Jazz
With two able bandmates, Fred Hersch is inspired to unwind a nice set of standards and a few originals.
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Sophisticated Giant paints a convincing picture of an extremely charming, intelligent, resilient, and talented man.
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How will others in the Southern hip-hop scene react to this embrace of tradition by a Southern rapper with his feet firmly in the Gangsta Rap arena?
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Kelly Green and her trio are essentially mainstream players, but they explore a lot of challenging territory within that framework.
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This set is surely one of the finds of the year.
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Christopher Hollyday’s Telepathy is a keeper, Chris Pasin’s Ornettiquette is an excellent outing, Jake Ehrenreich’s A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs is uneven, and for some long winter nights Abigail Rockwell’s Autumn Noir might be just the ticket.
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One of the distinguishing characteristics of this set is the smart, energetic, and ever-changing, relationship between bass and drums.
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In this album, saxophonist Ethan Helm has achieved a very personal balance between highly composed sections and solos rooted in harmony and free playing.
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Why this team up? Other than that both Luciana Souza and the Yellowjackets have been nominated for multiple Grammys?
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“The pressure, I believe, is the responsibility to work on your gift. It’s God’s gift, a calling for me to share.”
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Arts Remembrance: Tribute to Jazz Producer Alex Lemsky