Aidan Levy
Aidan’s Contributions
12/10/12 Undertones
Quartet
Max Johnson
An acolyte of avant-garde bassist Henry Grimes, Max Johnson imbues his Hungarian flatback with an unhinged fervor on this promising debut, a collection of six originals for piano-less quartet that filter a range of genres through a distinctly free prism...
12/06/12 Features
Reggie Quinerly: Talk of the Town
The Houston drummer explores Houston history and his own heritage
11/28/12 Undertones
116th & Park
Greg Skaff
Guitarist Greg Skaff is one of those musician’s musicians who can effortlessly do whatever the situation calls for without breaking a sweat. On this hard-bop-centric session inspired by East Harlem, he cuts loose with a first-rate trio featuring (mostly...
11/25/12 Education
Manhattan School of Music's Jazz Program Celebrates Its 30th Year
Where versatile music education is delivered by famous faculty
11/19/12 Education
After Hours: A Brief Introduction to the Jazz Jam Session
Plus: Where to hang in NYC to catch a jam
11/06/12 Albums
Alone Together with Bobby Rose
Pat Martino
Pat Martino’s collaboration with Bobby Rose eventually led to Baiyina (The Clear Evidence): Psychedelic Excursions Through the Magical Mysteries of the Koran , a 1968 raga-based album inspired by Ravi Shankar, but the two Philly guitarists’ path to fusion...
11/03/12 Albums
Jan Garbarek
Dansere
The advent of Jan Garbarek in the late ’60s created a riptide. Here was a tenor saxophonist from Norway, of all places, who, like nearly everyone else at the time, emerged from the shadow of John Coltrane. But Garbarek flaunted such a raw, individual sound...
10/20/12 Albums
Shifting Gears
Jerry Bergonzi
Jerry Bergonzi has spent his career based in Boston, his hometown. But despite only having lived in New York for several years, he is still widely regarded as one of the finest tenor players on the international scene. This album of originals highlights...
10/12/12 Albums
Tigerface
Marco Benevento
Marco Benevento’s organ intro to opener “Limbs of a Pine” recalls the Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” but the comparison ends there, as vocalist Kalmia Traver of the indie-rock band Rubblebucket comes in with the surrealistic line “We wanna have a time/Wanna wake...
09/14/12 Albums
Compared To That
Brian Bromberg
Since the ’80s, journeyman bassist Brian Bromberg has carved a niche for himself by creatively using pop repertory, and in the summer he continued that tradition with the release of three eclectic albums. On Compared to That , the hard-swinging record of...
09/07/12 Albums
Origins
Stephane Wrembel
Woody Allen’s Oscar-winning 2011 film Midnight in Paris owes much of its nostalgic charm to guitarist Stephane Wrembel’s “Bistro Fada,” the whimsical theme that accompanies Owen Wilson’s time-traveling journey from the modern-day quays of the Seine back...
08/12/12 Features
Henry Cole: Puerto Africa
A drummer infuses Afrobeat with his own eclectic identity
06/24/12 Features
Kenny Garrett: Seeds of History
The alto saxophonist explores his musical and personal past
06/23/12 Albums
On Target
John Colianni Quintet
Louis Armstrong said that the faster the tempo, the more he could relax, a maxim that certainly applies to this love letter to the swing era. The longtime pianist in the Les Paul Trio, John Colianni boasts a sense of repose that only comes with serious technical...
06/05/12 Albums
The Eleventh Hour
Johnathan Blake
Philadelphia native Johnathan Blake got his start at the age of 6, playing a violin duet of “Many Ways to Say I Love You” on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood with his father, jazz violinist John Blake Jr. Before long, he was saying it with drumsticks. Almost 30...
11/23/11 Features
The Bad Plus’ Dave King: Art & Accessibility
A smart, seamless blend of light and heat
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