cd review, jazz, Jazz Review, live jazz
Dave Liebman Live at Smalls Cellar Music Group – Smalls Live Living Masters Series He’s played for over sixty years and attained NEA Jazz Master status, so who can blame saxophonist and composer Dave Liebman for electing to play free jazz at this stage of his career – “I have been recording since I was […]
cd review, jazz, Jazz Review, live jazz
Enrico Pieranunzi Quintet The Extra Something Live at the Village Vanguard Camjazz Is it possible to record over eight albums and still remain under the radar? If you are unaware of pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi, that’s perfectly forgivable as the Italian piano master has developed most of his career in Europe. The Extra Something […]
Bobby Selvaggio, jazz, live jazz, making a Scene
Bobby Selvaggio Live from the Bop Stop Dot Time We didn’t want to leave this one behind. This is alto saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio’s eleventh album and first live recording, Live from the Bop Stop. Specifically the site is the Bop Stop at the Music Settlement in Cleveland, OH, a place where the bandleader has performed […]
carol sudhalter quartet, jazz, live jazz, making a Scene
Carol Sudhalter Quartet Live at Saint Peter’s Church Alfa Projects It’s not often that you find a baritone saxophonist/flutist as a band leader. Sure, Gerry Mulligan comes to mind but who else? Carol Sudhalter has proven herself to be one of jazz’s top baritone saxophonist, a fine flutist and originally a tenor soloist, having been […]
jazz, live jazz, making a Scene, New York jazz, Peter Ponzol Quartet, The Copper Coin, Woodstock live music
Saturday night, we had the privilege of sitting with my husband’s sister Maho and her husband Volker and an assortment of their friends in a coffeehouse called The Copper Coin in Woodstock. We were there to hear The Peter Ponzol Quartet play jazz. The Copper Coin is a cool space just right for jazz, with an eclectic […]
