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Affinity Trio - New Outlook
by Dee Dee McNeil, Making A Scene
The Affinity Trio has spent four years in weekly residency at Milwaukee's historic Mason Street Grill. The trio is made up of three dynamic Midwest jazz players including Eric Jacobson on trumpet, Pamela York on piano, and Clay Schaub on bass. They fit together deliciously, smooth as fresh baked bread and butter. One thing that impressed me right away, I didn't even miss a drummer. They set the time and tempo without any percussion at all.... read more
Bill Anschell | Brent Jensen - We Couldn't Agree More
by Doug Ramsey, Rifftides
The recent CD by pianist Bill Anschell and soprano saxophonist Brent Jensen is called We Couldn't Agree More. The title is inaccurate. In an intimate concert last weekend at The Seasons, they were in even greater agreement, with more daring and more complexity.
The duo's approach is to play well-known tunes without well-known routines; no arrangements, no obvious statement of melody, no predetermined tempos or key signatures. They call on... read more
Shawn Purcell - Oblivity
by Editor, Modern Drummer
Oblivity (both the song and the entire record) comes out of the gate screaming, saxophonist Walt Weiskopf and pianist Chris Ziemba set the tone, and drummer Steve Fidyk is manning the ship at every twist and turn. By the time Purcell's guitar enters the mood has been set, and Purcell takes it into fifth gear, while Fidyk's solo over a vamp ups the ante. Purcell's guitar tone is different on "Lazy Day Reverie," "Oblivity," it walks a fine line... read more
Charlie Ballantine - East by Midwest
by Editor, Modern Drummer
By listening to guitarist Charlie Ballantine, I would say that stylistically he is leaning further to the Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Pat Metheny side of jazz guitar than Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery. I offer these names as only an explanation of my perceived interpretation of Ballantine's musical direction. Bassist Quinn Sternberg and drummer Dan Weiss support Ballantine's direction perfectly. Mixing some of his originals with Monk and... read more
Ryan Cohan - Originations
by Editor, Musica Terre (Japan)
Ryan Cohan , a pianist/composer from Chicago in the United States who continues to create unique jazz that incorporates rhythms and scales from all over the world , is the first new album in 7 years "Originations" . It is a fascinating piece of music that is elaborately performed by a 11-person formation consisting of a piano, bass, drums, Middle Eastern percussion instrument, wind instrument, and even string quartet.
Ryan Cohan has been... read more
speak - Speak
by Brad Walseth, JazzChicago.net
Some of the most exciting music of the year has emerged from Seattle, where Saigon-born trumpeter Cuong Vu (Pat Metheny) teaches at the University of Washington; and on Speak, the faculty advisor sat in on this recording with some of his talented students on an album of their original compositions. Citing varied influences from Ligeti to Toto, Speak combines the energy of progressive rock and polyrhymic jazz. Straggering toward you like that... read more
Michael Dease - City Life: Music of Gregg Hill
by Editor, MultiKulti Project (Poland)
4 1/2 STARS Michael Dease has fully earned the reputation of being one of contemporary jazz's most outstanding trombonists...
"City Life: Music of Gregg Hill" delights with an impressive display of virtuosity, brilliance, and a sophisticated musical language.
DownBeat ****
This rich collection of mostly original music perfectly captures the kaleidoscopic colors and multidimensional nature of big-city life...
Jazz Trail ****
If... read more
Bobby Rozario - Spellbound
by Michael van Gee, Jazz'n'More (Switzerland)
Bobby Rozario, who lives in New York, is a guitar virtuoso with Indian and Brazilian-Portuguese origins and a musician who--familiar with Indian classical music--grew up primarily with jazz and blues. His guitar playing, reminiscent of Carlos Santana, combines Indian raga melodies with Afro-Latin and fusion sounds. On Spellbound, Bobby Rozario delves deep into Latin and Afro-Latin rhythms, with the eleven tracks firmly grounded by the... read more
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