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Six Picks: November 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, November 2013: Amir ElSaffar, Alchemy (Pi) Dave King Trucking Company, Adopted Highway (Sunnyside) Ghost Train Orchestra, Book of Rhapsodies (Accurate) Mike McGinnis + 9, Road*Trip (RKM) Aaron Parks, Arborescence (ECM) Michele Rosewoman’s New Yor-Uba, A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance)
Six Picks: October 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, October 2013: Ralph Alessi, Baida (ECM) Geri Allen, Grand River Crossings: Motown & Motor City Inspirations (Motéma) Samuel Blaser Consort In Motion, A Mirror to Machaut (Songlines) Linda Oh, Sun Pictures (Greenleaf) Mario Pavone, Arc Trio (Playscape) Leron Thomas, Whatever (ind.)
WORKS: Michel Gentile, Daniel Kelly, Rob Garcia
This review appears in the September 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Michel Gentile/Daniel Kelly/Rob Garcia WORKS (Connection Works) By David R. Adler Flutist Michel Gentile, pianist Daniel Kelly and drummer Rob Garcia aren’t just trio mates: they’re business partners, overseeing the nonprofit Connection Works as it programs concerts, workshops and educational events in Brooklyn. WORKS, their
New York @ Night: September 2013
From the September 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — When the collaborative quartet Ideal Bread played Ibeam (Aug. 12th) the clock was running on a Kickstarter appeal for Beating the Teens, the band’s third album devoted to the music of Steve Lacy. Beating the Teens is a twist on Scratching the Seventies (Saravah), the landmark Lacy collection,
Six Picks: September 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, September 2013: The New Gary Burton Quartet, Guided Tour (Mack Avenue) Leo Genovese, Seeds (Palmetto) Guillermo Gregorio/Steve Swell/Pandelis Karayorgis, Window and Doorway (Driff) Hamilton De Holanda & André Mehmari, Gismontipascoal (Adventure) Ben Monder, Hydra (Sunnyside) Mike Wofford, It’s Personal (Capri)
On Ethan Iverson/Lee Konitz
This review appears in the August 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Ethan Iverson/Lee Konitz/Larry Grenadier/Jorge Rossy Costumes Are Mandatory By David R. Adler The smartest thing a younger jazz player can do is to seek wisdom from established masters of the music. Pianist Ethan Iverson has done this again and again, gigging with the likes of
On Christian McBride
This review appears in the August 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Christian McBride Trio Out Here By David R. Adler At long last, bassist Christian McBride has weighed in with a straight-down-the-line piano trio session. Yet Out Here throws much of the spotlight onto a different Christian — young pianist Christian Sands, who handles with aplomb
New York @ Night: August 2013
From the August 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — One of bassist Ben Allison’s recent obsessions is the music of Jim Hall, which he’s explored live with the gifted Steve Cardenas on guitar. In a four-night run at Dizzy’s, Allison maintained a focus on Hall at least in part while changing up the personnel. Saxophonist Ted Nash and drummer