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On Miguel Zenón
This review appears in the May 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Miguel Zenón & The Rhythm Collective Oye!!! Live in Puerto Rico (Miel) By David R. Adler For years alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón has made quartet albums with the brilliant pianist Luis Perdomo as a central focus. Zenón’s music, therefore, has always been thick with harmony.
New York @ Night: May 2013
From the May 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — When trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Angelica Sanchez played duo at Greenwich House Music School (April 6), there were zones of deep concentration and silence, but also an outburst or two from car horns on the small West Village street just outside. Smith’s horn, too, shattered the
Six Picks: May 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, May 2013: JD Allen, Grace (Savant) Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Functional Arrhythmias (Pi) Kris Davis, Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed) Jason Mears Electric Quintet, Book of Changes: Part I (Prefecture) O’Farrill Brothers Band, Sensing Light (Zoho) Thiefs (Melanine Harmonique)
This Sunday: In Conversation with Daniel Ori and Dan Nadel
This Sunday at 11:30am, at B’nai Jeshurun on the Upper West Side, I’ll be talking with bassist Daniel Ori and guitarist Dan Nadel about Israeli jazz, New York jazz, international jazz, hybrid jazz and not-jazz, and whatever else crosses our minds. Looking forward to it. They’ll each perform afterwards. The event is sponsored by Congregation Romemu in honor of Yom
On Eric Revis
This review appears in the April 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Eric Revis Parallax By David R. Adler Bassist Eric Revis, with his immense tone and supple sense of swing, has helped define the sound of the Branford Marsalis Quartet for over 15 years. As a leader he’s taken an eclectic approach, starting from acoustic
New York @ Night: April 2013
From the April 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — It’s clear right away that pianist Fred Hersch’s “My Coma Dreams” is not a typical concert experience. Hersch premiered the “jazz theater” piece in New Jersey in 2011; the new production at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre (March 2) was altered but substantially similar. Narrator-vocalist Michael Winther portrayed both
Six Picks: April 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, April 2013: Ches Smith and These Arches, Hammered (Clean Feed) Benoît Delbecq & Fred Hersch Double Trio, Fun House (Songlines) Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar’s Song (ECM) Nicholas Payton, #BAM Live at Bohemian Caverns (BMF) Kendrick Scott Oracle, Conviction (Concord) Ben Wendel & Dan Tepfer,
On Antonio Sanchez
This review appears in the March 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Antonio Sanchez New Life (CAM Jazz) By David R. Adler Antonio Sanchez, Pat Metheny’s drummer of choice, is steadily building his presence as a leader, and up to now he’s made clear his taste for two-saxophone lineups with no chordal instrument. His 2007 debut Migration