Search results for "Billy Drewes"

Kendra Shank: Incantation / Throw It Away (Rating: 79/100) posted in Music December 27, 07

One can only applaud the idea of a tribute album featuring Abbey Lincoln's songs -- especially when Lincoln is still ...

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Kids Are Pretty People (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music July 17, 08

Don't dare call the Vanguard orchestra a ghost band! That said, some powerful spirits from the past float around the...

Bill Frisell: Strange Meeting (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

Bill Frisell’s pair of recordings from 1992, a wide-ranging collection of covers entitled Have a Little Faith and thi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BILL FRISELL

As unassumingly as Bill Frisell presents himself in his everyday life is as fiery and unabashedly bold he is wi...

Louis Armstrong: (What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue (1955) (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 23, 09

That remarkable songwriter, musician and world-class character Thomas "Fats" Waller wrote this tune for the 1929 Broa...

Drewes, Billy (William) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Drewes, Billy (William), soprano sax, clarinet; b. Copague, NY, 1 October 1952. His brother Glenn (b. 1949) is an acc...

Rosa Passos: Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Brazilian vocalist Rosa Passos teams with Ron Carter, whose longstanding affiliation with bossa nova makes for a memo...

Bill Frisell: Monica Jane (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

"Monica Jane" is basically a country blues, with Drewes's preaching alto improv preceding Frisell's beautifully paced...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

Mitchel Forman: Hand Made (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 25, 08

The man just never fails to offer consistently affecting music no matter his role. Whether as a standout sideman for ...

Lovano, Joe posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lovano, Joe, tenor saxophone; b. Cleveland, Ohio, 29 December 29, 1952. His father Tony "Big T" Lovano (b. September ...

Shank, Kendra posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Shank, Kendra (Ann), vocalist, guitarist, percussionist; b. Woodland, CA, 23 April 1958. Lived in Davis, CA until ...

Abbasi, Rez posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Abbasi, Rez , guitarist, composer, educator; b. Karachi, Pakistan, 27 August 1965. He was exposed to the musics of th...

Allison, Ben (Wyeth) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Allison, Ben (Wyeth) , bassist-composer; b. New Haven, CT 17, November, 1966. Allison grew up with his mother Millie ...

In Conversation with Paul Motian posted in Features and Interviews November 01, 08

By Ted Panken “I think rehearsing takes away from the beauty of the music,” says Paul Motian. “I’ve been playi...

Wainapel, Harvey (Simon) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wainapel, Harvey (Simon), soprano, alto, and tenor sax, clarinet; b. Middletown, NY, 31 March 1951. (His name is p...

Korman, Cliff (Hillel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Korman, Cliff (Hillel), pianist, educator, arranger, producer; b. New York, NY, 14 March 1957. He grew up mainly in N...

Lee, Scott (Carver Scott Lee) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lee, Scott [Carver Scott Lee], bassist, composer, lecturer, author; b. Eden, NC, 22 January 1950. His father Clayton ...

Malinverni, Pete (Peter Gaetano) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Malinverni, Pete (Peter Gaetano), piano; b. Niagara Falls, NY, 16 April 1957. Since coming to New York City in 198...

Marcelli, Andrea posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Marcelli, Andrea, drummer, clarinet, synthesizer, composer, producer; b. Roma, Italy, 22 January 1962. Became a natur...

Meyer, Jeff (Jeffrey M.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Meyer, Jeff (Jeffrey M.), composer, producer, drummer; b. New Orleans, LA, 30 September 1952. Jeff was raised in A...

Haddad, Jamey posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Haddad, Jamey, percussionist/drummer; b. Cleveland, OH, 2 July 1952.  He left Cleveland 1 1/2 years out of high ...

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