Michael Ullman
The point of the Spring Quartet, one assumes, is to showcase its four multi-talented members, particularly their talents as composers.
Read MoreThe Matt Wilson Quartet prides itself on variety: the band can play ersatz Indian music, free jazz, and funky rhythm and blues, as well as an occasional touching ballad.
Read MoreAmongst the acoustic live sessions, listeners should be delighted with the Chick Corea-Herbie Hancock duets.
Read MoreOne doesn’t come away from a Wayne Shorter Quartet performance merely raving about individual accomplishments: the set on Sunday night never felt like just a compelling sequence of solos.
Read MoreRalph Alessi’s compositions are flexible rather than tightly organized, yet their initial statements are strong enough to dominate even the freest group improvisations that follow.
Read MoreLeon Fleisher was part of an outburst of great North American pianists. Many were ill-fated, but, as this commanding box set proves, Fleisher stayed the course.
Read MoreJessie Reijonen’s eclectic and spacious approach to jazz is a deliberate attempt to investigate, not necessarily fuse, his disparate roots.
Read MorePianist Marc Cary came to Sculler’s to play the neglected compositions of celebrated singer Abbey Lincoln.
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