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Take a minute to check out Mike DiRubbo’s in studio performance on WBGO’s The Checkout…..
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Studio Session: Mike DiRubbo Chronos Trio
March 8, 2011 by Josh Jackson
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Alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo’s organ trio performs music fromChronos (Posi-Tone) at WBGO. Recorded February 22, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey.
Set List:
Rituals (DiRubbo)
Excellent Taste (Charette)
Eight for Elvin (DiRubbo)
Personnel:
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Another nice review for Mike DiRubbo “Chronos”….
jazzandblues.blogspot.com
Posi-Tone Records is carving out a nice niche for itself by developing a fine catalog of mainstream jazz by up and coming musicians. Mike DiRubbo is an alto saxophonist with a nice dark and burnished tone that is framed well on this album by Brian Charette on organ and Rudy Royston on drums. This is not your average bluesy organ and saxophone date, although the music does ...Read More
Get up close & personal with Mike DiRubbo in this interview on AAJ…
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Born on July 25, 1970 in New Haven, Connecticut, Mike DiRubbo began his musical life as a junior high school clarinetist, and switched to alto saxophone at 12. A primarily self-taught saxophonist, he developed into a talented instrumentalist drawn inexorably to the notion of improvising. At a high school band concert, Mike had the opportunity to perform with the Dwike Mitchell ...Read More
More coverage for the Mike DiRubbo “Chronos” CD
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It’s funny, I don’t own a single Mike DiRubbo album, which now sounds like a crime. But I actually own almost ever album his performed on as a sideman. Weird. I checked before I started writing this entry and its true!
DiRubbo is one of those rare breeds in the new crop of straight-ahead musicians. His style is very reminiscent of his influences, Coltrane, ...Read More
Mike DiRubbo is the main course on today’s jazzbreakfast with Peter Bacon…
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Saxophone, organ and drums with DiRubbo on the saxophones (alto, sometimes multiple tracked), Brian Charette on organ and Rudy Royston on drums.
DiRubbo is Connecticut-born, studied with, among others Jackie McLean, and is a regular player at New York clubs like Smalls and the 55 Bar, as well as a teacher; Charette, also from Connecticut, is one of the guys to go to for B3 Hammon ...Read More
Audiophile Audition provides coverage for the new Mike DiRubbo CD “Chronos”….
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Mike DiRubbo – Chronos – Posi-TonePR 8072, 50:24 ****:
(Mike DiRubbo, saxophones; Brian Charette, B-3; Rudy Royston, drums)
When we last visited with saxophonist, Mike DiRubbo, in August 2009, reviewing Repercussion, we advised that it was a smart move on the part of Posi-Tone to sign Mike to their roster, as he is a saxophone (largely alto) man for all seasons. He has t ...Read More
Step Tempest blogger Richard Kamins writes about Mike DiRubbo’s “Chronos” CD….
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Chronos – Mike DiRubbo (Posi-Tone Records) – DiRubbo, a native of New Haven CT and graduate of the Jackie McLean Institute at the Hartt School/University of Hartford, is an alto saxophonist who understands “the burn”, the ability to take the music up a notch when called for. Throughout “Chronos”, his 6th CD as a leader, he finds ways to ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky of AAJ weighs in on Mike DiRubbo “Chronos”…
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Piano has always been part of the package on saxophonist Mike DiRubbo’s albums. Still, when DiRubbo made his Posi-Tone debut with Repercussion in 2009, he left the piano behind, relying instead on some harmonic underpinnings from vibraphonist Steve Nelson. Now, on his follow-up disc for the label, he moves into different piano-less territory with his first organ trio rec ...Read More
Here’s the next review for Mike DiRubbo “Chronos”,,,,
www.jazzreview.com
Connecticut native Mike DiRubbo has made a name for himself as a featured saxophonist in New York-based groups led by trombonist Steve Davis, pianist David Hazeltine and many others. His sixth release as a leader, Chronos (Posi-Tone), is a hard-blowing, straight-ahead affair with organist Brian Charette and drummer Rudy Royston. The disc features nine original compositions by Di ...Read More
First review for our latest release “Chronos” by saxophonist Mike DiRubbo…
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The beginning of the year is usually a quiet period for music releases. Coming on the heels of the frantic holiday shopping season and the various “best of (prior) year lists” that assist in yuletide purchasing decisions, you’d think there wouldn’t be anything worthwhile coming out between mid-December and, say, March. But one of my favorite jaz ...Read More