Giacomo Gates: What Time Is It? (Savant)
In Mark Murphy’s wake, there are two contenders for coolest, sharpest male vocalist around. One, Kurt Elling, is a household name, at least within jazz … Read More “Giacomo Gates: What Time Is It? (Savant)”
Reviews
Giacomo Gates: Everything is Cool
A latecomer to jazz as a vocation, Giacomo Gates cut his first album 20 years ago at age 45 and has since recorded just six … Read More “Giacomo Gates: Everything is Cool”
Giacomo Gates: Miles Tones
It has long been widely accepted that Kurt Elling is heir apparent to Mark Murphy. But an equally strong case can be made for Giacomo … Read More “Giacomo Gates: Miles Tones”
Concert review: Giacomo Gates in Florida, 3-7-2013
Hip, engaging and an honor richly deserved
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Giacomo Gates: The Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron
If poet-cum-prophet Gil Scott-Heron taught us anything, it was to find your own truth. Which is precisely what Giacomo Gates does on this 10-track foray … Read More “Giacomo Gates: The Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron”