Jazz
On Mario Pavone
This review appears in the November 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Mario Pavone Arc Trio (Playscape) By David R. Adler Recorded live at Cornelia Street Café in February 2013, Arc Trio finds veteran bassist Mario Pavone in turbulent waters with Craig Taborn on piano and Gerald Cleaver on drums. These aren’t some random sidemen: Taborn and Cleaver
New York @ Night: November 2013
From the November 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Celebrating the release of Ängsudden Song Cycle (482 Music) at Roulette (October 13), multi-reedist Mike McGinnis could barely be seen during the concert’s first half. He was up in the balcony playing “Ängsudden Abstracts” for solo soprano saxophone while dancer Davalois Fearon performed onstage below. In a way,
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