Lucid Culture reviews Kenny Shanker “Action City”….
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Saxophonist Kenny Shanker Nails an Edgy NYC Vibe
Lots of vivid, frequently edgy, tuneful straight-up New York portraiture on alto saxophonist Kenny Shanker‘s new Posi-Tone album Action City – streaming at Spotify – with Mike Eckroth on piano, Daisuke Abe on guitar, Yoshi Waki on bass and Brian Fishler on drums. They’re playing the albu ...Read More
Lucid Culture covers Brian Charette “Square One”
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Trying to Keep Up with Organ Individualist Brian Charette
by delarue
Brian Charette is one of the world’s most interesting and distinctive voices on the organ. Classically trained, he’s made his name in jazz although his music is just as informed by classic 60s soul, funk and even reggae. He tours constantly and writes prolifically, and he’s ...Read More
Bop n Jazz writes up Kenny Shanker’s new CD “Action City”….
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Kenny Shanker’s Action City is ridiculously good!
Shanker’s sophomore release on the acclaimed Posi-Tone label shows an exponential growth for an artist whose musical stock should be an arrow pointing straight up! This quintet can swing like a beast and given the fact that Action City boasts all original compositions, Kenny Shanker is indee ...Read More
JazzTimes review of Michael Dease “Relentless”…
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Michael Dease
Relentless
Posi-Tone
By Jeff Tamarkin
Like doo-wop, trad-jazz or rockabilly, big-band jazz is so closely associated with a bygone era that any musician testing its waters must find a way to transcend retro or just give in and drag out the charts from the swing era. Trombonist Michael Dease, on his debut big-band effort, transcends.
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NCPR news interviews Walt Weiskopf…
Steely Dan Saxophonist Walt Weiskopf releases new CD
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by Joel Hurd
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Aug 30, 2014 — Saxophonist Walt Weiskopf has a regular, high-profile gig as the saxophonist for Steely Dan. But he’s a prolific composer/arranger and forceful, innovative straight ahead jazz player. His new CD on Positone Records is “Overdrive” and he talked with Joel Hurd wh ...Read More
Joe Magnarelli “Lookin’ Up!” is the KIOS CD of the Month…
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Joe Magnarelli, who grew up in Syracuse, New York and has resided in
New York City for over 25 years.He has played with some of the best in
the business including Jimmy Cobb, Lionel Hampton and Brother Jack
McDuff. He has led his own bands for twenty years and has released
nine recordings of his own as a leader.
His latest is “Lookin’ Up!” on ...Read More
Joe Magnarelli gets covered by Dusted in Exile…
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Publish or perish. It’s an old maxim that applies equally well to academic and musical circles. Trumpeter Joe Magnarelli is well-versed in both realms of endeavor, starting his professional career three decades ago and eventually accepting adjunct teaching posts at both Julliard and Rutgers. He also routinely teaches master classes and clinics on the side. ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky reviews Eric Wyatt “Borough of Kings” for AllAboutJazz.com
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The borough of Kings (County)—a.k.a. Brooklyn, NY—has been saxophonist Eric Wyatt’s home base from birth. It was there that he was exposed to jazz, met some of the legends of the music, and began to forge his own voice on saxophone. Here, on his fifth album to date, he delivers an intense brew that speaks volumes about what he’s learned ...Read More
SomethingElse Reviews the new Eric Wyatt CD…
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A lot of musicians like to boast they live in Brooklyn; Eric Wyatt was born and raised there and as the son of a sax player, Wyatt grew up knowing his Dad’s friends, such of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Gary Bartz and Sonny Rollins, who is Wyatt’s godfather. Wyatt started out as a trumpet player but switched to ...Read More
SomethingElse features an exclusive track from Michael Dease “Relentless”…
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Sometimes a cover song reveals a lot of the genius of the musician covering it. Michael Dease’s big band rendition of the Brecker Brothers’ “Roppongi” surely does that, but it also speaks loudly about the underappreciated ingenuity of the song’s composer, Randy Brecker.
The closing track from The Return of the Brecke ...Read More