Midwest Record on “The Kung-Fu Masters”…

midwestrecord.com Breath taking electric jazz/funk with the sax man giving as much time to the B3 as he does to his own axe. Kicking it with a funked up treatment...

An interview with Sean Nowell…

Part One Part Two Sean Nowell is another fine example of the high level of artistry to come out of the Posi-Tone stable of artists. I was fortunate enough to...

Brent Black takes on “The Kung-Fu Masters”…

www.criticaljazz.com Zen and the art of improvisation. The human chemistry of abstract creation where limitations of form and function are cast aside for soulful interpretation of a deconstructed melody by...

The Jazz Word on David Weiss “Venture Inward”…

thejazzword.blogspot.com Trumpeter David Weiss, founder of notable groups such as The Cookers and the New Jazz Composers Octet, explores the wide open sounds of late 1960s jazz onVenture Inward with his...

Victor Aaron reviews David Weiss “Venture Inward”…

somethingelsereviews.com Sometimes, a good thing is worth repeating. Venture Inward, Weiss’ debut for Posi-Tone Records due out next week, is a studio song-by-song replication ofSnuck In, save for Andrew Hill’s...

Step Tempest on David Weiss & Point of Departure “Venture Inward”…

steptempest.blogspot.com "Venture Inward" (Posi-Tone Records) is the third release in 3 years by trumpeter David Weiss and his Point of Departure quintet. Coincidentally, all the music was recorded in 2008 but this release is...

Dan Bilawsky takes on Sean Nowell “The Kung-Fu Masters”…

www.allaboutjazz.com The Kung-Fu Masters isn't simply another album for tenor saxophonist Sean Nowell; it's the recorded coming out party for a band and concept that he's been tweaking and promoting for...

Mark Corroto reviews David Weiss “Venture Inward”for AAJ…

www.allaboutjazz.com If music can be described as either masculine or feminine, then recordings by trumpeter David Weiss and his Point of Departure quintet are simply testosteronic. Built upon the legacy...

Chris Spector on David Weiss “Venture Inward”…

midwestrecord.com DAVID WEISS & Point of Departure/Venture Inward: We just finished listening to the latest entry in the Miles Davis authorized bootleg series and this young trumpet man captures that...