Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Here’s another review for our new Dan Pratt Organ Quartet record “Toe the Line” featuring Alan Ferber, Jared Gold, and Mark Ferber…
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Toe the Line is a phrase which signifies unwavering obedience to a doctrine, structure, or rule, but the Dan Pratt Organ Quartet defies such a rule. The group conforms to the rule of playing with flair, but little else.
Pratt, who plays tenor saxophone, was a member of the Monterey Jazz Festival High School All-Star Band, and his professional career includes work with Joe Lova ...Read More
An insightful review of our record “Playdate” (featuring Amanda Monaco, Wayne Escoffery, Noah Baerman, Vinnie Sperazza and Henry Lugo) taken from the pen of AAJ writer John Barron…
Playdate brings together a trio of long time friends and musical collaborators. Guitarist Amanda Monaco, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, and pianist Noah Baerman have known each other since high school, studying music together at the Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven, Connecticut. The ensemble is rounded out by bassist Henry Lugo and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza for a lively quintet set of ori ...Read More
Some advance coverage from Audiophile Audition for our next release “Boiling Point” by tenor saxophonist Brandon Wright…
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Brandon Wright – Boiling Point – Posi-Tone PR 8063 – 55:17 **** (4/20/2010)
(Brandon Wright, tenor sax; Alex Sipiagin, trumpet; David Kikoski, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Matt Wilson, drums)
You can tell when a jazz label is serious about helping an artist with their debut release. You stand the best chance of success when you let your newbie use his own composi ...Read More
A nice multi-album review piece “Posi-Tone Saxophones” by writer Joel Roberts taken from this months issue of AAJ-NY….
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by Joel Roberts
Giving underappreciated jazz artists their due is one of the perks (and responsibilities) of writing about the music. The frustrating thing is the sheer number of outstanding musicians flying under the radar of most listeners. These three saxophonists, all New York-area players recording for the LA-based Posi-Tone label and all checking in at various places alo ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky’s AAJ review for “Playdate” featuring Amanda Monaco, Wayne Escoffery, Noah Baerman, Vinnie Sperrazza, Henry Lugo….
by Dan Bilawsky
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While children spend after school-hours and weekends working on homework and spending time with their families, they also have play dates. They get together with other like-minded friends to let loose and blow off some steam. Musicians often do the same thing and, appropriately enough, three of the five performers on Playdate have been friends since high school ...Read More
A nice write-up for Playdate taken from the Audiophile Audition…..
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By Daniel Krow
Playdate – Playdate – Posi-Tone Records PR8055, 49:23 ****:
(Wayne Escoffery, tenor and soprano saxophone; Noah Baerman, piano;Amanda Monaco, guitar; Vinnie Sperrazza, drums, Henry Lugo, acoustic bass)
Playdate is made up of three high school friends (Noah Baerman, Wayne Escoffery, and Amanda Monaco, who all attended the jazz program at New Haven’s Educat ...Read More
Another positive review for Dan Pratt Organ Quartet “Toe the Line”….
by Derek Taylor
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The Hammond organ is a hardy instrument, having weathered waxing and waning popularity since pioneers like Fats Waller and Bill Doggett brought it prominence as a viable jazz voice. Still, the number of players who opt to apply it to adventurous settings remains relatively few compared to the legion content to toe the line of convention. Saxophonist ...Read More
Some advance press for our next release “Boiling Point” by tenor saxophonist Brandon Wright…
by Derek Taylor
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Over four decades after his premature passing, Coltrane is still a near-inescapable force for jazz saxophonists who opt for tradition-minded playing. Twenty-something Brandon Wright certainly sounds under the master’s spell. From the bright, soaring unisions of “Free Man” the opening number on his new release, the tracks of Trane are a primary ...Read More
Jazz Journal Review of “Supersonic”
April 2010
Jazz Journal 63 No. 4,
Brian Morton
It takes some moxie to start with a John Sebastian tune and then to programme something by Coldplay, who are to jazz favourites Radiohead what Dr Peppers is to moonshine whiskey, but Jared Gold is a confident young man and a thoroughly musical fellow who knows a strong melody when he hears it. The organist has been making a splash on the New York scen ...Read More
Faith In Action is thejazzbreakfast’s record of the day
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Orrin Evans: Faith In Action (Posi-Tone Records PR8058)
Orrin Evans will probably be best known in the UK as the pianist who took the keyboard seat normally occupied by Uri Caine when Dave Douglas toured here in 2008. He has been heard recently with Jamaaladeen Tacuma. In fact the Philadelphian studied with Kenny Barron, worked a lot with Bobby Watson and with the ...Read More