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Nanami Haruta - The Vibe
by Cree McCree, DownBeat (Interview)
BORN IN SAPPORO, JAPAN, Nanami Haruta started playing piano at age 5 and gravitated towards to the trombone when she was only 8 years old. The instrument was taller than she was. "They do have smaller trombones for kids but I just used a normal one," she recalled from Michigan State University, where she's currently enrolled in the jazz studies program. "What first made me want to play it was that the sound of the name trombone was funny," she... read more
Oscar Hernández & Alma Libre - Love the Moment
by Jaime Torres Torres, National Foundation for Popular Culture (Puerto Rico)
Define jazz as one of the most beautiful expressions of art.
Developed as a musician in New York, it was inevitable that, parallel to salsa, jazz would awaken his interest early, especially when he collaborated with Ray Barretto and Dave Valent'n, who were transiting the genre.
After a career with Ismael Miranda & La Revelación, Libre, the Folkloric and Experimental Group, Barretto and Rubén Blades, among others, they did not miss the... read more
Scenes - Variable Clouds: Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival
by Paul Rauch, All About Jazz
4-STARS - Scenes' first album dates back to 2001, but the origins of the band dates back to the early 1990s, when saxophonist Rick Mandyck, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop initiated a trio gig. On occasion guitarist John Stowell would drop in if he was off the road and in Seattle. The band that began as a trio reverted back to that format after that inaugural recording, this time Stowell in tow as Mandyck slipped into a... read more
Joe Locke - Subtle Disguise
by Raul da Gama, JazzDaGama
Despite the word "subtle" in it title Joe Locke is almost completely all brimstone and fire on Subtle Disguise, but this is far from the anger that he is almost certainly fighting against in America. Rather it's the lyric kind of "rage, rage, against the dying of the light" that the great Welsh port Dylan Thomas urged in his great villanelle "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". In reality, while Mr Locke has a singular, sinewy approach to... read more
Hadley Caliman - Gratitude
by John Barron, All About Jazz.com
Legendary west coast saxophonist Hadley Caliman made his mark by touring and recording with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson and Santana. For Gratitude, his first recording as a leader in three decades, Caliman is joined by vibist Joe Locke, bassist Phil Sparks, drummer Joe LaBarbera and trumpeter Thomas Marriott, who also produced the recording.
The disc opens with Marriott's "Back For More," a 6/8 minor blues.... read more
Jaiman Crunk - Encounters
by Editor, Die digitale Jazz - Zeitung
Supported by a cast of some of the biggest names in jazz today, composer and guitarist, Jaiman Crunk, presents a variety of original compositions in his debut album, ?Encounters?. The album includes compositions ranging from a refreshing ballad entitled, ?What You Know?, featuring pianist, Bill Anschell, to an upbeat composition full of colorful sounds and harmonies entitled, ?She Stepped Away?, featuring Randy Brecker (Flugelhorn), Ada... read more
Alon Farber Hagiga - Dreams I Dream
by Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
A Dream in Eight Movements: Alon Farber's Hagiga and the Architecture of Imagination
5-STARS What could be more beautiful than surrendering oneself to the unexpected, being swept into the creative universe of an artist whose vision is at once personal and expansive? For some, Alon Farber is a familiar name, known through previous recordings. For others, like myself, his music remained a whispered rumor until recently. In 2024,... read more
Chris Walden Big Band - No Bounds
by Fred Bouchard, Downbeat, December 2006
Arms-wide embraces and straightforward voicings mark the squeaky-clean but silky-smooth style of trumpeter and film and TV composer Walden. A cast of 60-plus with international guests wail these tight-as-a-cricket charts and take brisk solos. Tierney Sutton sings Peggy Lee straight-arrow on "People Will Say We're In Love" as trombonist Bob McChesney goes wild. The album features Walden's spacious, seamless charts, but offers few surprises:... read more
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