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JazzTimes reviews Steve Horowitz “New Monsters”…
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By Bill Milkowski
This singular ensemble from San Francisco is led by bassist Steve Horowitz and features the writing of tenor saxophonist Dan Plonsey. The myriad influences heard on this wildly eclectic outing range from tango to Zappa to postbop and free jazz, with touches of klezmer and minimalism thrown into the mix. Those elements come together most effectively on “Mirro ...Read More
Tom Hull’s take on “New Monsters”…
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Steve Horowitz: New Monsters (2011 [2012], Posi-Tone): Bassist, based in San Francisco, has eleven (or more) albums since 1993, some with the group Mousetrap. Quintet, with two saxophones — Steve Adams, from ROVA on alto and soprano (and flute), and Dan Plonsey on tenor — plus piano (Scott Looney) and drums (Jim Bove). Actually, I’m not sure why this isn’t Plons ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky takes on “New Monsters”…
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The Posi-Tone label has positioned itself as a distinguished dealer in modern jazz and classy throwback sounds, demonstrating catholic tastes and a willingness to invest in artists of the established and unknown variety. New Monsters, however, doesn’t fall firmly into either category. San Francisco bassist Steve Horowitz oversees this outing that features free blowing fa ...Read More
Midwest Record on “New Monsters”…
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NEW MONSTERS: Nothing really monstrous about this Friscocentric jazz date where bass man Steve Horowitz is the leader and sax man Dan Plonsey is the head writer. A delightfully off beat set where the music is fairly linear but marches to the beat of it’s own drum. A little out of the ordinary but not far from the mainstream, the playing is on the money throughout and the ch ...Read More
Lucid Culture on Steve Horowitz “New Monsters”…
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Fun Stuff from Steve Horowitz’s New Monsters
Funny jazz – there just isn’t enough of it. Happily, there’s bass guitarist Steve Horowitz’s recent New Monsters album, which follows an often comedic trajectory into the future of where melodic jazz is going. It seems to be Posi-Tone’s entry in the youngish eclectic kitchen-sink combo sweepstakes, and it is ...Read More
Bruce Lindsay gives a review of Steve Horowitz “New Monsters”…
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Old monsters? They were frightening, gargantuan, mythical beasts: fire-breathing, blood-lusting and not at all willing to put together anything close to a danceable riff.New Monsters, at least as envisioned by bassist Steve Horowitz on this Posi-Tone album, are a much more engaging bunch. There’s still some fire-breathing in evidence, but the blood lust is kept at bay in ...Read More
Raul DaGama Rose reviews Steve Horowitz “New Monsters”…
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Despite the suggestion of the title, New Monsters is not actually crawling with legions of denizens from the netherworld. The promise of monsters has more to do with the unleashing of musical forces as diverse as klezmer and Erik Satie. Moreover, far from being a quaint experiment, the album takes a radical road—one that was travelled by Don Byron on Plays the Music of ...Read More
Glenn Astarita reviews Steve Horowitz “New Monsters”…
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San Francisco Bay Area bassist Steve Horowitz of The Code International amid copious projects with largely cutting-edge instrumentalists leads a manifold progressive-jazz effort, augmented by the artists’ ‘monstrous’ chops. With a superfine lineup, featuring reedman Steve Adams of ROVA notoriety and tenor sax ace Dan Plonsey who gets credit for writing all the original pieces o ...Read More
SomethingElse reviews Steve Horowitz “New Monsters”….
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Steve Horowitz can be considered a jazz musician, but you’re not likely to have heard some of his music through the same channels as other jazz musicians. One of his main gigs is writing scores for movies, TV and even interactive media, and his accomplishments include scoring the award winning film Super Size Me. He’s has also composed for MTV, won a Grammy for the b ...Read More
The Jazz Word on Steve Horowitz “New Monsters”….
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Anchored by Steve Horowitz’s fretless bass, New Monstersexplores quirky grooves and thematic material with plenty of room for open-ended improvisation. Along with Horowitz, The San Francisco-based quintet features the dueling saxophone front-line of Steve Adams and Dan Plonsey—who composes the groups material—, pianist Scott Looney and drummer Jim Bove.
Tight, t ...Read More