Tag: The New York City Jazz Record
On Ryan Blotnick
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
Six Picks: July 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, July 2013: David Ake, Bridges (Posi-Tone) Terence Blanchard, Magnetic (Blue Note) Gerald Cleaver’s Black Host, Life in the Sugar Candle Mines (Northern Spy) Michel Gentile/Daniel Kelly/Rob Garcia, Works (Connection Works) Steven Lugerner, For We Have Heard (NoBusiness) Peter Madsen with Alfred Vogel, Soul of the Underground
Six Picks: June 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, June 2013: Secret Keeper (Stephan Crump & Mary Halvorson), Super Eight (Intakt) Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense, Moment & The Message (Pi) Will Martina, Modular Living By Design (ind.) Sean Moran Small Elephant Band, Tusk (NCM East) Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue) Craig Taborn Trio,
On Miguel Zenón
This review appears in the May 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Miguel Zenón & The Rhythm Collective Oye!!! Live in Puerto Rico (Miel) By David R. Adler For years alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón has made quartet albums with the brilliant pianist Luis Perdomo as a central focus. Zenón’s music, therefore, has always been thick with harmony.
New York @ Night: May 2013
From the May 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — When trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Angelica Sanchez played duo at Greenwich House Music School (April 6), there were zones of deep concentration and silence, but also an outburst or two from car horns on the small West Village street just outside. Smith’s horn, too, shattered the
Six Picks: May 2013
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, May 2013: JD Allen, Grace (Savant) Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Functional Arrhythmias (Pi) Kris Davis, Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed) Jason Mears Electric Quintet, Book of Changes: Part I (Prefecture) O’Farrill Brothers Band, Sensing Light (Zoho) Thiefs (Melanine Harmonique)
On Eric Revis
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
New York @ Night: January 2013
Happy New Year again! From the January 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — As a student of Lennie Tristano and a noted colleague of Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh, tenor saxophonist Ted Brown provides a living link to the Tristano school — an intriguing area in jazz history, somewhere in the interstices between bop and “cool.”