Hardbopjazz Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 Are there any new exciting guitar playes out there play jazz? Quote
jazzbo Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 Have you checked out Bobby Broom? "Stand" is a great cd! Quote
Joe M Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 Gary Burton has apparently "discovered" another young talented guitarist, his name is Julian Lage, and he's featured on Gary's new cd Generations (along w/ Mokoto Ozone, James Genus and Clarence Penn). Oh, and he's only a sophomore in high school! Quote
Sundog Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 Have you checked out Bobby Broom? "Stand" is a great cd! That's a pretty good CD. As a matter of fact, I was just having a discussion about this very CD at lunch today with a fellow music lover. He does some interesting covers on that album including House of the Rising Sun if I'm not mistaken. Worth checking out. A player not exactly new to the scene, however he's not widely known, is Anthony Wilson (of Diana Krall fame). A fine swinging player in the Jim Hall tradition. Very much his own man though. Quote
jlhoots Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 Liberty Ellman: Tactiles (PI Recordings) I've been up & down on Adam Rogers. I like his work on David Binney: South. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Amanda Monaco -- a challenging guitarist in both straight ahead and more 'out' settings. Reminds me a little of early, early Ray Russell or Atilla Zoller. And of course you have to plug your friends! Quote
Joe Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Ben Monder, whose playing is (mostly) free of Frissell-isms. Quote
skeith Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 I like this Jonathan Kreisberg and his Nine Stories Wide cd on Criss Cross. Quote
sal Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Pat Martino's recent work has been fantastic. And Mark Kleinhaut has a beautiful new CD out featuring Bobby Watson. And I want to second the recommendations for Bobby Broom and Adam Rogers. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Anyone heard Adam Rogers' CDs on Criss Cross and can recommend 'em? Quote
Chrome Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 How about Randy Johnston? I've only got one of his discs (In-A-Chord), but he's pretty funky ... this particular CD also features Joey DeFrancesco, Eric Alexander, and Mickey Roker. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Throw an ear across the Atlantic to the marvellous Phil Robson. Up to now he's been working on the UK scene but he's starting to play in heavy US company. Last year he did a concert at Cheltenham with Wayne Krantz. He's just recorded a CD with James Genus, Billy Hart and Marc Copland. I'm very much looking forward to seeing him next year month playing with Drew Gress, Tom Rainey and the UKs Liam Noble. He does the classic jazz guitar thing but can also zoom off into McLaughlinland. A great accompanist with his partner Christine Tobin. http://www.babellabel.co.uk/The%20Babel%20Label-2445.htm An even rarer name - Yorkshire's Mike Walker. He's been playing for years and every time I've seen him he's been astounding. Only sideman dates so far but I heard he's finally putting out a solo record soon. Hear him on Julian Arguelles' CDs. Hope this isn't too parochial! Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Bev - I think I saw somewhere that Robson was about to start a tour with Genus and Hart! Quote
sal Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Anyone heard Adam Rogers' CDs on Criss Cross and can recommend 'em? His new one "Allegory" is one of my favorite releases from 2003. The music really shows off Rogers' compositional skills. There's lots of compositions with rapid tempo shifts and unique song structures. I would call it "highly advanced post bop". You won't really find any songs that will have you humming the melody after you hear it, but I don't think that's the purpose. The musicianship is stellar. Rogers is one of the best guitar players on the scene IMO, and the album contains some of Chris Potter's best playing on record. The rhythm section, Ed Simon, Scott Colley and Clarence Penn, is brilliant. I highly recommend this one. Quote
Pete C Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 I saw an excellent young guitarist recently, Mike Moreno, playing in a band led by drummer Rodney Green and featuring Ravi Coltrane. Joe Morris isn't really "new," but he's an often compelling, original voice. Quote
7/4 Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Joe Morris isn't really "new," but he's an often compelling, original voice. He's very interesting, but he seems to be playing more upright bass these days. (which I haven't heard) Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Seriously not trying to be a "homer", but nobody has mentioned Joe G. Joe is a relatively conservative player with a very fine melodic/harmonic aptitude. I expect a bunch more from him if personal concerns allow. He is a very fine player. I understand I have heard more of him than most on the list, but he is a player. Quote
JSngry Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Yeah, Joe's got the "thing". So does the whole group for that matter. Quote
vibes Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 I'm particularly fond of Joe's playing on "Life Wish." Listened to the entire album several times last week, and this track really stands out to me. Great album all around. Quote
JackTracy Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Los Angeles has two brilliant young guitarists in Larry Koonse and Anthony Wilson. Koonse is the son of veteran studio and recording scene maven Dave Koonse, and Anthony is the son of bandleader Gerald Wilson, and can be heard at present accompanying Diana Krall. Larry seems to be the guy everyone wants on their gigs, and the experience he has gained playing with a variety of groups (including a unique trio of Bob Florence, piano, Kim Richmond, alto sax, and Larry) stands him in good stead. I think he has a huge future. Jack Tracy Quote
Larry Kart Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 I have somewhat uncertain/mixed feelings about him myself, but Jeff Parker is definitely worth a listen. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Joe's got some deep shit waiting to come out. Hopefully we'll get to some of it on this next record. I wish he and I could just take a month off from everything and sit in my basement for 8 hours a day and just come up with shit. He's a fountain of ideas. Surprised no one has mentioned Kurt Rosenwinkle. Joe played some of his latest for me a few weeks ago and it was very very interesting. I need to get a copy and listen under headphones... if I ever get any time. Quote
Free For All Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Surprised no one has mentioned Kurt Rosenwinkle. Joe played some of his latest for me a few weeks ago and it was very very interesting. I need to get a copy and listen under headphones... if I ever get any time. I was gonna mention him. I've gotten interested in his stuff lately- he writes some very engaging tunes- not overly "guitaristic" at all. I like that he doesn't flaunt his technique at every turn, too. And Jim, you and Joe should just plain MAKE time to hang and work your shit out. No matter how busy you guys are, that's just too important to put off- having someone around who actually inspires you (and I'm sure it's mutual) is too rare and worth making time for! Quote
Tom in RI Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 A guitarist deserving more attention is Pete McCann. He has a couple of discs out on Palmetto and is also well featured on the two New York Nonet discs I've heard (lead by Jim Cifelli). Some may find him overly influenced by Bill Frisell by I don't hear it that way. He also takes part in the Palmetto release Duke's Motivation, with Matt Wilson, David Berkman, Joel Frahm, and Ben Allison, an Ellington tribute that has become one of my favorite cd's of the past few years. Another guitarist a little off the radar and playing in a more traditional approach that I think I think deserves more exposure is Clay Moore. Quote
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