Entries from August 2011
The Sheryl Bailey 4: For All Those Living
m: Wes Montgomery may be gone, but the great jazz guitarist’s crisp, rich-toned sound lives on in Sheryl Bailey, whose style is so reminiscent of the icon, but whose technique has also been compared to that of m: Pat Martino . It is quite clear that Bailey is a gifted guitarist as well as a veteran musician, with several albums to her credit. Bailey has performed in many formats throughout her career, yet For All Those Living, is her first to lead a traditional rhythm quartet. The result is a session of delicious straight-ahead jazz with piano, bass and drum accompaniment led by her truly inspiring guitar work…
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·Zubatto Syndicate: Zubatto Syndicate
Seattle’s Zubatto Syndicate–the brainchild of longtime resident and guitarist/composer m: Andrew Boscardin –are anything but the typical footprint in the sand. Pervading the musical spectrum to touch on genres as disparate as classical and ska punk, the group’s self- titled debut is an epitome of the band itself: a radical fusion of familiar musical ideas esoteric enough to intrigue the ear, yet domestic enough to entertain it…
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·Donald Harrison: This Is Jazz
Saxophonist Donald Harrison’s name is writ large on the cover of This Is Jazz, but the album is a collaborative trio in every sense. After all, playing with legendary bassist m: Ron Carter and drummer extraordinaire m: Billy Cobham could never be equated with simply hiring sidemen. Recorded live at New York’s Blue Note, the six tracks on this album take post- bop expansion to exemplary heights and keep it there for the duration…
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·Eliane Elias: Light My Fire
In a career that spans around 30 years and over 20 albums, singer and pianist Eliane Elias has come to epitomize a cool, sophisticated jazz sensibility, especially on the bossa nova songs of her native Brazil. On Light My Fire, she set out to extend the range of styles and grooves in her music and, in so doing, mixes Brazilian music with a couple of jazz standards and one or two famous pop and rock songs…
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·Land Space: Suenos
The members of Land Space know how to create memorable riffs and compelling solo statements, as demonstrated throughout this all-original program, but that isn’t what makes this Barceona-based foursome’s music unique. Land Space’s ability to create dynamic arcs, with varying degrees of intensity within its well-paced pieces, is what makes this band stand out from the rest…
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·Larry Vuckovich, “Somethin’ Specialâ€
By Bill Donaldson Make no mistake about it: The musicians on Larry Vuckovich’s most recent CD, Somethin’ Special, are jazz professionals with years, well decades, of experience shaping their techniques into means of expression that effortlessly emerge as the music flows. Vuckovich himself started in the late fifties as a veteran of groups led by [continue reading…]
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·Bill Cosby MC Fundraiser Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund @ LPR NYC
Announces Mr. Bill Cosby Master of Ceremonies The Project supports the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund, which helps underwrite the costs of hospitalization, diagnostic tests, and a full range of surgical and medical care for jazz musicians who are uninsured and without the ability to pay.A stellar cast of musicians and poets together will raise money [continue reading…]
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