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Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra - SRJO Live
by Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
I usually have mixed emotions about repertory Jazz orchestras. On the one hand, they're not playing anything I've not heard before; on the other, the music that comprises the very bedrock of Jazz certainly deserves to be heard again and again. I suppose that, when all is said and done, one's response to revisiting the music of yesteryear depends on the scope of the band's repertoire and how well it is played. The seven-year-old Seattle Repertory... read more
Tom Collier - Across the Bridge
by Chris Lunn, Ancient Victorys
Collier and his over-four-decades partner, Dan Dean, first surfaced for us in the 70s and have been major contributors musically and technically to the jazz music field. Here, Collier, performing his own tunes, collaborates with two major guitarists out of the Seattle music scene, Larry Coryell and Bill Frisell. Bot are on electric guitars and play on separate cuts. Either John Bishop from Origin Records (with Coryell) or Ted Poor is on drums.... read more
Doug Lofstrom - Concertino: The Music Of Doug Lofstrom
by Daniel Coombs, Audiophile Audition
**** (4-stars)
Composer and bassist Doug Lofstrom has been composing prolifically since the 1970s. His diverse scores reflect his ongoing involvement in theater, dance, film and symphonic music. In the 1990s, he was composer-in-residence for the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra and during the 80s, musical director of Chicago?s Free Street Theatre. His works have been performed by the St. Louis, Atlanta and Oregon Symphony Orchestras, and... read more
Bill Anschell - More To The Ear Than Meets The Eye
by Jerome WIlson, Cadence, Oct-Nov 2007
Bill Anschell is one of those pianists who likes to toy mercilessly with a melody. He proves this right off the bat by taking apart "Night And Day" to the point where it's barely recognizable, though his rhythm section of Doug Miller and Jose Martinez prevent his extrapolations, tempo changes, and insertions getting too far off the track. The rest of the CD mixes further dissections of standards with interesting original works like "Bent" which... read more
Ryan Cohan - Originations
by Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz'halo (Belgium)
The first notes you catch in the morning often determine your mood throughout the day. One tip: wake up to the tones of American pianist and composer with Palestinian roots Ryan Cohan in his 'The Hours Before Dawn'. A slow unveiling of a whole world that ranges from jazz and classical to influences from the Middle East (Jewish and Arabic) and South America. Music layers that slide over and into each other like tectonic plates in slow... read more
Mattias Svensson - Embrace
by Mike Gates, UK Vibe
4-STARS There's a quiet confidence running through "Embrace" that comes from musicians who know instinctively when to push and when to listen. Bassist Mattias Svensson has long been one of the understated anchors of Scandinavian jazz - many will know his work with the Jan Lundgren Trio - and this project feels like a natural extension of that lineage, enriched by the presence of two masterful collaborators.
Svensson first crossed... read more
Laurie Antonioli - The Constant Passage of time
by Raul da Gama, JazzdaGama
Anyone who is in the know of vocalist and pedagogue Laurie Antonioli and the music she creates, espouses and teaches will know that lyricism and the art of musical seduction is at the heart of her lucid and tuneful music. A somewhat melancholy poet of song, Miss Antonioli's music is rich in allusion to life - even lived experience - which is something that makes her music draw you in with its utter honesty and truthfulness. Her soft nasal... read more
Chad McCullough Bram Weijters - Urban Nightingale
by George Fendel, Jazz Society of Oregon
Seattle based trumpet and flugelhorn ace McCulloch teams up with Belgian pianist Weijters on nine original compositions, eight of which were written by the pianist. McCulloch displays a warm, lyrical approach sometimes reminiscent of Art Farmer, and Weijters writes distinctive, unhurried melodies featuring a silky, crystalline touch. The quartet is completed with Piet Verbist, bass, and John Bishop,... read more
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