Tag: Jason Moran

This review appears in the April 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Eric Revis Parallax By David R. Adler Bassist Eric Revis, with his immense tone and supple sense of swing, has helped define the sound of the Branford Marsalis Quartet for over 15 years. As a leader he’s taken an eclectic approach, starting from acoustic

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My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, April 2013: Ches Smith and These Arches, Hammered (Clean Feed) Benoît Delbecq & Fred Hersch Double Trio, Fun House (Songlines) Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar’s Song (ECM) Nicholas Payton, #BAM Live at Bohemian Caverns (BMF) Kendrick Scott Oracle, Conviction (Concord) Ben Wendel & Dan Tepfer,

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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

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I have a brief news-oriented piece on Fred Hersch in the September 2010 JazzTimes. It struck me long after submitting the story that the word “gay” does not appear in it, despite the fact that Fred has been out for well over a decade. At first I thought I should have corrected this, but ultimately I’m glad that it didn’t

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This review appears in the June 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Jason Moran, Ten (Blue Note) By David R. Adler Pianist Jason Moran offers Ten to mark 10 years with the Bandwagon, featuring bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits, and it’s is an anniversary worth celebrating. But Ten is also Moran’s first release since Artist In Residence

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