CD Hotlist make “The Kung-Fu Masters” a pick of the month…
cdhotlist.com When jazz tries to get rockish, the result is too often an embarrassing cross between oversimplifed jazz and awkwardly non-idiomatic rock. But when jazz tries to get funky, the...
Bruce Lindsay reviews Noah Haidu “Momentum” for AAJ…
www.allaboutjazz.com A quick glance at the monochrome photo that adorns the cover of Momentum could lead to the impression that the pianist is George Gershwin. It isn't, of course, it's Noah Haidu and this is...
Richard kamins reviews Fowser/Gillece “Top Shelf”…
steptempest.blogspot.com This was one of those weeks when music served as a "healing force, helped to ease the pain of the tragic events in Boston and elsewhere. Driving home from...
Critical Jazz reviews David Ake “Bridges”…
www.criticaljazz.com You can count the number of labels with a firm commitment to the more straight ahead scene in modern jazz on one hand with Posi-Tone perhaps leading the way...
Peter Hum gives his take on David Weiss “Venture Inward”…
blogs.ottawacitizen.com If you know Snuck In and Snuck Out, the 2010 and 2012 live recordings from trumpeter David Weiss and his Point of Departure quintet, then this recently released studio disc...
SomethingElseReviews on David Ake “Bridges”…
somethingelsereviews.com It’s clear from his latest recorded offering Bridges that the pianist and composer David Ake has a lot to say musically, but this being only his third record over a period...
Music and More on Noah Haidu “Momentum”…
jazzandblues.blogspot.com Pianist Noah Haidu leads a solid mainstream trio on this album supported by Ariel de la Portilla on bass and McClenty Hunter on drums. The play a wide variety...
Marc Myers goes “Top Shelf”…
www.jazzwax.com In most cases these days, the best new jazz albums sound terrific from their opening notes. I audit about 15 new CDs daily and, in nearly every case, the...
JazzWrap on David Weiss “Venture Inward”…
jazzwrap.blogspot.com Venture Inward is an interesting third outing from David Weiss' quintet, Point of Departure. Technically, in recording order, this would actually be the first Point of Departure album. The album...
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