October 9, 2012

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Kyle Asche guitar, Ben Paterson Hammond B-3

Jake Vinsel electric bass, Mike Schlick drums 

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The Skinny

DIG ON IT 

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“With Ben Paterson manning the Hammond B-3, Kyle Asche on guitar, Jake Vinsel on bass and Mike Schlick on drums, the four kindred spirits collectively known as The Skinny have come up with their own personal spin on the soul-jazz tradition. Carrying on in the spirit of Jimmy McGriff, Boogaloo Joe Jones and Grant Green, they also reveal the influences of James Brown, The Meters and Booker T & The MGs along the way. Suffice it to say, these Chicago-based groovemeisters know how to lay it down and slap some bacon fat on it.”

 – Bill Milkowski

July 10, 2012 

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Teriver Cheung guitar, Andrew Gould alto sax

Linda Oh bass, Ross Pederson drums 

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Teriver Cheung
MY NOCTURNE

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"No matter how high the technical bar has been raised for aspiring guitarists, one simple fact remains: musicality is what matters. Teriver Cheung, age 27, has found ways to transcend a chops-centric approach and create music full of breath, space and surprise. On My Nocturne, his auspicious debut, he reveals himself as a player of great skill but also poetic sensitivity. He can do difficult, yes: his single-note lines generate heat and friction, leaping across intervals, avoiding the obvious. But it’s the lyricism, the rhythmic idiosyncrasy and above all the personal quality of his writing and improvising that makes Cheung an artist to watch.” -David R. Adler

JUNE 26, 2012 

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Vitaly Golovnev trumpet

Zhenya Strigalev alto sax

Nathan Peck bass, Pete Zimmer drums 

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Vitaly Golovnev
WHAT MATTERS

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“Golovnev is clearly a force to be reckoned with”

JAZZ JOURNAL

“Golovnev projects an idiosyncratic sensibility, ironic and romantic”

DOWN BEAT

“His playing suggests a more progressive, angular and daring feel to this music”

ALL MUSIC GUIDE

“Strikingly gifted”

SWING2BOP.COM

APRIL 17, 2012

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Pete Zimmer drums

George Garzone tenor saxophone

Peter Bernstein guitar, Peter Slavov bass

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Pete Zimmer                                                     

PRIME OF LIFE 

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Self-reliance has been Pete Zimmer’s calling card since he relocated to New York City in 2001. And the same confidence and drive that impelled this fine drummer to establish his own label, produce his own albums, and supply the majority of his recorded repertoire also permeates "Prime of Life," Zimmer’s fifth recording as a leader.

The album’s title sets the tone of certainty. "My twenties were still about the learning process, gaining knowledge and experience. With age and practice, I feel that I have the skills and focus to steer my music in the direction it needs to go," says Zimmer, who was thirty-three at the time of the recording. "Now is just the beginning."

 – Steve Futterman writes about jazz regularly for The New Yorker