Archive for the ‘David Binney’ tag
Take Five with John Escreet from allaboutjazz.com
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Meet John Escreet:
Since moving to New York in 2006, John Escreet has had a powerful impact, and is emerging as one of the most creative and original pianists on the music scene there. He is highly revered amongst his peers for his creativity, openness and for his own original music, which draws inspiration from many different sources, and encompasses them all and much more. Escre ...Read More
John Kelman’s AAJ review for our David Binney/Alan Ferber CD “In The Paint”……
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By John Kelman
With an influence felt, perhaps, as much or more in the work of others than in his own record sales, alto saxophonist David Binney rarely co-leads groups, but his longstanding collaboration with pianist Edward Simon has been fruitful in more ways than one. Sharing compositional and conceptual duties frees him to focus more on his playing, and that’s always ...Read More
An All About Jazz piece about saxophonist David Binney that also contains a review of his and Trombonist Alan Ferber’s Posi-Tone CD “In the Paint” …
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David Binney: In The Paint; Ray’s Way & Third Occasion
by Russ Musto
While saxophonist David Binney has been increasingly recognized for his substantial musical talents, the greater part of the praise he has received has focused on his considerable capabilities as a composer, often to the point of overshadowing his skills as a rhythmically agile musician with a rich ...Read More
All About Jazz review of John Escreet CD “Consequences”…
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Consequences
John Escreet | Posi-Tone Records (2008)
By Elliott Simon
It is uplifting when a release reveals that there is still compositional fire in the heads, hearts and instruments of the children of freedom and grandchildren of bop. British pianist John Escreet is the latest very pleasant surprise from this generation of 20-somethings—one who not only has technical abi ...Read More
Nate Chinen’s NY Times review of pianist John Escreet’s “Consequences” CD featuring David Binney on alto saxophone, Ambrose Akinmusire on trumpet, Matt Brewer on bass and Tyshawn Sorey on drums…
CRITICS’ CHOICE; New CDs: John Escreet
By NATE CHINEN
Published: December 1, 2008
JOHN ESCREET
”Consequences”
(Posi-Tone)
John Escreet, a British jazz pianist in his mid-20s, has no problem communicating drama. ”Consequences,” his highly accomplished debut, opens with a half-hour composition — ”The Suite of Consequence” — that divides almost ...Read More
A review of In the Paint from urbanflux
Alto Sax sensation David Binney joins forces with Trombonist Alan Ferber on “In The Paint“. Turning each of their compositional talents toward the harmonious creation of a wide variety of entertaining ensemble performances the entire session is highlighted by a pleasant combination of melodicism and surprising improvisations. The program is delightfully engaging and prominently features the fl ...Read More
Heres a short write-up about “In the Paint” by David Binney and Alan Ferber…
David Binney / Alan Ferber – In The Paint
Release date: April 21st 2009
Availability: CD, MP3 Download, iTunes
David Binney’s excellent work with David Simon (“Afinidad”, “Fiestas De Agosto”, “Oceanos”) produced landmarks in intelligent, immersive jazz. The relatively new partnership with Alan Ferber returns to that productive vein after the 2006 de ...Read More
Jazztimes review of “Consequences”
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April 2009
John Escreet
Consequences
Posi-Tone
By Bill Milkowski
Straddling through-composed and free-form music, the U.K.-born pianist-composer John Escreet delves into original, forward-thinking territory with fellow New Yorkers and like-minded musical renegades like trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, alto saxophonist David Binney, bassist Matt Brewer and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. ...Read More
Nate Chinen’s NYT review of John Escreet at the Jazz Gallery…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/arts/music/24escr.html?ref=musicconsequences-john-escreet/
Building Bridges With a Post-Bop Ideal
John Escreet began his first set at the Jazz Gallery on Thursday night with a solo piano rumination, soft but stern. He was playing “No Doubt,” by the pianist-composer Andrew Hill, as an invocation, and maybe a stylistic pledge of allegiance. But then when he stru ...Read More
A review of Consequences from Grayhunter
John Escreet – Consequences
So the newest CD I’ve been listening to is John Escreet’s Consequences. It’s an eccentric, nearly indescribable, hour of music. The music is precise; each note is deliberate, every arrangement pointed, all instruments focused. The … consequence of this precision? Hmmm ….
Escreet has been a student of music from a young age. At age four, he began piano ...Read More