April, 2011

BILL ANSCHELL – “FIGMENTS” (Solo outing by this pianist, with an eclectic mix of old and new standards).

Origin Records: Throughout Figments, pianist Bill Anschell’s creative, abstract approach takes each song to unexpected places without ever leaving his audience behind. Self-recorded over a series of late nights, after gigs, when Anschell’s "internal supervisor had clocked out." The result is twelve genre-bending, near stream-of-consciousness takes covering a mix of jazz standards and pop songs from the 60s and 70s. Highlights include Arlo Guthrie’s protest song "Alice’s Restaurant," a meditative take on the Rodgers and Hart standard "It Never Entered My Mind," and a prepared-piano version of Joni Mitchell’s "Big Yellow Taxi."

The band for the Louis Hayes Quartet at Jazz Live San Diego on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8-10 PM PT has been announced and it's a dewsy!!

• Louis Hayes, Drums
• Rob Thorsen, Bass
• Mikan Zlatkovich, Piano
• Daniel Jackson, Sax

Wow! Daniel Jackson playing with Louis Hayes...awesome! The cream of the San Diego Jazz scene with a bonafide Jazz Drum Legend!! Wow+2!

You better reserve your tickets now, because they ain't gonna be round long!!

NEW THIS WEEK FOR 4/11/11

BEN ALLISON – “ACTION-REFRACTION” (Progressive outing from this guitarist, mix of standards, originals and new standards).

AllMusic.com Review:

GEORGE COLE QUINTET – “RIVERSIDE DRIVE” (Gypsy jazz, with mostly vocals).

Djangology.net Review:

ORRIN EVANS – “CAPTAIN BLACK BIG BAND” (Edgy big band session, doing mostly originals).

The Revivalist.com Review:

FIVEPLAY JAZZ QUINTET – “FIVE OF HEARTS” (Not to be confused with the all-female band, doing all straight-ahead originals by band members).

BILL KWAN – “PENTIMENTO” (Male vocalist, singing old and new standards).

CDBaby:

DAVE LeFEBVRE – “FROM SOUL TO SOUL” (Mix of straight-ahead and contemporary sounds, doing all originals).

CDBaby:

FRANK MACCHIA – “SON OF FOLK SONGS FOR JAZZERS” (Big band, featuring all-star sidemen, doing arrangements of familiar melodies).

AllAboutJazz.com Review:

IRVIN MAYFIELD – “A LOVE LETTER TO NEW ORLEANS” (Trumpeter, saluting his hometown, with various group configurations, with several trumpet/piano duets).

AllAboutJazz.com Review:

RICH PELLEGRIN QUINTET – “THREE-PART ODYSSEY” (Progressive quintet, doing all originals by band members).

OA2Records Review:

ALEX PINTO QUARTET – “INNER STATE” (Progressive quartet, doing all originals).

The JazzPage Review:

Q.E.D. – “YET WHAT IS ANY OCEAN…” (Interesting trio configuration, doing all straight-ahead originals).

Origin Records Review:

REBIRTH BRASS BAND – “REBIRTH OF NEW ORLEANS” (Classic New Orleans brass band sounds).

Seattle PostIntelligenser Review:

KOREY RIKER – “PREHUMOUS” (Sax player, doing all originals, mostly contemporary, option-slot material).

AllAboutJazz.com Review:

WAYNE RIKER QUINTET – “PENUMBRAL SKY” (Local guitarist, doing straight-ahead, bluesy originals).

CDBaby:

TOMMY SMITH – “KARMA” (Sax player, doing mostly very edgy contemporary tunes).

Edinburgh Festival Guide:

ROSSANO SPORTIELLO – “LUCKY TO BE ME” (Straight-ahead piano trio).

Arbors Records:

DAVE STERNER QUINTET – “SIDETRACKED” (Double sax quintet, doing all straight-ahead originals).

Cleveland Scene Review:

• 3-time Grammy Nominee Frank Macchia will be chatting about his new "SON of Folks Songs for Jazzers" release.
• San Diego guitar phenom Wayne Riker will be LIVE in studio playing and chatting about his new release "Prenumbral Sky".
• Multi-award winner Joe Lovano will do a quick call in about his chart topping "Birdsongs" disc and his April 27, 2011 gig at Anthology San Diego.
• Lots of great new Jazz music added to the Library this week.