Issue #117 The Neil Cowley Trio

Friday, February 29, 2008

Sample Features From This Month's Issue-----------------------------------------The Neil Cowley Trio - Loud And Proud - The Neil Cowley Trio shook up jazz fans two years ago with debut album Displaced, which was a bolt from the blue at the time. Neil Cowley, Richard Sadler and Evan Jenkins grabbed the jazz trio format by the scruff of its neck while not forgetting the elements that made it great in the first place. Cowley, best known for his work with key jazz funk and chill out bands, had come up with a post-EST concept that was distinctly fresh and rooted in his jazz influences, including the music of Keith Jarrett.  Read more...Chick Corea and Gary Burton - The Sound of Silence - More than 35 years have passed since Chick Corea and Gary Burton came together to record the classic album Crystal Silence. The two have now recorded once again, this time for Concord to produce a two-CD set with a big difference as the first disc of The New Crystal Silence finds Corea and Burton performing with a symphony orchestra using new arrangements by saxophonist Tim Garland. Read more...

Outhouse - Free Your Mind - Outhouse makes its eponymous debut next month with the Anglo-French quartet joined by singer Jeanne Added and tama drummer Kaw Secka. The group grew out of Loop collective sessions in Kentish Town influenced partly by its empathy with the Parisian Hask collective scene and the burgeoning confidence of the new wave of post-Polar Bear London bands pouring out of the London music colleges. Read more...

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February CD Sample Reviews

Neil Cowley Trio - Loud…Louder…Stop!   ****

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Jonathan Mayer, Justin Quinn and Neil Craig - The Teak Project ****

The Player
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Tom Cawley – David Gallant talks to the pianist about how he got started, the instruments he has played over the years and his all time favourite choice.

Jazz Instrument Update
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David Gallant reports on the latest instrument developments and launches here.