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Peter Erskine: Peregrine
by Jack Bowers
Drummer Peter Erskine, who began his productive career with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the last century, is a master craftsman who is comfortably at home in groups large or small. Along the way, he has recorded more than forty-five albums as leader or co-leader of various ensembles, always embracing his assignment with proficiency and taste. On Peregrine, Erskine is in a trio setting with a pair of gifted colleagues, pianist Alan Pasqua and bassist Scott Colley, performing ...
Continue ReadingSome Jazz with Aziza Mustapha Zadeh, Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin
by Len Davis
Azibaijan pianist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, Alan Pasqua and drummer Frank Briggs.Playlist Aziza Mustapha Zadeh “Dangerous Piece" from Always (Sony) 00:00 Troy Roberts “Big Night In" from Nu-Jive Nations United (Toy Robot) 10:13 Pat Metheny “Day Trip" from Day Trip (Nonesuch) 20:26 Pat Metheny “Two Folk Songs" from 80/81 (ECM)30:39 John McLaughlin “Healing Hands" from The Heart Of Things (Verve)40:53 Alan Pasqua “Fast Food" from The Anti Social Club (Cryptogramaphone) 51:06 Frank Briggs “China Ranch" ...
Continue ReadingKozo Suganuma, Robert Walter, Snarky Puppy and Allan Holdsworth
by Len Davis
Drummers Kozo Suganuma and Senri Kawaguchi. Funky sounds from Robert Walter and Snarky Puppy. Allan Holdsworth, Jimmy Haslip, Alan Pasqua and Chad Wackerman from Proto Cosmos, plus Virgil Donati, Alex Lofoco and CAB. Playlist Into The Night “War Elephant" from Into The Night (Arpeggio Musicl) 00:00 Robert Walter “Security" from Better Feathers (Royal Potato Family) 06:44 Snarky Puppy “Mean Green" from Empire Central (GroundUp) 13:29 Alan Holdsworth “Red Alert" from Proto Cosmos (Blue Canoe) 20:07 Alan Pasqua “Fast ...
Continue ReadingAllan Holdsworth & Alan Pasqua: Proto-Cosmos
by Jim Worsley
If the song title “Proto-Cosmos" brings Tony Williams to mind then step to the front of the class. Alan Pasqua's tune is featured on the drummer's 1975 album, Believe It (Columbia). The record is considered by some to be the best fusion album of all time. In addition to Pasqua and bassist Tony Newton, a young British guitarist named Allan Holdsworth introduced himself to the masses. Fast forward to 2022 and it has been five and a half years since ...
Continue ReadingAlan Pasqua, Peter Erskine, Darek Oles: Live In Italy
by Jim Worsley
Pianist Alan Pasqua and drummer Peter Erskine have been playing together for over fifty years now. For over twenty years Darek Oles has completed the trio on double bass. While brilliant upper-echelon musicians in their own right, the magic that ensues in this trio is remarkable. Could playing together for so long, performing thousands of shows over the years lead to burnout or it becoming “old hat?" Not for these three true jazz cats. The conversations just get deeper, their ...
Continue ReadingMatt Gordy: Be With Me
by Richard J Salvucci
There is an expression of high regard for playing, “in the tradition," which basically means, yeah, that is jazz, music of the highest order. Matt Gordy's “Be With Me" is particularly arresting because it is in the tradition, but neither a recreation nor an exercise in nostalgia. Everyone from Charlie Christian to Modern Jazz Quartet has played “Topsy" (1937) in one form or another. It lends itself to multiple blues changes and swing to boppish solos, all of ...
Continue ReadingThe Matt Gordy Jazz Tonite Sextet: Be With Me
by Jack Bowers
In 2006, drummer Matt Gordy heeded the mandate to “go west, young man," moving from Boston to Los Angeles, while he was still “young at heart," and quickly becoming a mainstay of the local scene, after years of success as a jazz and classical drummer in New England, and even with the Maracaibo, Venezuela, Symphony Orchestra, where he spent nine years as chief percussionist. After fifteen years gigging in Los Angeles, Gordy decided it was time to record his first ...
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