Artist: Sebastian Schunke
Title: Genesis, Mystery and Magic
Label: Nwog Records
Genre: jazz/latin jazz
CD Review by Matt Cole
Genesis, Mystery, and Magic is the sixth album from Berlin-based pianist and composer Sebastian Schunke. Joining him on this effort are Alex Sipiagan on trumpet and flugelhorn; Nils Wogram (who I was glad to see, having much enjoyed his 2012 Septet album Complete Soul); Hans Glawischnig on bass, Diego Pinera on drums, and Pernell Saturnino on percussion.
Date: January 13, 2014
Venue: Clemente Soto Velez Center (NY)
Text by Dawoud Kringle
Venue: Bar Next Door (NY)
Date: February 10, 2014
Review by Dawoud Kringle
On a winter night The Multi Organic Trio appeared at the Bar Next Door, a quiet out of the way place in the village. The Multi-Organic Trio is comprised of Nora McCarthy (vocals), Aruan Ortiz (keyboard), Ratzo Harris (bass), and Jorge Sylvester (sax)
Nora McCarthy (photo courtesy of Nora McCarthy )
CD reviews by Matt Cole
Two recent releases from Innova Recordings, the record label of the St. Paul-based American Composers Forum, while having very different lineups (one an octet, the other a duo), provide fine examples of musical patience and communication.
Artist: Peter Kerlin Octet
Title: Salamander
Label: Innova Rec
Genre: jazz/new music/Collection: chamber, double bass, funk, music for dance & soundtrack
Salamander is the debut album from bassist/composer Peter Kerlin. The five pieces on the roughly 40-minute album are scored for two vibraphones (Sam Sowydra and Cesare Papetti), two basses (Kerlin, joined by Taylor Bergren-Chrisman and Brent Cordero), organ (Emily Manzo), drums and percussion (Mike Pride and Charles Burst), and viola (Amy Cimini, Jessica Pavone, and Karen Waltuch).
Text by Dawoud Kringle
On a Monday night, the 6th day of 2014, when New York City was in the midst of a winter filled with strange weather, a congress of NYC’s jazz elite assembled at Clemente Soto Velez Center for a concert marking the beginning of the Evolving Music Series, presented by Arts for Art (organized by Patricia Parker). Michael Wimberly was the curator for the night’s performance.
Michael Wimberly and Charles Gayle began the first set.
