All content by G Daniels
Horace Bray – Dreamstate
May 24, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Allison Pontier, Amy Wang, Channing Hooper, Colin Campbell, Connor Kent, Debbie Brooks, Drew Zaremba, Ethan Rouse, Hale Baskin, Horace Bray, Jesus Saenz, Josue Alan, Karina Sim, Kourtney Newton, Mike Luzecky, Sabrina Mackenzie, thejazzpage.com, Usman Peguergo(Horace Bray) In addition to exhibiting his phenomenal virtuosity, Dreamstate, is a fantastic showcase of guitarist Horace Bray’s outstanding writing skills. Bray penned all of the tunes on this wonderful self-produced effort. The songs are of contemporary vintage built around the ...
The Guardian: DeJohnette/Coltrane/Garrison: Movement review – decisive energies of a jazz marvel
May 22, 2016 / No CommentsFormer Miles Davis and current Keith Jarrett drummer Jack DeJohnette’s decisive energies and musicality make him, at 73, one of the marvels of contemporary jazz. This trio joins him with John Coltrane’s saxophonist son Ravi, and bass guitarist Matthew Garrison, son of Coltrane Sr’s quartet ...
Kat Parra – Songbook of The Americas
May 20, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Kate Parra(JazzMa Records) Singer Kat Parra’s latest effort is an impressive musical excursion. Songbook of The Americas.features compositions primarily by women songwriters from all of the Americas, North, Central South American countries. Covered are tunes written by Maria Teresa Vera, Consuelo ...
Oakland Press: Roy Hargrove treats music as more than all that jazz
May 18, 2016 / No CommentsRoy Hargrove hails from Texas and now makes his home in New York. But the jazz trumpet virtuoso has more than a little affinity for Detroit, thanks to influences (Barry Harris, Ron Carter), collaborators (bassist Rodney Whitaker) and friends. Source: Oakland Press Read More
Alain Bédard Auguste Quartet – Circular Continuum
May 17, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Alain Bédard, Auguste Quartet, Félix Stussi, Michel Lambert, Samuel Blais, thejazzpage(Effendi Records) Circular Continuum is an engaging exploration of composition and artistry. Bassist and bandleader Alain Bédard leads his Auguste Quartet through an eclectic set of original, contemporary works. Bédard is the primary writer on the most of the tunes which balance the task of ...
The Atlantic: Without Jazz and Blues, There’s No Americana
May 17, 2016 / No CommentsBlues history celebrates mythical turning points. Robert Johnson going to the crossroads to sell his soul. Leadbelly being discovered in—and sprung from—prison by John and Alan Lomax. The 1913 arrest that set 12-year-old Louis Armstrong on his musical career. J.D. Allen’s moment was less ...
Gregory Porter – Take Me To The Alley
May 13, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Alicia Olatuja, Chip Crawford, Emanuel Harrold, Gregory Porter, Kenyon Harrold, Lalah Hathaway, Ondrej Pivec, Tivon Pennicott, Yosuke Sato(Blue Note) Every new Gregory Porter production seems to be becoming a much anticipated event. Take Me To The Alley is definitely an event that turns out to be well worth the wait. Porter, with the help of co-producer Kamau Kenyatta, takes on the various aspects of love, but also finds a way ...
Curtis Stewart – Of Colors
April 26, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Alex Hills, Alex Wyatt, Curtis Stewart, Fung Chern Hwei, Jeremy Harman, Joanna Mattrey, Tyler Gilmore(Outside In Music) Of Colors, the phenomenal debut release of violin virtuoso Curtis Stewart is as colorful as the cover implies. Stewart brings a witty and fresh perspective to classical as with no hint whatsoever of gimmickry. He lights up compositions by everyone from Bach to Coltrane and ...
Daria – Strawberry Fields Forever
April 19, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Colin Douglass, Daria, Deszon Claiborne, Henry Hung, Jean Michel Huré, Jonathan Alford, Michaelle Goerlitz, Mike Rinta, Sam Bevan, Sheldon Brown(OA2 Records) Taking on songs of the Beatles can be a daunting task, but it’s one that vocalist Daria handles with perfection on Strawberry Fields Forever. The singer delivers the lyrics and the vibe here with the grace of her obvious experience. She seamlessly shifts from ballad to swing ...
Ian Carey – Interview Music: A Suite For Quintet+1
April 15, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Adam Shulman, Fred Randolph, Ian Carey, Jon Arkin, Kasey Knudsen, Sheldon Brown, thejazzpage.com(Kabocha Records) Trumpeter and composer Ian Carey has returned with an ambitious new recording that succeeds in its effort. Interview Music: The Ian Cary Quintet +1 is a fantastic suite that sees some of Cary’s most adventurous writing matched with truly outstanding performances. The ...
