Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Another nice write-up for Benjamin Drazen’s “Inner Flights” CD….
jazzwrap.blogspot.com
Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights
Benjamin Drazen (sax)
Inner Flights (Posi-Tone Records; 2001)
Eric McPherson (drums)
Carlo De Rosa (bass)
Jon Davis (piano)
There is something warm and positive about Benjamin Drazen that keeps me coming back to Inner Flights(Posi-Tone Records). Drazen, a veteran of the New York scene has performed in various settings (funk, jazz and soul) as ...Read More
Take a minute to check out Mike DiRubbo’s in studio performance on WBGO’s The Checkout…..
www.wbgo.org
Studio Session: Mike DiRubbo Chronos Trio
March 8, 2011 by Josh Jackson
Filed under Featured, Studio Sessions
Leave a Comment
Alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo’s organ trio performs music fromChronos (Posi-Tone) at WBGO. Recorded February 22, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey.
Set List:
Rituals (DiRubbo)
Excellent Taste (Charette)
Eight for Elvin (DiRubbo)
Personnel:
Mike DiRub ...Read More
Another AAJ review for Benjamin Drazen Inner Flights…
www.allaboutjazz.com
Alto saxophonist Benjamin Drazen has been plying his trade around Manhattan’s network of small jazz bars—places like 55 Bar, Smalls, and The Garage—for over a decade. At long last, the New York native unveils his debut outing, Inner Flights. In a program of mostly original music, Drazen consistently delivers strong post-Coltrane fire, with a sound that lies somewher ...Read More
SomethingElse reviews Benjamin Drazen “Inner Flights”…..
http://somethingelsereviews.com
Benjamin Drazen Inner Flights:
Soprano and alto sax specialist Benjamin Drazen is a relative newcomer, and Inner Flights released earlier this week on Posi-Tone Records marks his first foray as a leader on an album. That doesn’t mean he sounds “green,” though. Now here’s where I might say which famous altoist Drezen sounds like, but I’m kind of reluctant ...Read More
A nice piece on Ken Fowser Behn Gillece from the Jazz Wrap blog….
jazzwrap.blogspot.com
Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece Quintet
Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece (sax; vibes)
Getting excited about new jazz music is very easy for me. While there are very few artists who are trying to reinvent the wheel; there are quite a few that just trying to keep tradition alive and sounding fresh. One of those groups is the Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece Quintet.
One of the instruments outside of ...Read More
Jeff Krow’s Audiophile Audition review for Ralph Bowen “Power Play”…
www.audaud.com
Ralph Bowen – Power Play – Posi-Tone Records PR8073, 54:52 ****½:
(Ralph Bowen, saxophones; Orrin Evans, piano; Kenny Davis, bass; Donald Edwards, drums)
Having reviewed (and dug) Dedicated in 2009 and Due Reverence in 2010, it was with anticipation that I awaited Ralph’s new CD Power Play, just released last month on Posi-Tone. With the addition of fast-rising p ...Read More
Richard Kamins Step Tempest review of Benjamin Drazen “Inner Flights”…
steptempest.blogspot.com
The joy of jazz is that there are always new artists to discover. Saxophonist Benjamin Drazen graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in the mid-1990s and returned to his native New York City. He’s played funk, Latin music, r’n’b and lots of jazz. His debut recording “Inner Flights” shows up on the Posi-Tone Records label, ...Read More
Phil Freeman’s Burning Ambulance review of Ralph Bowen “Power Play”…
burningambulance.com
Ralph Bowen
2032011
Power Play (Posi-Tone)
by Phil Freeman
Ralph Bowen looks pissed on the cover of Power Play. He looks like a burly dude, and he’s glaring at the camera, holding his saxophone like a weapon, like he’s going to come over there and belt you across the head with it if you don’t stop talking to his woman. He doesn’t even look like a jazz player; he loo ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky’s AAJ review for Benjamin Drazen “Inner Flights”….
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=38860
The peaceful, John Lennon-like face on the cover of Inner Flights is merely a mask. Behind that calm exterior is a musician with killer instincts and serious chops. Sure, saxophonist Benjamin Drazen can be calm and graceful when he wants to, as he is on Inner Flights‘ closing track, “Polka Dots And Moonbeams,” but more often ...Read More
John Barron’s review of Benjamin Drazen “Inner Flights”….
www.jazzreview.com
Featured Artist: Benjamin Drazen
CD Title: Inner Flights
Year: 2011
Record Label: Posi-Tone
Style: Straight-Ahead / Classic
Musicians: Benjamin Drazen (alto & soprano saxophones), Jon Davis (piano), Carlo De Rosa (bass), Eric McPherson (drums)
Review: New York saxophonist Benjamin Drazen doesn’t waste any time letting a listener know what his musical intent is all a ...Read More