Mike Jeffers, Chicago Jazz Bassist Ben Wolfe talks with Mike Jeffers about his new recording “Fatherhood” a self-produced recording that is dedicated to his father’s memory. Ben discusses how the recording came about, his father and his relationship with music, the musicians that are featured and much more. Here is an excerpt from the Chicago … Read More
Brian Morton, Jazz Journal The Chinese Wu Xing, which developed its systematic form around the same time as Christianity, is usually translated as the “five planets” (to emphasise its “moving” root), or the “five phases” or more reductively, the “five elements”. Hofbauer has used a less well-known form for the name of his group, but … Read More
By: Chris Spector, Midwest Record SVETLANA/Night at the Movies: Yep, thoughts become things. We thought rock ‘n’ roll and blue jeans brought down Russia but apparently it was movies and movie music. That’s what motivated this Russian lass to leave the austerity behind and come across the pond to be successful enough in business to … Read More
Svetlana’s interview with Jay Daniels, Simply Timeless Svetlana on Singer’s Unlimited, WBGO
By Vicente Toledo Rohena, El Expresso El pianista, compositor, arreglista y director de orquesta radicado en California, Oscar Hernández, regresa al ambiente musical con la producción ‘Love the moment’, un disco que presenta junto a su quinteto compuesto por Oskar Cartaya (bajo), Justo Almario (saxofón y flauta), Jimmy Branly (batería) y Christian Moraga (percusión). Además, … Read More
By Chino, Solar Latin Club El pianista Oscar Hernández (Nueva York, Estados Unidos 22-03-1954) presenta Love The Moment, el segundo disco que graba junto con su quinteto Alma Libre. El nacido en el Bronx y director de La Spanish Harlem Orchestra, edito en el 2017 The Art Of Latin Jazz, su primer disco con este … Read More
By: Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition 2019 has been a strong year for jazz musicians honoring their fathers. Jim Snidero made a gorgeous CD, titled, Waves of Calm, earlier this Spring on Savant Records. Now we have New York based bassist, Ben Wolfe’s new CD, Fatherhood, just released at the end of August. Ben’s father, Daniel, passed away … Read More
By: Mac Randall, JazzTimes JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of the video for “Cheek to Cheek” by Svetlana featuring special guest Wycliffe Gordon. The Russian-born vocalist’s new version of this Irving Berlin chestnut from the 1935 film Top Hat will appear on her upcoming second album Night at the Movies, a 14-track collection of songs that span a … Read More
By: Thomas Cunniffe, Jazzhistoryonline.com SKIP WILKINS QUARTET FEATURING DANIEL WILKINS: “CZECH WISHES” (Newport Line 18-20) Pianist Skip Wilkins splits his time between Pennsylvania and Prague, performing and teaching jazz in both locations. His new album, “Czech Wishes” features a quintet drawn of players from the US and the Czech Republic. Wilkins’ son Daniel plays tenor sax on the … Read More
By: Jim Hynes, Making a Scene Trumpeter Kenyatta Beasley leads an explosive session with his septet, through the compositions of renowned saxophonist, the late Frank Foster, Beasley’s mentor. These burning cuts, stretched over twos discs, were recorded during a two night stand at Brooklyn’s Jazz 966 in 2013. There are only 11 compositions with most … Read More
