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Nanami Haruta - The Vibe
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
The news of a trombonist fronting a small jazz ensemble brings the name J.J. Johnson (1924-2001) to mind. He pioneered that form of jazz expression. Before he stepped onto the scene the big brass horn stayed mainly in the background, eclipsed by trumpets and saxophones.
Many have followed in Johnson's footsteps: Curtis Fuller, Steve Turre, Michael Dease. The door opened, and a slew of talent stepped across the threshold.
This brings us to... read more
Randy Halberstadt - Flash Point
by George Fendel, Oregon Jazz Society
Seattle pianist Halberstadt is one of those rare, all-purpose cats who, when all's said and done, shines most brightly in a post-bop setting such as this. The quintet here includes Jeff Johnson, bass, and Mark Ivester, drums (his working trio), plus Mark Taylor on alto sax and Thomas Marriott on trumpet and flugelhorn. Of the nine tunes played here, six are originals by Halberstadt, so a brief examination of a few seems in order. The session... read more
Corey Christiansen - Factory Girl
by Mike Joyce, JazzTimes
No need to search long and hard here for a telling stylistic connection. When guitarist Corey Christiansen punctuates Factory Girl with a thoroughly modern and haunting arrangement of the folk song "Shenandoah," fans of Bill Frisell's intriguing brand of Americana will likely find themselves reaching for the "repeat" button. Frisell has long favored "Shenandoah" in concert, and Christiansen's affection for the tune is no less evident on... read more
John Bishop - Antwerp
by Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz'halo (Belgium)
Two Flemings and an American who form a trio and choose the title 'Antwerp' for their CD. It could give rise to a lot of jokes. Not so in this case. Pianist Bram Weijters, double bassist Piet Verbist and drummer John Bishop deliver a recording bursting with modern jazz with clear links to a familiar jazz past.
The story of this trio starts in 2008 during the famous Banff conference festival and workshops where the American trumpeter Chad... read more
New York Voices - Reminiscing in Tempo
by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
4-STARS Time flies, so why shouldn't New York Voices revel in that passage on life's jet stream? Reminiscing In Tempo marks the celebrated vocal quartet's 30th anniversary in style, presenting a dozen performances delivered with imaginative flair. The arrangements and vocals, not surprisingly, are airtight, and the joy in the music is palpable.
Demonstrating mastery of an idiom too often ignored, the Voices put their magnetic pipes... read more
Bobby Broom - Song And Dance
by Michael Jackson, Downbeat, April 2007
Bobby Broom is so steeped in the music, whether his own or plumbing the structure of an ostensibly cheesy pop song, that you feel the guitarist could keep weaving lines endlessly, a proclivity he shares with Pat Metheny, Pat Martino and English guitarist Jim Mullen. Broom's trio has long been a favorite on the Chicago scene, particularly among musicians, who admire bassist Dennis Carroll's no-non-sense style and Broom's melodic surgery as well... read more
Ben Thomas Tango Project - Eternal Aporia
by ANDREW LUTHRINGER, Earshot Jazz
Ben Thomas is an incredibly accomplished virtuoso on the vibes; an improviser and composer of deep expressiveness, wit, and crisply focused execution. Throughout four previous solo albums on the venerable Origin Records label (and as an indispensable member of Jovino Santos Neto's Quinteto), Thomas has explored an expansive range of challenging and stylistically varied cutting-edge jazz.
For the past 15+ years, Thomas has also been deeply... read more
speak - Speak
by Gwendolyn Elliott, City Arts
Seattle free jazz quintet Speak hasn't been around a while ? the group just formed in 2008 ? but that hasn't kept them from attracting attention. They're the newest signers to local jazz label Origin Records and have lined up gigs from clubs in New York to jazz festivals in Europe. Their six track debut of original compositions is a 45 minute progressive jazz art piece. Cuong Vu ? whose smooth, improvisational trumpet work has appeared... read more
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