Rick Suchow, Bass Player “My concept changes every few months,” says New York jazzer Brandi Disterheft on how she gets her big upright sound. “Sometimes I’m craving gut strings, other times low-action metal strings with a growly sustain. Sometimes the music calls for a hard-hitting aggressive attack, and other times, the opposite.” She brings the … Read More
Matt Micucci, Jazziz To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passing of John Coltrane (July 17, 1967), Resonance will release the recording of a session by saxophonists Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano with pianist Phil Markowitz, bassist Ron McClure, and drummer Billy Hart. The session was originally recorded for the BBC Radio show Jazz on … Read More
Fritz Balwit, Audiophile Audition A well considered and deeply prepared trio outing in the footsteps of the legendary Sonny Rollins trio. (Don Braden; Tenor Saxophone, Flute/ Joris Teepe; Bass / Gene Jackson; drums (tracks 2,4 and 6) Matt Wilson; drums (tracks 1,7,8 and 9) Why the Jazz trio, you might ask? Well, for starters, one … Read More
Chris Spector, Midwest Record Here’s a glorious record that you won’t know what to do with other than sit back and enjoy it. Personifying the sound of celebration, Hopkins rounds up a multi generational crew of jazzbos and puts them through their paces on classic tunes and new compositions that sound classic. Killer stuff throughout, … Read More
Chris Spector, Midwest Record Even international guitar masters get to experience heartbreak every so often like the rest of us. A suite written in reaction to his long time girl friend dumping him, this isn’t a satchel of bleeding heart, down tempo grooves, it often sounds more like a celebration. Right in the classic George … Read More
Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail Alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella, an Illinois native, gains more and more prominence in the expansive Chicago jazz scene. In addition to other recent projects, which include an album in duo with cellist Tomeka Reid, Mazzarella is the composer of Meridian Trio, a sturdy triangular cohort whose bottom vortexes are occupied by … Read More
Philip Booth, Jazz Lands Bassist Joris Teepe and tenor saxophonist Don Braden, musical collaborators for nearly a quarter century, demonstrate their synchronicity on this collection of mostly trio pieces, with drummers Gene Jackson and Matt Wilson joining on various tracks. It takes sustained creativity and ingenuity to keep things interesting and musically provocative in a … Read More
Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs’s Blog AN ARTIST INTERVIEW WITH KATHY KOSINS You can’t just call Kathy Kosins a jazz singer, because her artistry touches all genres of music, from her roots in the soul and R&B music of Motown, to the smooth sultry West Coast jazz singers she emulated on her CD, “Ladies of Cool”. … Read More
