Jazz
On Donny McCaslin, Nicholas Payton
I’ve just gotten around to posting PDFs of my JazzTimes features on Donny McCaslin and Nicholas Payton. In other news, looking forward to end of semester, when I hope to start posting more often on this blog.
Six Picks: November 2011
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, November 2011: The Claudia Quintet + 1, What Is the Beautiful? (Cuneiform) Amir ElSaffar, Inana (Pi) Joel Frahm Quartet, Live at Smalls (Smalls Live) Brad Mehldau, Kevin Hays & Patrick Zimmerli, Modern Music (Nonesuch) Ted Rosenthal Trio, Out of This World (Playscape) Tony Malaby’s Novela (Clean Feed)
Home recordings, 2000
I made these tracks at home in 2000 and left them on the shelf. Since I’m happier with them than I thought I’d be, figured why not post ’em. “Lakes,” from Pat Metheny’s album Watercolors, and “Love Dance” by Ivan Lins. 03 Lakes 05 Love Dance
Six Picks: October 2011
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, October 2011: Uri Caine Trio, Siren (Winter & Winter) Harris Eisenstadt, September Trio (Clean Feed) Greenleaf Portable Series, Vol. 2: Orange Afternoons (Greenleaf) Clay Jenkins Quartet, Good Signs (Jazz Compass) Francisco Mela & Cuban Safari, Tree of Life (Half Note) Tyshawn Sorey, Oblique – I (Pi)
Six Picks: September 2011
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, September 2011: Jimmy Amadie Trio, Something Special (TPR) Armen Donelian, Leapfrog (Sunnyside) John Escreet, The Age We Live In (Mythology) Jeff Fairbanks’ Project Hansori, Mulberry Street (BJU) Dave King Trucking Company, Good Old Light (Sunnyside) Nelson Veras, Rouge Sur Blanc (BEE Jazz)
Caramoor Jazz Festival 2011
This review appears in the September 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Caramoor Jazz Festival Katonah, New York August 5-7, 2011 By David R. Adler On paper, this year’s Caramoor Jazz Festival stood up nicely against the more extensive offerings the same weekend at Newport. Friday evening belonged to one group only, pianist Renee Rosnes and
BYOV #3
The next BYOV (Bring Your Own Vinyl) session takes place on Sunday, August 14 at Barbès, 3pm. Go here for a report on last month’s proceedings. I can’t make this one, but curator Bret will be featuring a selection of mine in absentia. The themes for August: a) Favorite duo performances. Two musicians, one stage. No holds barred. Well, no
On Eric Harland, Owen Howard
This review appears in the August 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Eric Harland, Voyager: Live By Night (Space Time/Sunnyside) Owen Howard, Drum Lore (BJU) By David R. Adler There’s no one way for a drummer-bandleader to approach a recording project, and these two highly dissimilar outings make it plain. Eric Harland, one of today’s most celebrated