Entries from May 2014
Paul Tynan and Aaron Lington: Bicoastal Colletive: Chapter 4
Trumpeter m: Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist m: Aaron Lington first met more than fifteen years ago when they were grad students at the University of North Texas in Denton. After gigging separately for a few years, they formed the Bicoastal Collective about a decade ago an…
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·Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra: Hits!*, Vol. 1
There’s actually an asterisk after the title of the Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra’s latest album, Hits! Vol. 1 In small print, at the bottom left-hand side of the jacket, are the words “except track 8.” As Partyka explains in the liner notes, much of the album is comprised of “a cross section of the mus…
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·AndrA(C) Santos: Ponto De Partida
Listening to Ponto de Partida (Starting Point), it’s rather hard to believe that m: AndrA(C) Santos has been playing jazz for less than 10 years. The young Portuguese guitarist’s charming, understated debut album seems like the work of an older musician: one, perhaps, with nothing to prove…
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·Itaru Oki: Chorui Zukan
Japanese trumpeter Itaru Oki is one of the forefathers of the free jazz scene in Japan; he was a member of the seminal, experimental Japanese trio ESSG, with pianist Satoh Masahiko, and drummer Togashi Masahiko, an improviser who was a role model for many Japanese musicians. Among them was pianist…
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·Ernie Watts: A Simple Truth
The title of Ernie Watt’s seventh release on his Flying Dolphin label reflects the tenor great’s guiding philosophy, as he explained in a recent interview for dublinjazz.ie: “We are creating our reality all day every day by the thoughts that we think and by the things that we say and by our belief s…
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·King William Jazz Collective: King William Jazz Collective
About four years before this splendid album was recorded, the King William Jazz Collective performed its first gig in San Antonio’s historic King William district. While that alone could be impetus enough on which to hang a name, there’s more, as the band’s baritone saxophonist / music director happ…
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·Leon Gurvitch: Remember Me
Classical versus Jazz. The former relies more on technique and adherence to the written note. It’s an artistic expression that is more about the composer.
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