The New York City Jazz Record
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
Six Picks: August 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, August 2013: Jim Black, Antiheroes (Winter & Winter) Drew Gress, The Sky Inside (Pirouet) Geoffrey Keezer, Heart of the Piano (Motéma) Chris Morrissey, North Hero (Sunnyside) Gary Peacock & Marilyn Crispell, Azure (ECM) Eric Revis, City of Asylum (Clean Feed)
New York @ Night: July 2013
From the July 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — In the best sense of the term, vocalist Gregory Porter is a crowd-pleaser. His performance at SubCulture (June 10th) was like a neighborhood event, brimming with audience goodwill and easy banter, the mood no doubt enhanced by Porter’s recent signing to Blue Note. There were songs, or