by Sebastien Helary, NextBop Saxophonist Chase Baird’s career has been flourishing rapidly as of late. Drafted in drummer Antonio Sanchez’s Migration group which released the critically-acclaimed Lines In The Sand last year on CAM Jazz, the young Juilliard graduate also co-leads the band Venture, alongside drummer Mike Clark, vibraphonist Mark Sherman and electric bassist Felix Pastorius, with … Read More
Dan Bilawsky, JazzTimes Toying with the timeline of her own output, harpist Brandee Younger delivers a collection of music whose completion predates the realization and release of her two previous albums—2014’s Live at The Breeding Ground and 2016’s Wax & Wane. Basically in line with what appeared on those complementary recordings, Soul Awakening still manages to stand out by … Read More
Trumpeter Kenyatta Beasley Pays Tribute to His Mentor on Frank Foster Songbook, Out August 9th Distributed by Sony/The Orchard Recorded live at Jazz 966 in Brooklyn, NY in 2013 with special guests Wynton Marsalis, Mark Whitfield, Keith Loftis and Carla Cook Featured in “Ten Albums You Need To Know: July 2019” by Jazziz! Trumpeter and educator … Read More
by Anthony Dean Harris, NextBop Aaron Whitby has been a session player for years, backing folks like Randy Brecker, Natalie Cole, George Clinton, and his wife Martha Redbone. In this time, his own voice as a pianist definitely picked up a lot, which may show why he has such a steady hand as a leader … Read More
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By Philip Booth, Jazz Times Five musicians, 40 instruments, 19 interrelated compositions, five consecutive days in a Queens home studio, 66 minutes of music: By the numbers alone, Gerry Gibbs’ latest batch of original tunes is quite a feat. The sprawling disc, something of a followup to the drummer/composer’s 2017 salute to Weather Report, has … Read More
by Daniele Camerlengo, SUONO Perseverare verso l’attrazione dell’ignoto che rende vivi i primigeni movimenti di suono a cui ogni musicista che si rispetti offre residenza. Un lungo e solitario cammino musicale che caratterizza la distanza tra l’esercizio immobile e l’emergenza dell’artista di comunicare con schiettezza la propria originalità di pensiero. Dinamiche di lotta creativa che … Read More
Vocalist/Pianist Sumitra Returns with Bittersweet, Her Deeply Personal New Album with Carlitos del Puerto and Brian Blade, out September 13th Vocalist and pianist Sumitra is thrilled to announce the September 13th release of Bittersweet, her fourth album as a leader. Joined by master bassist Carlitos del Puerto and iconic drummer Brian Blade, Sumitra reveals herself … Read More
by Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs NICK HETKO, RICH SYRACUSE, JEFF “SIEGE” SIEGEL – “WHEN YOU WERE THERE” Artist’s Recording Collective Nick Hetko, piano/composer; Rich Syracuse, bass/composer; Jeff ‘Siege’ Siegel, drums/composer. This production offers a strong, unified, jazz trio of technically astute musicians who are also composers. Opening with the Rich Syracuse composition titled, “Sleeper” … Read More
