Artist: Jeanne Gies & Howard Alden Title: Window: The Music of Manu Lafer Label: Tratore Genre: Brazilian jazz CD Review by Dawoud Kringle Manu Lafer is an interesting man. A prolific and accomplished musician and composer with over 300 songs to his catalog, and a discography of over 15 CDs, he studied guitar with Luiz Tatit, Cezar […]
Artist: Peter Wetzler Title: Falling Awake Label: Sound Forms Genre: solo piano/nu classic/improv CD Review by Dawoud Kringle When I was asked to write a review of Peter Wetzler’s 2009 CD Falling Awake, I was expecting (for reasons I can’t explain) a classical pianist whose CD contained the usual standards of the genre, and one or […]
Artist: Lucas Pino’s No Net Nonet Title: That’s a Computer Label: Outside In Music Genre: jazz CD Review by Dawoud Kringle “That’s a Computer!” This remark was thrown at tenor saxophonist / bass clarinetist Lucas Pino by one of his teachers at Julliard, in a less than diplomatic attempt to dismiss one of Pino’s idols.
Artist: Future350 Nu Bossa Title: Songs for the Amygdala Label: Movita Records Genre: nu Bossa/world CD review by Dawoud Kringle The amygdale is one of two almond-shaped clusters of nuclei located deep and medially within the temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates, including humans. As part of the limbic system, it performs a primary role in […]
Artist: The David Bennett Group Title: We Are the Orchestra Label: self produced Genre: Avant-Pop with a blend of Jazz, Folk and Classical Review by Dawoud Kringle Daniel Bennett had an idea. Most large groups try to distill their effect into a smaller sound. Bennett (Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Oboe, Piano, Percussion) wanted […]
