REVIEW: JazzViews UK reviews two Woolgathering Records Releases: Matt Ulery’s “Sifting Stars”, and Russ Johnson’s “Headlands.”

May 4, 2019
REVIEW: JazzViews UK reviews two Woolgathering Records Releases: Matt Ulery’s “Sifting Stars”, and Russ Johnson’s “Headlands.”

By: Chris Baber, JazzViews MATT ULERY – Sifting Stars Woolgathering Records: WR005   Sifting Stars Orchestra – Matt Ulery: double bass, voice; Rob Clearfield: piano; Michael Caskey: percussion; Grazyna Auguseik, Katie Ernst: voice; Yvonne Lam, Jeff Yang: violins; Aurelius Pederzoli: violas; Nick Photinos: cellos; Michael Maccaderri: clarinets; Nathalie Joachim: flutes; Ben Roidl-Ward: bassoons; Andrew Nogal: … Read More

Jazz Views UK Reviews Akua Dixon’s “Akua’s Dance”

August 3, 2017
Jazz Views UK Reviews Akua Dixon’s “Akua’s Dance”

Chris Baber, JazzViews I suppose that you might look at the line-up here and immediately see a couple of veteran jazz players, or a couple of new kids on the block… without, at first, taking in the name of someone who has been a stalwart of several different scenes for the whole of her life.  … Read More

Jazz Views UK Reviews Shunzo Ohno’s ‘ReNew’

June 5, 2016
Jazz Views UK Reviews Shunzo Ohno’s ‘ReNew’

by Eddie Myer, Jazz Views UK Shunzo Ono – trumpet; Buster Williams – bass; Cyro Babtista – percussions; Billy Drummond – drums; Jerome Jennings – drums; Paul Bollenbeck – guitar; Ed Howard – bass; Clifford Carter – keyboards; Ray Spiegel – tablas; George Yamazawa – vocals, spoken words; Sasha Ono – cello; Ira Coleman – bass Japanese trumpet star Ohno has been a long-time respected fixture … Read More