Bassist and composer Fumi Tomita has been active on the New York jazz scene for over 15 years with notable appearances alongside Sheila Jordan, Christian Sands, Luis Perdomo, Dave Liebman, and Steve Wilson, among others. He is currently the Assistant Professor of Jazz at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. On April 19th, Tomita released his third album as leader entitled … [Read more...]
Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet – ‘Jersey’
People fawn over Mark Guiliana. They should-- he's a spectacular drummer. He has a tremendous energy about him when he plays and he's been a modern living legend to the young folks of jazz coming up in this era who have gone gaga over his playing long before he got the call from the late David Bowie to play on Blackstar. It's only now that even more folks are aware of his … [Read more...]
Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet – “One Month” (Video)
Drummer Mark Guiliana debuted his jazz quartet last month with the release of his Family First album. If you missed the record release party at Rockwood Music Hall, here's the quartet's live rendition of "One Month" featuring Guiliana on drums, Jason Rigby on saxophone, Chris Morrissey on bass, and Shai Maestro on keys. Check out the video after the jump.The Mark … [Read more...]
Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet Presents ‘Familly First’ (EPK)
I already lauded the greatness of drummer Mark Guiliana when I posted his Vic Firth performance spotlight video to the website and Anthony has already presented his new album, Family First, when he posted "Long Branch", the first single from the album, just last week. So this post will be succinct and to the point. A new EPK video for Family First, which comes out June 4th, has … [Read more...]
Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet to Release ‘Family First’ June 4
Last year, drummer Mark Guiliana made some big steps in his life. He got his family going with vocalist Gretchen Parlato and the two of them have a kid now. He's still being a total monster on the kit, and he started his own label where he released two albums on the same day, fully leaning into his electronic music tendencies interweaving them with jazz improvisation for some … [Read more...]