by Ruth Schweitzer, Canadian Jewish News A chance encounter with a stranger on a train in northern Israel gave jazz singer Sivan Arbel her start as a composer. While in her first year at the Rimon School of Music in suburban Tel Aviv, Arbel got into a deep conversation with another passenger who had once been … Read More
by Daniele Camerlengo, SUONO
by Dave Sumner, Bird is the Worm There’s a picture slideshow quality to the sophomore release by trumpeter Chris Klaxton. Imagine a vintage Kodak carousel shining a bright light on a pull-down screen along the wall, Klaxton standing beside the small table the machine rests upon, and then begins clicking slowly, methodically through the different … Read More
“Listening to Scott’s playing makes me very happy because the future of modern jazz violin is in very good hands. He displays a musical maturity in this album which is surprising considering his young age, drawing inspiration from deep inside and not rehashing what others have played before him, which makes his style original. He … Read More
Pianist JARRETT CHERNER Releases Powerful Trio Album ‘EXPANDING HEART’ on his BaldHill Music label [Street Date: 21 October 2016] Date features (mainly) bassist Jorge Roeder, drummer Jason Burger Cherner back as a leader after two extraordinary releases with collaborative jazz quintet Sketches Baldhill Music proudly presents the October 21 release of ‘Expanding Heart’ presented by pianist … Read More
Talking Harp With Brandee Younger Young virtuoso pays tribute to Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby by Lee Mergner, JazzTimes It’s well after midnight in the studios of KBOO radio in Portland, Ore., and harpist Brandee Younger is gamely answering questions from host Daniel Flessas. At one point, Flessas remarks that whenever there’s a need for … Read More
The Thinkin’ Big Band will appear in Boston, Washington DC, and New York City, culminating at the Rockport Jazz Festival An 18-piece swing band made up of graduates and students of the Berklee School of Music and New England Conservatory, Thinkin’ Big has been bringing new life to big band music since its inception in 2010. … Read More
Sivan Arbel, Broken Lines, Starting about 25 minutes into the broadcast: Cardiff Jazz Festival Gareth Roberts chooses a track for us to listen to, Mike Sims reviews the new album from Sivan Arbel and looks ahead to albums being released later this week, Jonathan Crespo presents a profile of Woody Shaw, we hear from the … Read More
by Travis Rogers Jr. for JazzTimes.com and the Jazz Owl Sivan Arbel Crosses “Broken Lines” Incredible vocals and a hot band Sivan Arbel has an old school approach to melody and harmony but a novel way to enforce what she understands and composes. There is a strength as well as a delicacy to her vocals. … Read More
Sivan Arbel, a young Israeli jazz-singing hopeful, visits Ottawa PETER HUM, OTTAWA CITIZEN A young, new-to-town female singer sat in Monday night in Hull along with some of Le Petit Chicago’s usual jam session suspects. There seemed to be a little more jockeying when it came to choosing a tune — I think she … Read More
