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Take Five With Saxophonist / Composer Wataru Uchida article @ All About Jazz

” data-original-title title>Nilson Matta. The album is dedicated to Baden Powell guitar, acoustic1937 – 2000 ” data-original-title title>Baden Powell, the legendary Brazilian guitarist. In 2015, Wataru recorded his original tunes with Abelita Mateus, Itaiguara Brandão, and Vanderlei Pereira, and published the album, Predawn Shenanigans Club. The album has several tunes with rhythmical approaches applying odd […]

Dave Holland Musician – All About Jazz

Amid endless choices, the sound of a Dave Holland bass line compels attention. A master of tone and rhythm, the bassist, composer, and bandleader is now in his fifth decade as a performer and his music possesses a rich and kaleidoscopic history. One of Holland’s mentors, the affably sage-like saxophonist Sam Rivers, gave him a […]

Scott Wendholt Musician – All About Jazz

“On a day when I’m feeling really good, I can get around almost anything I want to say on the trumpet,” responds the 32-year-old trumpeter Scott Wendholt when complemented on his technical abilities. That’s not idle bravado. His playing on “Beyond Thursday” makes it clear that he’s a virtuoso, the kind of improviser who conceives […]

Seiki Yukimoto Musician – All About Jazz

After spending his early adult years on the lower east side of New York City studying and eventually playing trumpet with his roommate the acclaimed trumpeter Don Cherry, Seiki “Yuki” Yukimoto returned to Osaka, Japan with a renewed musical vision. His inspiration led him to form Soulbleed, a group famous for its jam sessions and […]

Ark Ovrutski Musician – All About Jazz

Since moving to NYC in 2005, Ark Ovrutski has had a busy career free-lancing with many of the great jazz musicians from many generations, including: Curtis Fuller, Carmen Lundy, Mark Soskin, Steve Williams, Larry Willis, Javon Jackson, JD Walter, Duduka da Fonseca, Patience Higgins,Gerald Hayes, Michael Borstlap, Cynthia Scott, Jim Rotondi ,Will Boulware, Donald Edwards, […]

Jonathan Kreisberg Musician – All About Jazz

Performance / Tour The Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet European Tour 2011 Source: Two for the Show Media November 15, 2011 December 4, 2011 Hnita Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet (featuring, Will Vinson, Orlando Leflemming, and Colin Stranahan) Heist op den Berg, Belgium December 5, 2011 Sounds Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet (featuring, Will Vinson, Orlando Leflemming, and Colin Stranahan) Brussels, […]

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