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John Moulder - Trinity
by Ed Trefzger, JazzWeek
There is a small but long-standing tradition of jazz informed by faith, whether it's a Gospel-influenced tune, or more expansive spiritual pieces like the sacred works of Duke Ellington or Coltrane's "A Love Supreme." Guitarist and composer John Moulder has communicated his personal faith in a suite entitled Trinity, which is his musical interpretation of "our journey in God from the primordial to the eternal." Moulder chronologically follows... read more
Chad McCullough Bram Weijters - Urban Nightingale
by Music Editor, De Standaard - Belgium
With Urban Nightingale, the very industrious young Belgian pianist Bram Weijters, makes his second album with the American trumpeter and flugelhorn player Chad McCullough. Weijters wrote seven of the nine songs and created a harmonically balanced set of music. 'Nightingale' is a compelling and intelligent opening piece in which McCullough's muffled bugle sets the tone with long lines and a colored, pure, melancholy tone. 'Tired and Dizzy'... read more
Steve Korn - Here and Now
by Josef Woodward, Jazz Times
Stereotypes be damned: Drummers can be creative spark plugs at the head of a band, regardless of where they sit on stage. Sometimes, they're blessed with a greater sense of musical overview than other instrumentalists. It makes sense, coming from musicians who juggle support and expression on a continuous basis. Two recent releases by lesser-known drummer-leaders worth watching sport an impressive overall musicality. Steve Korn's debut album as... read more
Dave Glenn - National Pastime
by Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Many talented jazz musicians are hidden from the jazz audience because they are full-time teachers in various colleges around the country, instead of gigging frequently in large metropolitan centers and making regular visits to the recording studio. Trombonist Dave Glenn is hardly new to the scene, as he spent a decade with the Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band, recording and performing with the baritonist and others before becoming director of... read more
Kobie Watkins Grouptet - Movement
by Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
BEST OF 2018 Former Chicago drummer Watkins shows his deepening maturity with this release, a collection of vividly stated, often hard-charging originals featuring his muscular Grouptet. There's unstoppable rhythmic energy here at all tempos and unmistakable cohesion among its five players. As for the compositions, the lyric poetry of Watkins' "Six Moods" is counterbalanced by the tuneful charm and vigor of "Catch This" and the... read more
Steve Million - Remembering The Way Home
by Doug Simpson, Audiophile Audition
Pianist Steve Million has been connected to the Chicago jazz scene for twenty years and started issuing albums in the mid-90s, but Remembering the Way Home is Million's first solo piano venture. Although Million has worked in different settings, including a Monk tribute band, Remembering the Way Home finds Million returning to his classical roots, performing a dozen pieces firmly fixed in a third stream classical/jazz vein.
Most of the music... read more
Scott Hesse - The Stillness of Motion
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Another jazz educator that hasn't let the classroom go to his head, this Chicago string bender sounds like he came from Indianapolis, if you know what I mean. Seamlessly sweet stuff by a cat that gets around but should still get out more, this is some of the best hands jazz guitar can be in. Loaded with chops that never go overboard even when ringing out the most wild lines, this set makes you feel like some CTI stuff just leapt over the... read more
Dave Slonaker Big Band - Intrada
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
Dave Slonaker fronts a big band in which he does almost all of the composing, arranging and conducting. No small job when you consider the band has a reed section that includes Bob Sheppard and Brian Scanlon, a trumpet section with Wayne Bergeron, Clay Jenkins and Ron Stout, a trombone section with Bob McChesney and a rhythm team with Peter Erskine on drums. Material ranges from free and flowing pieces such as the loose "Timelessness" and... read more
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