New Music Monday for November 17, 2014
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“While
their acoustic instrumentation, virtuosity, and improvisational brio scream
jazz, their music displays influences from all over the map, including
classical, rock, ambient, and electronica. James Farm has big ears. And the
quartet grooves fiercely.” That’s the Boston Globe talking about the quartet James Farm, featuring saxophonist
Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric
Harland. They’ve performed in this exact configuration since their debut at the
Montreal Jazz Festival in 2009. Their sophomore release, “City Folk,” is
comprised of a new collection of ten original tunes written by all four members
of the collaborative band. As Penman describes them, “In general, we like to
let the songs lead the way, and each of these tunes is like a mini world unto
itself with its own ecosystem and hidden places to discover.”
When you
visit a franchise restaurant, you always know what will be on the menu and what
it will taste like. When you listen to a Bill
O’Connell recording you may not know what is on the menu, but you’re
guaranteed it’ll be a gourmet delight. For O’Connell’s new CD, “Imagine,” as
with his previous recordings, the gifted veterans and leaders in their own
right, Conrad Herwig on trombone and saxophonist Steve Slagle, add their
prowess to the mix. On the bass is one of New York’s first call rhythm men,
Luques Curtis, who was also part of Bill’s prior CD, as was percussionist
Richie Flores, who has been playing with O’Connell for more than a decade. The newcomer
to the group is drummer Richie Barshay, who has an impressive resume that
includes a stint with Herbie Hancock.
Also this
week, New York harmonica ace Hendrik
Meurkens teams up again with Mexican bassist Gabriel Espinosa, who heads the jazz department at Central College
in Pella, for “Samba Little Samba, featuring nine new Brazilian-style
originals; veteran saxophonist Houston
Person is joined by vibraphonist Steve Nelson for his new disc, “The Melody
Lingers On”; and saxophonist John David Simon exhibits impressive
writing and performing skills on his third release as a leader, “Phantasm.”
Click here for "Phantasm"
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