Astghik Martirosyan (and that’s the last time I’m spelling out her name) plays piano with an assertive voice, teamed with LA legend Vardan Ovsepian/p, Darek Oles/b, Christian Euman/dr, Daniel Rotem/ts and Maksim Velichkincel. There’s a delicate Mozartian feel to Fred…
Author: George W. Harris
Mike Boone: Enjoying The View
Bassist Mike Boone mixes and matches a wide collection of sounds and artists of “Have You Met Miss Jones? And funky “The Chicken” with pianist Mekhi Boone sizzling on McCoy Tyner’s “Passion Dance”. Boone also adds some Soul Train vocals…
JUST BEFORE TAKING FIVE…The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Live From The Northwest, 1959
On the cusp of his classic Time Out album, Dave Brubeck and his Mt. Rushmore team of Paul Desmond/as, Joe Morello/dr and Eugene Write/b took a trip to The Multnomah Hotel and Clark College in April of 1959 for pair…
SunnySiders: 27 Stitches
The tasty Croatian bluesrocking group Sunnysiders consists of the rough and defiant voice of Antonija Brgoc Rola along with a team of Boris Hrepic Hrepa/voc-g-b-harm, Luka Banic Bane/g, Mihael Vlah Miha/dr, Tornislav Novak Tomi/b and a mix and match collection…
Jessica Pavone Clamor
Violinist and composer Jessica Pavone brings together the strings of Aimee Niemann/vi, Charlotte Munn-Wood/vi, Abby Swidler/vi, Mariel Roberts/cel, Shayna Dulberger/b and Taherine Young/bassoon for a sextet and soloist collection of four originals. Young sqwacks with long and jarring tones on…
Scott Clark: Dawn & Dusk
Drummer Scott Clark brings together Bob Miller/tp-fh, JC Kohl/bcl-ts, Michael McNeill/p, Adam Hopkins/b and Laura Ann Singh/voc for a wide ranged collection of originals, both in studio and in concert. Singh uses her haunting vocals around the agonizing horns of…
****RINGERS OF THE WEEK****IT DOESN”T GET BETTER THAN THIS…Bill Evans: Tales-Live In Copenhagen (1964), Les McCann: Never A Dull Moment-Live From Coast to Coast (196601967), Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly Trio: Maximum Swimg-The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings
Has a star been put on Hollywood Boulevard yet for Zev Feldman? Three discoveries by the detective/producer have resulted in essential “historic” recordings by some of the most important names in jazz, all caught at the peak of there game.…
TRIO TIME…TRIO TIME…Martin Wind/Jim McNeely/Ed Neumeister: Counterpoint, Dimitri Landrain Trio: Astor’s Place
Three’s not a crowd… Post bopping vets Martin Wind/b, EdNeumeister/tb and Jim McNeely/p form a rich and lyrical trio on a mix of originals and standards on this recent release. McNeely, a vet of stints with Getz and Phil Woods,…
Heikki Ruokangas: Karu
Acoustic guitarist Heikki Ruokangas mixes left of center harmonies with plaintive pickings on this contemplative solo album. There’s a traditional folk feel on pieces such as “Hyvaa Huomenta Maailma” and patient strums on “Hailuoto”. Some of the tones get a…
Andreas Schaerer-Kalle Kalima-Tim Lefebvre: Evolution
Swiss vocalist Andreas Schaerer teams up his warm voice with Finnihs guitarist Kaile Kalima and American bassist Tim Lefebvre for a folksy strum of ideas. Schaerer’s delivery is reminiscent of Greg Lake, warm around some echoey effects on “Piercing Love”,…