ChimyTina, the duo of vocalist Martina DaSilva, leader of the jazz vocal harmony group The Ladybugs, and bassist Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski (Wynton Marsalis, Marc Cary, Brad Mehldau, and Joey Alexander) began collaborating in 2014 for what has now become a semi-regular video series featuring bass-vocal renditions of classic standards such as “The Best Things In Life Are Free”, “Whe … [Read more...]
Watch Trombonist Nick Finzer’s Hear & Now Perform Herbie Hancock’s “Riot”
Herbie Hancock’s iconic album Speak Like a Child was released fifty years ago in 1968 and the anniversary hasn’t gone unnoticed by rising Star NYC trombonist Nick Finzer. In order to pay homage to the Hancock masterpiece, Finzer, with his band Hear & Now, are revisiting six tracks from Speak Like a Child with new arrangements to be released exclusively via Finzer’s YouTube chann … [Read more...]
“Working Musician”, a 7 Episode Web Series (Video)
I’ve always been curious as to how up-and-coming jazz musicians survived in the chaos that is New York City. After spending some time there a year or so ago, I was shocked at the exorbitant prices and the constant buzzing of the populace bordering on insanity at times. I figured this would make for a fascinating reality show, or a documentary if you wanted to keep it formal. W … [Read more...]
Nick Finzer – ‘The Chase’
Trombonist Nick Finzer's second album as a leader is a straight-ahead jazz album with some punch to it. It's a pleasure to hear these original compositions exhibit the traits of the genre so well with such vibrancy. Alongside Glenn Zaleski on piano, Lucas Pino on reeds, Alex Wintz on guitar, Dave Baron on bass and Jimmy MacBride on drums, The Chase, is a collection of songs … [Read more...]
Gideon van Gelder – “Victory Joy Dance” (Stream)
"Victory Joy Dance" is the first track of Lighthouse, the second album by Amsterdam-based pianist Gideon van Gelder. As the title of the song suggests, the playful interaction between the rhythm of Van Gelder's hyperactive Wurlitzer, Rick Rosato's bass lines and Jamire Williams' drums gives the song a great optimistic feel. Perfect to get you going on a Sunday afternoon or any … [Read more...]