Australian guitarist Peter J. Martin is a player of enormous technical capability but also much lyrical strength, twin talents that make Waltz for the Wicked a deeply listenable adventure. You May Also Like: Wicked Realm, Aug. 26, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget Casey Golden Trio – Miniature (EP) (2016)
Jazz plectrist Sebastian Noelle arrived in New York ten years ago and has found his place within the more advanced modern jazz corner of the scene. You May Also Like: Sebastian Noelle – Shelter (2016) Michael Gregory Jackson – ‘Frequency Equilibrium Koan’ (1977, issued 2021) Other Barry (George Colligan, EnzoRead More
This is the story of two collaborations with Joey DeFrancesco that you almost never saw — or the difference between music … and the music “business.” You May Also Like: Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – ‘In the Key of the Universe’ (2019)
Like another Cuban product Aruán Ortiz, Manuel Valera is a gifted piano player who is able to reconcile the rhythmically based Afro-Cuban jazz of his homeland with the harmonically complex modern jazz of New York. You May Also Like: Roberto Occhipinti – Stabilimento (2017) Aruan Ortiz, with Andrew Cyrille +Read More
It’s said that music has its own language and syntax. I’m not talking about the technical stuff like notes, measures, and key centers, but the more subtle areas You May Also Like: Ivo Perelman, Mark Helias + Tom Rainey – ‘Truth Seeker’ (2024) Matt Mayhall and Dan Rosenboom – ‘Language’Read More
In the Pat Metheny Group, there is always one musician who plays the role of “utility man.” The basic instrumentation is guitar, piano/keys, acoustic and electric bass, drums, trumpet, and (sometimes) harmonica. The extra player is responsible for filling in on any number of instruments including vibes, acoustic guitar, electricRead More
Steve Smith, like Paul McCartney, has a solo career that’s way more extensive than the higher profile rock band he belonged to for a relatively short period of time, but he’ll always be known as that Journey drummer You May Also Like: Steve Smith: The Albums That Shaped My CareerRead More
A gutsy blend of contemplative Evans/Tristano-informed piano excursions and these grease-popping Cuban jams, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s XXI Century takes us on a journey across time and cultures. You May Also Like: Aruan Ortiz, with Andrew Cyrille + Mauricio Herrera – ‘Inside Rhythmic Falls’ (2020) Matthew Shipp – ‘Codebreaker’ (2021)
Chad Wackerman launched a solo career as a respected jazz-fusion and rock musician after a memorable stint with Frank Zappa.
Seattle-based Tim Carey is a multi-instrumentalist, music educator, composer and member of the zany sextet Reptet, a delightful outlaw jazz troupe I stumbled upon a few years back You May Also Like: Steely Dan, “Carey” (circa 2001): Steely Dan Sunday Matt Nelson, Tim Dahl, Nick Podgurski – GRID (2017)
