS ROLLING…Various Artists: School House Rock Vol. 2-School Is Out, Rock and Roll Floozy: 5 Fatty Patty
Unlike the syndicated sounds of today, at one time rock music was actually the voice of a generation and not one of a conglomerate. School House Rock, Vol. 2 focuses on songs with school-based themes, and it’s a hoot! All…
Carn Davidson 9: Reverence
Trombonist William Carn co-leads a nine member band with Tara Davidson on the alto sax and flute on a collection of originals. What makes this band stand out is the big band feel of the three member sax section including…
Ilya Osachuk: The Answer
Bassist Ilya Osachuk shows taste , style and promise on his debut album with a mix and match team of Tyler Henderson-Donald Vega/p and Kai Craig-Billy Drummond/dr on this mix of standards and originals. He demonstrates a rich tone on…
Dan Roman: DVXNS String Quartet No. 3
Composer Dan Roman brings together the Cuarteto Latinoamericano (Saul Bitran/vi, Aron Bitran/vi, Javier Montiel/va and Alvaro Bitran/cel) for an inspired deviation from the usual “theme and variations”. What Roman does is take a three movement suite, and have the quartet…