By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Pianist and composer Haeun Joo creates relaxed and impressionistic moods with a post bop team of Matt Holman/tp-fh, Doug Weiss/b and Ronen Itzik/dr with … Read More
REVIEW: Haeun Joo “We Will Find” – Jazz Weekly
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REVIEW: System 6 “Tales From The Backyard” – Jazz Weekly
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Leader Benn Clatworthy plays tenor and soprano saxes along with flute and bass clarinet as he produces his original compositions with a flexible team … Read More
REVIEW: Keith Loftis “Original State” – Jazz Weekly
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly If you want an Old School sound on your tenor, check out this guy Keith Loftis, who is big and bold in vintage Sonny … Read More
RINGER OF THE WEEK: Lauren Henderson “Musa” – Jazz Weekly
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly don’t know how one gets that indefinable thing called “IT”, but vocalist Lauren Henderson definitely is blessed with that intangible quality of making a … Read More
REVIEW: Sam Pilnick’s Nonet Project The Adler Suite – Jazz Weekly
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Tenor saxist Sam Pilnick puts together a band consisting of Max Bessesen/as, Ted Hogarth/bs, Emily Kuhn/tp, Euan Edmonds/tb, Ben Cruz/g, Meghan Stagl/p, Ben Dillinger/b … Read More
REVIEW: Wolfgang Lackerschmid “Summer Changes” – Jazz Weekly
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Vibraphonist Wolfgang Lackerschmid leads his quartet of Mark Soskin/p, Jay Anderson/b and Adam Nussbaum/dr through a sublime mix of originals and standards. Read more … Read More
REVIEW: The Baylor Project “Generations” – JAZZ WEEKLY
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly I had to go back into my archives to confirm my suspicions, and it was true-The Baylor Project’s earlier release of The Journey also … Read More
REVIEW: Daniele Germani “A Congregation of Folks” – Jazz Weekly
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Alto saxist Daniele Germani leads a quartet with Jongkuk Kim/dr, Giuseppe Cucchiara/b and Justin Salisbury/p through a mix of songs and segues. Read more … Read More
REVIEW: Roni Ben-Hur: Stories – Jazz Weekly
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Lyrical post bop is delivered by leader and guitarist Roni Ben-Hur as he brings together a hip team of jazz vets with Ingrid Jensen/tp, … Read More
REVIEW: Lorne Lofsky This Song Is New – JAZZ WEEKLY
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Guitarist Lorne Lofsky teams with Kirk MacDonald/ts, Kieran Overs/b and Barry Romberg/dr through a collection of lithe post bop originals and clever covers. Read … Read More