Jazzwise reviews “Compassion”, “Conversations” and “Meet Me At Minton’s” in the September Issue
Month: September 2017
Brian Lynch’s Hollistic MusicWorks Announces Two New Releases: “Hallways” by Jared Hall & “Tone Twister” by Rob Schneiderman
Brian Lynch’s Hollistic MusicWorks Announces Two New Releases: “Hallways” by Jared Hall, out 9/1 (with Troy Roberts, Martin Bejerano, Tal Cohen, Josh Allen, Kyle Swan) “Tone Twister” by Rob Schneiderman, out 9/27 (with Brian Lynch, Ralph Moore, Gerald Cannon, Pete van Nostrand) Hollistic MusicWorks, the record label and creative conduit of Grammy® Award winning … Read More
Russian-based Jazz Quad Reviews Jorginho Neto Collective’s “Harlem”
Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Harlem We are used to the fact that Brazilian jazz musicians are great at playing bossa nova, not to mention samba – a purely Brazilian phenomenon. We are used to the fact that American jazz musicians are eager to turn to the Brazilian musical heritage, from Wall Goetz and Charlie Byrd … Read More
O’s Place Reviews Jorginho Neto Collective’s “Harlem”
D. Oscar Groomes, O’s Place Trombonist Jorginho Neto leads his Brazilian band Collective into American contemporary jazz with urban beats and lots of soul! They set the stage with “Prelúdio” marrying excerpts from Martin Luther King with “Amazing Grace”. “Mr. Dave” has a cool funky groove and “777” continues along that line with a throwback feel … Read More
Aquarian Weekly Includes Darren Barrett’s “The Opener” in Their “Rant ‘n’ Roll” Feature
Mike Greenblatt, Aquarian Weekly The Opener by Darren Barrett and dB-ish fuses planty of elements. Barrett os a trumpeter, keyboardist, percussionist, composer, arranger, band leader, head of his own dB Studios label and Berklee professor who has always been adventurous in his musical outings. Here, though, he’s set a new bar way high what with … Read More
Jazz Trail Reviews Darren Barrett’s “The Opener”
Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail With his dB-ish project, Canadian trumpeter Darren Barrett excavates voguish ground by merging different styles such as post-bop and hip-hop with a nice, cool touch, and then spicing it with the addition of electronic samples and other valuable soundscapes. Barrett’s music background includes a graduation at Berklee College of Music and … Read More
Textura Reviews Darren Barrett’s “The Opener”
Ron Schepper, Textura Darren Barrett is nothing if not adventurous. Leader of the dB Quintet, Energy In Motion, dB-ish, and dB Treyo and a professor in the Ensemble Department at his Boston alma mater Berklee College of Music, the trumpeter has issued albums honouring the Bee Gees and Amy Winehouse, and performed and recorded with … Read More
World Renowned Musician and Educator Oran Etkin Announces Concert Dates & Opens Flagship Soho Venue For His Timbalooloo Program
“A Composer of Eminent Individuality” – Yusef Lateef “From the age of two, our son was talking about Herbie Hancock, Mozart, Samba, and African music – and he knew the difference.” – Harvey Keitel and Daphna Kastner Keitel “Really, really remarkable. He has touched both our boys’ lives.” – Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber “Ebullient Swing Rhythm” – … Read More
Italian Based Argonauta Magazine Reviews Ed Neumeister’s “Wake Up Call”
Roberto Binda, Argonauta Magazine Abbiamo incontrato il trombonista Ed Neumeister lo scorso novembre in occasione del meraviglioso progetto “Ubuntu” condiviso con il chitarrista brasiliano Lupa Santiago. Ora lo ritroviamo con un disco estremamente ambizioso, registrato con la newyorkese NEU HAT ENSEMBLE. “Wake up Call” é un’avvincente viaggio nel fascino senza tempo delle Big Band, quelle più … Read More
Gapplegate Music Reviews Don Braden & Joris Teepe’s “Conversations”
Gregory Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Music What can still be can satisfy when it is put together just right. Conversations (Creative Perspective Music 3004) by bassist Joris Teepe and tenor-flautist Don Braden is one of those kind of sessions. It is a tenor-bass-drum lineup that accentuates forward momentum swinging in a loosely cohesive, very inter-conversational way. The emphasis … Read More