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Review: Trigonometry by Ken Dryden from allmusic.com
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by Ken Dryden
Jacam Manricks is one of many Young Lions who emerged on the jazz scene in the opening decade of the 21st century. This young jazz educator has played with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, David Liebman, Bob Mintzer, James Morrison, and Dick Oatts, among others.Trigonometry is his second CD, following his self-issued 2009 debut Labyrinth, though ...Read More
An interesting review of Ken Fowser / Behn Gillece “Little Echo” by AAJ Contributor Dan Bilawsky…
by Dan Bilawsky
Tenor saxophone and vibraphone frontlines—while not as commonplace as two horn teams—have their place in history. Lionel Hampton and Stan Getz had a marvelous meeting in the studio and Milt Jackson recorded with Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane, on different occasions. Bobby Hutcherson added to this legacy, working with Dexter Gordon and maintaining a fruitful ...Read More
Ottawa Citizen’s (CD reviews)Altos of our times IV- 2 titles by Jacam Manricks
communities.canada.com By phum Jazzblog.ca The intermittent series continues….
Labyrinth (Manricks Music Records)
Jacam Manricks
Trigonometry (Posi-Tone)
Jacam Manricks
The Australian-born, New York-based saxophonist and composer is the kind of jazz musician that Jason Marsalis warned you about. Manricks is supremely educated — he has a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the Ma ...Read More
SomethingElse! reviews “Little Echo”…
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It’s not unusual at all for the tenor sax and the vibraphone to appear on the same jazz record; we’ve heard these on countless jazz recordings. But by co-leading a record, saxophonist Ken Fowser and vibraphonist Behn Gillece gives us fairly rare opportunity to hear both instruments as the two lead voices sharing equal billing. Little Echo, which went on sale last Tues ...Read More
Trigonometry reviewed in Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
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by Doug Ramsey
Jacám Manricks, Trigonometry (Posi-Tone).
A year after his stimulating Labyrinth (see theRifftides review here), the young Australian based in New York divests himself of the chamber orchestra and pares down to a quartet, adding guest horns on three pieces. The writing skills he displayed on the previous album are in evidence in the smaller context. Us ...Read More
A nice write-up of Jacam Manricks “Trigonometry” taken from Richard Kamins Step Tempest blog….
by Richard B. Kamins
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Alto saxophonist/composer Jacam Manricks, a native of Australia, writes complex works, filled with rhythmic challenges and melodic inventions but does so in a way that is accessible for the average listener. “Trigonometry” is his 3rd CD as a leader and first for the Posi-Tone Records label. The basic group features the solid bassis ...Read More
Brief review of Steve Davis “Images” from London’s Financial times writer Mike Hobart….
by Mike Hobart
The second track starts with an ominous opening pedal that yields to an awkwardly pulsating harmonic sequence, which Davis’s band of rising stars negotiate with ease.
Called “The Modernist”, it sets the agenda for a tightly-argued set of small-group jazz originals. Trombonist Davis was the last musician to be hired by drummer Art Blakey, and his warm dry tone, articulate arra ...Read More
Unbelievably amazing coverage for the label and some of our latest releases Jacam Manricks, Steve Davis, and Wayne Escoffery coming to us courtesy of the Something Else! musicblog…
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Some positively solid releases from Posi-Tone Records (2009, 2010)
by Pico
One of the newer jazz labels that’s been on a roll lately is Marc Free’s outfit, Posi-Tone Records. Started up in 1994, Posi-Tone is a rare independent label that’s done a remarkable job in balancing its roster with top shelf veterans and some of the more promising young talent, speci ...Read More
The latest press coverage for Jacam Manricks’ “Trigonometry”
Great Album, Bad Name
July 8, 2010
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Trigonometry. Just the word alone makes you shake your head. Seriously – how many of you remember any of that stuff? That’s the title of composer/alto saxophonist Jacam Manricks’ new album – and you mustn’t let it scare you off. Manricks vaulted into the uppermost echelon of jazz composers with his lushly orchestrated ...Read More
Nice mention of Orrin Evans “Faith in Action” in the San Jose Mercury news…
By Richard Scheinin
…Orrin Evans. “Faith in Action” (Posi-tone). Pianist Evans has assimilated the whole tradition, from Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk through Herbie Hancock and on out. Now in his mid-30s, hailing from Philadelphia, he’s “just” a great piano player, flying under the media radar. Go ahead. Discover someone new. This trio date should grab you by ...Read More