Ben Wolfe is WBGO’s Radar….
BEN WOLFE: “THE WHISPERER”
Ben Wolfe’s “The Whisperer” strongly shows the group aesthetic means much more to the bassist than singular satisfaction.
“I write most of my music first on piano, with the thought of who is playing, letting them be free to do what they do,” Wolfe says.
The Posi-Tone CD reunites him with longtime collaborators Orrin Evans on piano ...Read More
Jazz Junction Review: DAVID GIBSON – BOOM!
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Trombonist David Gibson delivers a solid post-bop session that adds further affirmation to the vibrancy of the current jazz scene on his sixth release as a leader. This is no-nonsense, straight ahead music in a program of mostly original compositions. The instrumental setting is a quintet with the fine trumpet player Josh Evans and rhythm section comprised o ...Read More
SomethingElse Reviews the new Jon Davis CD “Moving Right Along”…
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Veteran jazz pianist Jon Davis issues only his third album overall, but he continues to quickly make up for a career that until recently lacked led dates. Moving Right Along (February 3, 2015, Posi-Tone Records) is his second in a row for Posi-Tone, following up on 2013’s flawless set One Up Front. Davis is again in his strongest setting ...Read More
Art Hirahara CD release event at Small’s gets some jazz afterhours coverage…
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Jazz Concerts and Shows
Art Hirahara CD release party
Mon, Feb 16
Art Hirahara is a jazz keyboardist and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Art moved to New York in 2003 to be challenged by its pool of world-class musicians. There he has honed his craft, performing in a wide range of musical si ...Read More
All About Jazz writer Dan Bilawsky’s thoughts on “Libations & Meditations” by Art Hirahara…
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Pianist Art Hirahara’s latest release on the Posi-Tone label is, as the title implies, music to drink in and think in. It’s a collection of aural offerings tied to Hirahara’s experiences coping with the loss of his father, but it’s not a somber program. In fact, quite the opposite. The first three numbers—a brief ...Read More
StepTempest covers David Gibson “Boom!”…
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Trombonist and composerDavid Gibson has a new CD, his 6th as a leader and 3rd for Posi-Tone Records. With a title like “Boom!“, one might expect the season to be a high-powered, “in-your-face”, hard bop but, instead, this is a pleasingly nuanced set of (mostly) originals that finds Gibson leading an impressive quartet of ...Read More
SomethingElse takes a peek into Art Hirahara “Libations & Meditations”…
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2014 has been a great year for jazz releases, and 2015 will already get off to a strong start with the January 6 release of Art Hirahara’s new LP, Libations & Meditations. We noted when sizing up his 2010 debut for Posi-Tone Records, Noble Path, that the ace pianist only occasionally leads dates.
True to form, he’s taken near ...Read More
Brent Black reviews Art Hirahara’s new CD….
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As a leader, Art Hirahara comes into his own with Libations and Meditations!
Nine originals with a variety of style and flexibility in meter have Art Hirahara quickly moving to the front of the pack for pianists and especially the predictable tedium of the average piano trio. Joining the session we have the rhythmic direction of John Davis and ...Read More
Nippertown reviews David Gibson “Boom!”…
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In an effort to keep the momentum going from the last month of 2014, here’s some music you need to check out – either on your own, or on “Jazz2K @ The Saint”:
DAVID GIBSON
Boom!
(Posi-tone)
Between working with Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band and being the George Gee Swing Orchestra’s musical director, trombonist David Gibson has ...Read More
The Jazz Breakfast serves up Art Hirahara “Libations & Meditations”….
Art Hirahara – Libations & Meditations
BY PETER BACON
(Post-Tone PR8131)
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If all the new tricksy piano trios – you know the ones, they shift time signature every other bar, they imitate loops and stuck CDs, they wear skinny jeans – are proving a little exhausting and you long for a more “in the classic tradition” approach, the ...Read More