Dan Bilawsky reviews Sean Nowell “Stockholm Swingin’ “…

www.allaboutjazz.com Tenor saxophonist Sean Nowell's third CD is an engaging set of music that was recorded live at the Glen Miller Café in Stockholm at the end of a fourteen-day tour through...

The Jazz Word on Sean Nowell “Stockholm Swingin”….

thejazzword.blogspot.com Sean Nowell – Stockholm Swingin' Sean Nowell (tenor saxophone), Fredrik Olsson (guitar), Leo Lindberg (piano), Lars Ekman (bass), Joe Abba (drums) 2011 Posi-Tone Stockholm Swingin' is the result of a...

SomethingElse! reviews the new Sean Nowell CD “Stockholm Swingin”….

somethingelsereviews.com A blossoming career that started in Birmingham, Alabama recently had a stop all the way over in Stockholm, Sweden. For tenor saxophonist Sean Nowell’s third album (all of which...

Tim Niland on Nick Hempton “The Business”….

jazzandblues.blogspot.com Nick Hempton is a straight-up mainstream saxophonist and leader who plays in a very confident manner and has a very appealing musical tone. On this album, he is joined by...

Tom Hull reviews David Gibson and Art Hirahara

http://tomhull.com/blog/archives/1674-Jazz-Prospecting-CG-27,-Part-12.html David Gibson: End of the Tunnel (2010 [2011], Posi-Tone): Trombone player, fifth album since 2002, the first three on retro-leaning Nagel-Heyer. Quartet, with Julius Tolentino on alto sax, Jared Gold on...

Dan Bilawsky reviews Brent Canter “Urgency of Now”…

allaboutjazz.com Red flags usually pop up the minute an organ is spotted on the personnel list of a record. Regardless of the quality of the music, the direction is often...

Outside Inside Out reviews “End of the Tunnel” and “All Wrapped Up”…

outsideinsideout.wordpress.com Ok, so the final installment of this 3 part series of new records from Posi-Tone is finally making its conclusion.  I was originally gonna finish this up with a...

The Jazz Word: Orrin Evans “Freedom”…

thejazzword.blogspot.com Hot on the heels of his Captain Black Big Band release, pianist Orrin Evans delivers a swinging piano-trio tribute to his hometown of Philadelphia with Freedom. The disc has a contemplative feel...

Interview with Orrin Evans: On Big Band and Taking Bigger Stands

alternatetakesblog.wordpress.com Orrin Evans: On Big Band and Taking Bigger Stands Posted on July 20, 2011 by Angelika Beener Last week, I caught up with Orrin Evans for an interview forAlternate Takes.  The pianist, composer and band...