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Florian Hoefner - Songs Without Words
by Staff, BR-Klassik, Bavarian Radio (Germany)
When a young European jazz musician gains ground in the USA it is for a reason. And in this case you will immediately hear the reason.
Pianist, Florian Hoefner, born 1982 in Nuremberg (also known as a member of the very successful German group Subtone) who has been living in New York City since 2008 does not only play the piano in a clear, concise and atmospherically dense way but also writes amazingly beautiful compositions. Both is... read more
Craig Yaremko - CYO3
by Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Guitar and Bass Blog
Organ trios can come around these days in more than one flavor, so to speak. There are those that stay within the tradition well established in 1960 or so by Jimmy Smith and others. And then there are those that take the music into the present to varying degrees.
The Craig Yaremko Organ Trio do the latter on CY03 (OA2 22105). And they do it in ways that still keep with the hard bop tradition but reflect the post-scene as well. There are some... read more
Liam Sillery Quintet - Minor Changes
by Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
The quintet of young players on Minor Changes performs an updated version of hard bop. The best-known musician is probably Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist David Sills, but all five are talented players. Although six of the seven selections are by trumpeter Liam Sillery (all but Billy Preston's "You Are So Beautiful"), the music is primarily straight-ahead modern mainstream music, with the musicians sounding at their best on "Terry's Blues,"... read more
Lolly Allen - Coming Home
by Larry Hollis, Cadence
While perusing an online radio chart it came to my attention that nestled among all of the usual suspects and their respective releases was an album on the Origin subsidiary OA2 entitled Coming Home by a certain Lolly Allen. Her name was entirely new to me yet the said issue had attained the number four spot on the listing. After re-checking my "to review" it was discovered that very item was in my stack so here goes.
As far as can be... read more
Phil Parisot - Creekside
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
The kind of drummer that plays with so much oomph that he's one of those few cats that could make a solo drum record, he shows he knows how to give everyone some---as long as they keep it funky. He says this set was inspired by nature and we'd like to know where he found this smoking party in nature. No holds barred swinging stuff that comes out swinging and doesn't stop. Well... read more
Electric Squeezebox Orchestra - Cheap Rent
by Andrew Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News
When trumpeter Erik Jekabson started a regular big-band session at the Musicians Union building in San Francisco with trombonist Jeanne Geiger a few years ago, he had no plans or ambitions about seeking out any gigs.
But union president David Schoenbrun took note of the combo's adventurous spirit, and when New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars accordionist Glenn Hartman mentioned that he was looking for a house big band for the new North Beach venue... read more
JazzVox - Jazzvox Presents: In Your Own Backyard
by C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz.com
Nich Anderson is a Northwest coast jazz vocalist and jazz vocals champion who has been bringing jazz vocal talent to his "house concerts" in Washington State for the past 10 years. Anderson and Origin Records' house presence Bill Anschell have produced a recording documenting some of this talent. The result is a collection of duets and trios, intimate in presentation, overt in the sheer ability of its participants, that well highlight the state... read more
Gustavo Cortinas - Esse
by Timo Vähäsilta, Jazzrytmit (Finland)
On aina niin mukavan arvoituksellista ja mielenkiintoa kutkuttavaa saada käsiinsä jostakin "eksoottisesta jazzmaasta" kotoisin oleva jazzlevy (silloin harvoin kuin niitä löytyy). Joten siksi tämäkin, espanjalainen uutuus on lähtökohdiltaan kiinnostava. Tosin tarkemmin levykanteen tutustuessa paljastuu, että levyn espanjalaisuus lienee vähän niin ja näin. Päätekijä, rumpali ja säveltäjä Gustavo Cortinas on toki ehta... read more
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