I’m not going to lie: About half the reason I wanted to hear this was because of its fantastical name. I’ve been getting into Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s post-everything jazz mash-ups recently, and Garage A Trois is one step further down the rung toward true jazz. Garage A Trois is described as a “post rock/freak […]
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Harry Connick Jr. — In Concert on Broadway
If the answer to any of these questions is yes, “Harry Connick Jr. in Concert on Broadway” needs to be in your collection. It’s exactly what it sounds like: Connick sings show tunes from the good ol’ days on Broadway (he extols “Guys and Dolls” as a perfect musical before belting out “My Time of […]
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Better off Fred
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey8 p.m. Friday Cain’s Ballroom 423 N. Main, Tulsa www.cainsballroom.com 918-584-2306 $19 advance, $25 door Brian Haas does not subscribe to your ideas of music. “It’s hard to have a conversation about music genres, because I simply don’t believe in them,” said Haas, pianist and founding member of Tulsabased Jacob Fred Jazz […]
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Big in Japan
Sunday Jazz guitarist Issei Aoyama will pick, pluck and strum in a free concert 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Performing Arts Studio, 200 S. Jones in Norman. He will be accompanied by Cory Gavito on piano, Michael Geib on double bass and Justin Walke on drums. The quartet will play original pieces by Aoyama, as […]
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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’ Stay Gold
“Song for Lauren” twists country elements around big, pop piano chords and Afro-Cuban”?laced drumming, while the title track mixes growling pianos with tinny slide work and minor key melodic matchups between instruments and rhythmic lines that are mimicked by each of the players. “Stay Gold” is as solid as they come, further proof that The […]
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Maurice Johnson – Tonight
Maurice Johnson’s debut, “Tonight,” is contemporary jazz at its epitome. Although most of the album is neither truly inventive nor groundbreaking, his stylings are certainly worthy of a thorough listen, even if the offering isn’t enough for much more than that. A veteran guitarist, Johnson formed Oklahoma’s popular After Five Jazz Band in 1985 and […]
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Jessica Tate – Streetlamp Symphonies
om/jessicatate”>Jessica Tate has assembled an eclectic, 11-song collection of jazz standards and Americana mainstays that serve a very worthy mix of well-met expectations and impressive song ideas. Collectively, the songs on “Streetlamp Symphonies” represent opposite ideas that strike a balance with almost no struggle. Tate is anything but typical singer/songwriter. First, she hugs a harp […]
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Dave Koz – At the Movies’ Double Feature
Capitol Finally, something other than cell phone usage and Internet piracy comes along to put a damper on the magic of cinema: Dave Koz’s “At the Movies” double album. With a CD and DVD, it rapes the memories of classic films both aurally and visually. The jazz saxophonist turns his chosen-instrument prowess into […]
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Marco Benevento – Invisible Baby
Hyena Finally, a modern jazz album I can actually stand listening to. Marco Benevento’s “Invisible Baby” is an infectious collection of noisy, glitchy electro-jazz that is both entertaining and ambient. The disc’s third track, “Atari,” sounds like just that: a vintage gaming system gone berserk with weird sounds, pianos and bouncy drums egging […]
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The Bad Plus – Prog
Heads Up Similar to Oklahoma’s own Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, The Bad Plus is updating the traditional jazz piano trio in a more modern, avant-garde style. The result, as with the aforementioned group, can be a little out there at times, but in this reviewer’s opinion, “Prog” is down-to-earth compared with some of the […]