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
by George Harris, Jazz Weekly Trumpeter and composer Chris Klaxton mixes jazz sensibilities with indie rock impulses on this recent album with Taylor O’Donnell/voc, Mark Small/ts, Kendall Moore/tb, Tim Jago/g, Mike Effenberger/key, Michael Piolet/dr and Sam Weber/b. You get some vintage jazz bopping on ‘Wampus with some nice bluesy horns and Weber’s bass line, while … Read More
Chris Klaxton Presents a ‘Collage’ by Travis Rogers Jr., The Jazz Owl The loss of one dear ripples through our lives and our art in in relentless waves. It affects us forever and all we can do is grapple with the loss through remembrance and thought. We cannot explain but we can, at least, explore. … Read More
by Chris Barber, Jazz Views Chris Klaxton: trumpet; Taylor O’Donnell: vocals; Mark Small: tenor sax; Kendall Moore: trombone; Mike Effenberger: rhodes; Tim Jago: guitar; Sam Weber: bass; Michael Piolet: drums; Moe Pope: rapping. The title of this collection is ‘Collage’, which implies a collection of musical styles and approaches. While the second and bonus tracks … Read More
by Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Американскому трубачу Крису Клэкстону повезло с учителями. Уже обучаясь в Университете Нью-Хемпшира он познакомился со знаменитым Кларком Терри и стал на какой-то период его ассистентом и тур-менеджером. Впоследствии он много почерпнул и у других элитных трубачей мирового джаза – Дэйва Дугласа и, особенно, Теренса Блэнчарда, в комбо которого ему довелось … Read More
By James Nadal, All About Jazz With each release, the current crop of young lions demonstrate they have what it takes to come up with novel ideas, keeping the music renewed. Since his 2014 debut of “Starcode,”—a foray into cosmic jazz—trumpeter Chris Klaxtonhas remained perpetually engaged and appears not to slow down on Collage , … Read More
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record CHRIS KLAXTON/Collage: Another dose of metaphysical jazz, approached from another angle, is what’s on tap in this rising trumpeters second outing. With equal doses of modern and post bop coming together under Miles’ early 70s smiles, this dose of head jazz will probably take you back to the day–and even … Read More
by Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here Sometimes I think the parade has passed me by – in fact I know it has! Truth is, it’s not a parade I particularly want to lead, maybe just join in for awhile along the way. What I’m getting at is the difficulty I have in coming to terms … Read More
