Drummer and percussionist Dan Weiss released Utica Box last month on Sunnyside Records (read our review here) featuring Jacob Sacks on piano, and Thomas Morgan and Eivind Opsvik on bass. We caught up with Weiss to discuss the album, his career, musicians he admires, and what he's listening to these days. Read the interview below. Can you tell us more about your new album, … [Read more...]
Dan Weiss Trio Plus 1’s New Album ‘Utica Box’ Reviewed
Utica Box unfolds. It requires patience. There's a mood to build to and reward that building of tension. Dan Weiss is shooting for a lot of this with his latest release drumming alongside pianist Jacob Sacks and bassists Thomas Morgan and Eivind Opsvik. This group can fit these moods in standard length compositions like the compact shuffle,"Jamerson", or its follow up, the … [Read more...]
Edward Simon – “Triangle” (Stream)
Venezuelan pianist and Guggenheim Fellow Edward Simon is just about as well respected as anyone in the realm of jazz piano. His accolades include stints with Greg Osby and Terence Blanchard’s bands plus he’s been a member of the prestigious SFJAZZ collective since 2015. All this to say that when he puts out a record, as is the case with his latest Sorrows and Triumphs, out now … [Read more...]
Caroline Davis – ‘Heart Tonic’
Alto saxophonist Caroline Davis knows her way around a tune. Her songs on her new album, Heart Tonic, can be angular, smooth, poppy, earnest jams, or driving runs. She's a player and a composer with a great deal of range and enchanting execution, and she leads a damn fine band, too. Davis plays the alto sax with a sweetness that lets her more divergent choices work. The same … [Read more...]
John Raymond & Real Feels – “Joy Ride”
Trumpeter John Raymond has been leading Real Feels, his band comprised of guitarist Gilad Hekselman and drummer Colin Stranahan, for over four year now. The trio is set to drop Joy Ride, their sophomore album, February 9th on Sunnyside Records. The majority of the music on Joy Ride was written during a self-imposed, month-long retreat in which Raymond spent hours composing each … [Read more...]