Downbeat Magazine – September 2022 Issue Reviews: Grant Stewart – The Lighting Of The Lamps (Cellar Music Group) Aaron Seeber – First Move (Cellar Music Group) Feature: Jonathan Barber – “The Drummer as Storyteller”
New York City Jazz Record, May 2022 Vox News article, mention of Kristen Lee Sergeant’s Falling – Page 11 Review by Russ Musto – Alex ‘Apolo’ Ayala – Bámbula – Page 14 Recommended New Releases Column by Andrey Henkin – Dave Brubeck Trio – Live From Vienna 1967 – Page 14 Review by Phil Freeman … Read More
by Scott Yanow, Jazziz “What Is There To Say? features Weeds with strings. Phil Dwyer, who is also quite a skilled tenor saxophonist, is heard on piano and provides the arrangements for the 13 strings. Tempos range from slow ballads to medium pace, and repertoire consists of obscurities, including Duke Pearson’s “The Phantom,” which is … Read More
by Scott Yanow, Downbeat “Pianist Kirk Lightsey, who has been based in Paris since 2000, first recorded in 1962 with George Bohanon, played with Chet Baker in 1965, and toured with Dexter Gordon during 1979–’83. He really came into his own in 1982–’83 with a pair of solo records for Sunnyside: Lightsey 1 and Lightsey 2. Four of … Read More
by Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene Read both reviews in full here.
Reviews by Alex Henderson, Scott Yanow, Jim Motavalli Feature by Suzanne Lorge Several LLP artists were reviewed and featured in the most recent July 2021 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. Reviews of Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol‘s The Rise Up, Alex Conde‘s Descarga for Bud, Charnett Moffett‘s New Love, and the Generations Quartet‘s Invitation … Read More
By Scott Yanow, The Syncopated Times Louis Armstrong entered a new and lucrative phase of his career in 1947 when he broke up his big band and formed his All-Stars. While he was no longer considered the most “modern” jazz trumpeter, and there were others who could play faster, louder and higher, he remained a … Read More
Dave Brubeck’s most recent release “Time OutTakes,” the first release of the family’s record label Brubeck Editions, is a record of previously unreleased out takes from The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 1959 record “Time Out.” Over the past few weeks, “Time OutTakes” has received reviews from All About Jazz, Glide Magazine, Toledo Blade, WRTI Radio and … Read More
By Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene Rachel Therrien is an excellent modern jazz trumpeter from Canada. Her inside/outside playing and ability to jump into the upper register on a moment’s notice recall Kenny Wheeler at times but she mostly displays her own sound and style on Vena, her fifth recording as a leader. Read this … Read More
By Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene Rachel Therrien is an excellent modern jazz trumpeter from Canada. Her inside/outside playing and ability to jump into the upper register on a moment’s notice recall Kenny Wheeler at times but she mostly displays her own sound and style on Vena, her fifth recording as a leader. Read this … Read More
