Search results for "Chris Cheek"
Chris Cheek: What's Left (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 13, 08A testament to Chris Cheek's compositional and improvisational skills is the talent of the (usually leading) sideplay...
Chris Speed, Chris Cheek, Stephane Furic Leibovici: Three Kinds of Folks (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music September 13, 08If you can imagine taking the most furious passages from Philip Glass's Koyaanisqatsi crossed with some of Evan Parke...
Bruno Raberg: Elegy (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 22, 08The ominous tones at the start of "Elegy" have an almost industrial quality, as if a metal grinder had been pressed a...
Totam Silberstein: Cheryl (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 16, 09In a tune that shares the intensity and misdirections of Parker's “Scrapple From The Apple,” Yotam Silberstein burns ...
Rudder: Jackass Surcharge (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music April 06, 09A very busy second-line beat, a George Porter, Jr. bassline and saxophones mimicking the sound of a train horn blarin...
Liberation Music Orchestra: America the Beautiful (Medley: America the Beautiful/Lift Every Voice and Sing/Skies of A... (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 22, 09"Oh beautiful for spacious skies," but post-9/11 the skies of America seemed less safe; and the honorably intended "N...
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Paul Motian: Mumbo Jumbo (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 17, 07Intriguing track featuring a unique lineup, written by an iconoclast composer and one of the best drummers in the bus...
Tom Beckham: Grillin' (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music September 10, 08The album's title, Rebound, refers to the reaction of a mallet after it strikes a vibraphone bar. (You know… that who...
Nicolas Thys: Virgo (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music May 08, 09Starting in a deliberately languishing way, Chris Cheek and Ryan Scott play the opening of "Virgo" with harmonious in...
Aaron Irwin: Little Hurts (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 13, 08Aaron Irwin may be running the show here, but guitarist Ben Monder is the secret weapon. Monder sets up a moody under...
In Conversation with Chris Potter posted in Features and Interviews March 23, 09By Frederick Bernas &#...
Tom Beckham: Tethered (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 15, 08Brooklyn-based vibraphonist Tom Beckham is a lyrical player with a flair for writing distinctive, memorable tunes. On...
Bruno Råberg: Fora Do Retrato (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 05, 08Bruno Råberg is a Swedish bassist who studied with the great Czech bassist Miroslav Vitous and has performed with man...
Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 29, 08As regular visitors to this site know, jazz.com takes a different approach to reviewing music. Our team of more t...
In Conversation with Paul Motian posted in Features and Interviews November 01, 08By Ted Panken “I think rehearsing takes away from the beauty of the music,” says Paul Motian. “I’ve been playi...
Rover, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Rover, Christian, (also spelled Roever or, correctly in German, Rover), guitarist, composer, educator, author; ...
Berne, Tim (Bruce Timothy) posted in Encyclopedia June 17, 09Alto and baritone saxophonist Tim Berne combines influences from avant-garde jazz, modern classical music, rhythm 'n'...
Weinstein, Jimmy (James Benjamin) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Weinstein, Jimmy (James Benjamin), drummer, composer; b. Chicago, IL, 10 January 1960. He grew up in Southern Califor...
Garcia, Rob (Robert Joseph) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Garcia, Rob (Robert Joseph), drumset, composition; b. The Bronx, NY, 3 February 1969. He mainly grew up in Pelham, NY...
Pohjola, Mika (Antero) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Pohjola, Mika (Antero), composer, producer, pianist, educator, b. Helsinki, Finland, 1 December 1971. The son of a He...
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