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On Jeremy Pelt
This review appears in the March 2012 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Jeremy Pelt Soul (HighNote) By David R. Adler If working bands are a rarity in jazz today, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt seems not to have gotten the memo. Soul is his fourth album to feature the same steady quintet lineup, with JD Allen on tenor,
On Johnathan Blake
This review appears in the March 2012 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Johnathan Blake The Eleventh Hour (Sunnyside) By David R. Adler It’s always worth noting when a respected sideman ventures out as a leader. But debuts are sink-or-swim affairs, so what of Johnathan Blake’s The Eleventh Hour? It swims, and thanks primarily to a sideman’s
New York @ Night: March 2012
From the March 2012 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — When bassist Ben Allison dedicated his Zankel Hall concert (Feb. 3) to New York City as a whole, he was glancing back at all the chameleonic work he’s done in town: music that has involved top jazz improvisers as well as figures like Joey Arias, the performance
Six Picks: March 2012
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, March 2012: Juhani Aaltonen & Heikki Sarmanto, Conversations (TUM) David Berkman, Self-Portrait (Red Piano) Tim Berne, Snakeoil (ECM) Hans Glawischnig, Jahira (Sunnyside) Luis Perdomo, Universal Mind (RKM) Tom Warrington Trio, Nelson (Jazz Compass)
On Alexis Cuadrado
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Alexis Cuadrado’s Noneto Ibérico Sat., Mar. 3, 8pm. $25 ($30 day of show). Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St. 215.925.9914 www.paintedbride.org A Barcelona native and longtime New Yorker, bassist Alexis Cuadrado has been documenting quality work since 2001. But he outdid himself in 2011 with Noneto Ibérico, his second for the Brooklyn Jazz Underground
Tigran, Norman David Eleventet in Philly
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Tigran Sat., Feb. 25, 8pm. $20. Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St. 215.568.3131 www.chrisjazzcafe.com A native of Armenia, pianist Tigran Hamasyan has traveled far — literally and musically — in his 24 short years. Since coming to the U.S., he’s won the prestigious Monk Competition (in 2006) and drawn deserved praise for his records World
On Denise King
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Denise King Thu., Feb. 16, 7:30pm, $10 ($5 students). Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th St. 215.517.8337 www.societyhillplayhouse.org Jazz Bridge provides for Philly jazz and blues musicians in times of need, but the vital nonprofit also makes a point of showcasing local talent. In this installment of Jazz at the Playhouse (hosted by Jazz Bridge
Nicholas Payton in Philly
The Critic’s Pick from the current issue of Philadelphia Weekly. Those brackets in the last sentence were not my idea…. Nicholas Payton Sat., Feb. 11, 8pm ($30), 10pm ($25). Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St. 215.568.3131 www.chrisjazzcafe.com Nicholas Payton, a trumpet ace since his teens, has embraced a new role as a Twitter agitator, the self-proclaimed “Creator of #BAM aka