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Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra - Refractions
by John Killoch, Mainly Big Bands
I had heard comments to the effect that this particular compact disc was confirming Kim Richmond's place as the new Stan Kenton. With this thought in mind and remembering seeing and hearing the concert jazz orchestra in concert, and on the debut CD, I played the disc for the first time. I must admit that I wanted to hear the Kim Richmond I knew. This meant the music should be eloquent, cliche free, teasing me with gorgeous lyrical lines, complex... read more
Laurie Antonioli and Richie Beirach - Varuna
by Andrew Gilbert, Daily Democrat News (Sacramento)
Best of 2015: Bay Area Jazz - Laurie Antonioli leads one of the better bands in the Bay Area, but for her gorgeous album "Varuna" (Origin), she reunites with the great American pianist Richie Beirach (who's been based in Germany since 2000). They're joined by bassist Pepe Berns on four of the album's 13 tracks, but working as a duo they spin gossamer spells out of standards like "Summer Night," the bossa nova "Gentle Rain" and... read more
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra - Sacred Music of Duke Ellington
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
If a repertory orchestra is going to do something, it might as well go big. Here, the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, in combination with the Oregon Repertory Singers and a handful of guests, take on music from Duke Ellington's three Sacred Music concerts. The performances are flawless, running the range from gospel to jazz to something mighty close to American opera, with nary a false note. And the compositions are of the highest caliber, of... read more
Hugo Fernandez New Grounds Quartet - Ozean
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The guitarist and composer Hugo Fernandez brings his Berlin based quartet to these 8 rich tunes that embrace folk, classical and even pop into the memorable jazz formula.
"Spark of Desire" starts the listen with Fernandez's smooth guitar alongside the soulful trumpet, as light drumming complements the introspective climate, and "Imaginary Geometry" follows with a firm drum presence amid strategic bass work to complement the agile, stylish... read more
Jordan VanHemert - Deep in the Soil
by C. Andrew Hovan, Liner Notes
Born in Korea and raised in Michigan, Jordan VanHemert counts himself among those youngsters that got involved in his school music program by starting out on the alto saxophone. Also like many of his fellow saxophonists, VanHemert eventually moved away from the smaller horn to devote his full energies to the tenor sax, an instrument emblematic of the jazz heritage. "In my formative years, I was almost exclusively an alto saxophonist," VanHemert... read more
Clay Giberson - Upper Road
by Marty Hughley, The Oregonian
Best of 2002: Top of the Portland pop
01/03/03
"Upper Road," Clay Giberson (Origin Records): A young jazz pianist who plays in Dan Balmer's Go By Train trio, Giberson's previous solo album, "Mirador," was a strong straight-ahead set. Here, though, he fashions a more contemporary sound that has the intelligence, lyricism, depth and accessibility to appeal to fans of, say, Pat Metheny. Balmer, drummer Carlton Jackson and others lend a hand,... read more
Jon Alberts / Jeff Johnson / Tad Britton - Apothecary
by Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes
This daring Seattle-based piano trio explores the remarkably intimate chemistry they've built up over the past 20-plus years. Together, they reinvent standards like "On Green Dolphin Street,""Nardis," "Footprints" and Turn Out the Stars" with rare sensitivity and telepathy, underscored by a slightly subversive streak. Tad Britton's delicate, colorist's touch and rubato flair on the kit sets the tone for freewheeling extrapolations Monk's... read more
Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters - Imaginary Sketches
by Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther, Jazz Halo (Belgium)
The pianist Bram Weijters we have already presented at Jazz Halo with other albums - see information. He is part of a young generation of promising Belgian jazz musician. Among the recent projects in which he has participated include Dez Mona, Hamster Axis of the One-Click Panther, Koen Nys Quintet, Fables of Fungus and his own Bram Weijters Trio. For the composed specially for the current album quartet Bram Weijters has surrounded with... read more
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