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Dawn Clement - Tandem
by James Rozzi, Jazziz
On her fifth CD as leader, Seattle-based pianist and vocalist Dawn Clement gives credence to the notion that good music often defies categorization. Ten songs, nine of which are duets, cover a broad range of musical genres, oft conveying several within a single tune.
Clement's vocals are as rural folksy as her piano playing is urban jazzy. The ballad standard "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning," occurs during Clement's "mornin'" (she... read more
Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Group - Live In Seattle
by Dr. Michael Matheny, Radioio
The newest from Joe Locke and Geoffrey Keezer, 'Live in Seattle' is out in stores Tuesday the 18th of July, and just might be the best jazz release of 2006. having been accused of favoring jazz fusion in the radioioJAZZ playlist. I use these seven brilliant live tracks to stand behind my plea. I am guilty of loving jazz fusion. And 'Live in Seattle' will justify my decision to put this incredible album out front this week.
'Live in Seattle'... read more
Michael Dease - Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
Clearly in 2024, Michael Dease is on all fronts. No sooner had his masterful *Grove's Groove* been released—where he swapped the trombone for the baritone saxophone—than by September, you'll find him back on the trombone for the incredible and excellent *Found In Space: The Music Of Gregg Hill*, once again condemning us to the excellence of his artistic vision. A master of arrangements, he honors this great composer, and interestingly, he's... read more
Rodney Whitaker - Outrospection: The Music of Gregg Hill
by LAWRENCE COSENTINO, City Pulse (Lansing, MI)
Rodney Whitaker's "Outrospection" processes the pandemic A lone trombone casts a shard of song onto the waves, a bottle with a note inside: Is anybody out there? "Outrospection," the title track of bassist Rodney Whitaker's latest CD, bares the scars from the lonely year of 2020, along with hopes for a better future together.
Whitaker recalled the momentous day last August when he convened an all-star ensemble of musicians who... read more
Robby Ameen - Diluvio
by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
4-STARS Perhaps it's a flood of rhythm that the title and cover art refer to on this third leader outing from drumming dynamo Robby Ameen. A heavy hitter in Afro-Cuban circles for decades, Ameen's frangible linear Latin funk workouts, intricate rhythmic roadmapping, song-serving chops and good taste have earned him an overwhelmingly positive reputation. Everybody from musical polymath Rubén Blades to flutist Dave Valentin and pianist... read more
George Colligan & Theoretical Planets - Risky Notion
by Don Lerman, Cadence
George Colligan has performed with many prominent jazz figures as well his own group, has recorded prolifically both as a sideman (over 100 albums) and as a leader (25 albums), is a noted composer, and is currently on the jazz faculty at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Better known for his work on piano, Colligan plays drums on (1), serving as both an anchor and musical precipitator for saxophonists Joe Manis and Nicole Glover and... read more
Matt Jorgensen +451 - Hope
by C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
Another drummer hanging out in the great Northwest is Matt Jorgensen. He and his band, 451, have previously released several recordings. Jorgensen borrows Mark Taylor from Steve Korn and features Korn's other saxophonist, Rob Davis on several cuts. Jorgensen employs a double saxophone front for the opening of this disc, "Slinky," giving the band a big muscular sound that is propelled by Ryan Burn's Fender Rhodes. The band hits a bull's eye with... read more
Don Lanphere - Where Do You Start?
by Mike Zwerin, International Herald Tribune
SEATTLE - Bud Young of Seattle's Bud's Jazz Records (''Jazz in all its forms'') says: ''Don Lanphere is a sort of candidate for sainthood around here.''
Bertrand Tavernier's film '''Round Midnight'' was about alienated heroes who died young, poor, strung out and unappreciated. Their search for peace in Paris had only temporary success. Meanwhile, there was a parallel migration from town to city by other doomed jazzmen looking to find whatever... read more
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