This review appears in the July 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Ryan Blotnick Solo, Volume I (ind.) By David R. Adler It’s odd for a solo acoustic guitar album to be more varied, harmonically and sonically, than a lot of full-band efforts, but such is true of Ryan Blotnick’s Solo, Volume I. The Maine native plays
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, February 2013: Gregg August, Four By Six (Iacuessa) Ryan Blotnick, Solo, Volume 1 (ind.) Ken Hatfield Sextet, For Langston (Arthur Circle) Rudresh Mahanathappa, Gamak (ACT) Eric Revis, Parallax (Clean Feed) Wayne Shorter Quartet, Without a Net (Blue Note)