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Jessica Williams - Songs For A New Century
by Joseph Blake, The Times Colonist
Like Oliver Jones, pianist Jessica Williams owes a large debt to Oscar Peterson. She acknowledges it with the gorgeous original, Dear Oscar, just one of the beautiful solo works on this collection.
Williams unleashes all of her playful, adventurous power on a wide-ranging repertoire of originals and Sonny Rollins' seldom-played gem, Blessing In Disguise. Without the aid of overdubs, Williams conjures up the Japanese koto an... read more
John Gross / Billy Mintz - Beautiful You
by Tim Duroche, Willamette Week
Recorded live at the Tugboat Brewing Co., Beautiful You is a stunning document. Tenor saxophonist John Gross and New York-based drummer Billy Mintz-both veterans of the L.A. studios and big bands-are singular forces on their respective instruments. Truly a musician's musician, Gross is a coolly compelling player with an elevated sense of beauty and tension. From his opening notes on "Shmear"-reminiscent of Sonny Rollins' thematic stabs on "East... read more
Jessica Williams - Freedom Trane
by Tom Ineck, Berman Music
Ever since the death of John Coltrane more than 40 years ago, jazz musicians of every ilk have attempted to get at the core of his sound, the key to its immutable power and transcendent spirit. Aside from Coltrane bandmate McCoy Tyner, perhaps Jessica Williams on Freedom Trane comes as close to the source as a piano player is likely to get.
Four of the eight tunes come from the Coltrane songbook, but the other half were written by... read more
Toby Koenigsberg - Sense
by Ric Bang, The Davis Enterprise, October 5, 2006
Toby Koenigsberg grew up in Eugene, Ore. where he's now an assistant professor of jazz piano at the University of Oregon. He received his master of music degree from Eastman, and then pursued graduate studies at the Peabody Conservatory.
Jason Palmer, the trio's drummer, has been associated with Koenigsberg for 15 years, when they formed their first musical group. Bassist Tyler Abbot completes the trio, which has been active for three years... read more
Jessica Williams - The Art of the Piano
by Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
In spite of an extensive discography, veteran pianist Jessica Williams seems to elude the world-wide attention that she deserves. This live solo recording at the Triple Door in Seattle in the spring of 2009 is one of her most impressive outings, beginning with her humorous, wide-ranging, improvised "Triple Door Blues," in which develops an infectious theme with many variations, while also working in hand-muting and strumming of the piano... read more
Dmitri Matheny - Cascadia
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
An incredibly lyrical player, Matheny and his flugelhorn guide a crew of Seattle pals through a set of grace and dignity that seems almost classical in it's elegance. A real jazzbo that understands the purely instrumental side of things as well, this is the kind of enchanting recording that was made for... read more
The Acoustic Jazz Quartet - Organic
by Michael Bettine, Jazz Review
The Acoustic Jazz Quartet is a pleasantly swinging affair. The music mixes up easy swing, bossa-nova, ballads, and soft boppish tunes. The players are all high caliber. Saxophonist David Sills has a pleasant, full tone and delivers some very melodic solos. Acoustic guitarist Jamie Findlay's tone is sweat and his solos flow easily from his frettboard. The rhythm section of bassist Zac Matthews and drummer Dean Koba are assured and underpin things... read more
Bobby Selvaggio - Short Stories
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Here's a sax man making his label debut and he makes a point of bringing it throughout. While you might hear the echoes of your fave greats of the past pouring out of his powerful ax, there's no mistaking that Selvaggio has learned his lessons well and learned how to craft them into his own voice as well. Hard hitting, tasty stuff loaded with infectious grooves and moves throughout, this is a winner from top to bottom that leaves no dregs in... read more
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