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Gerald Cleaver & Vioilet Hour: Live at Firehouse 12

Read "Live at Firehouse 12" reviewed by Stefano Merighi


Gerald Cleaver incarna brillantemente la versione versatile del jazzista contemporaneo. Batterista e compositore, origini a Detroit, Cleaver giostra con fierezza e senso funambolico all'interno di tutti gli stili dominanti nella scena odierna. Può contribuire alla raffinatezza di gruppi accasati alla ECM, navigare a vista in organici del tutto sperimentali ("Farmers by Nature," “Black Host"), mantenere legami di lunga data con autori affini o inaugurarne di inediti come quello con Larry Ochs (il duo “Songs in the Wild Cave" ...

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Ben Waltzer Trio: One Hundred Dreams Ago

Read "One Hundred Dreams Ago" reviewed by Stephen Latessa


Pianist Ben Waltzer is a multimedia force to be reckoned with. In addition to recording and gigging with his trio, Waltzer also finds the time to pen articles for the New York Times and has appeared as the musical director for fashion designer Issac Mizrahi's show on the Oxygen television network. Impressively, with all of these extracurricular pursuits, his new album, One Hundred Dreams Ago, recorded with Gerald Cleaver on drums and Matt Penman on bass, is a highly satisfying ...

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Ben Waltzer: One Hundred Dreams Ago

Read "One Hundred Dreams Ago" reviewed by Celeste Sunderland


Sometimes we're just looking to hear a good, fun jazz album. One Hundred Dreams Ago is it. Ben Waltzer on piano, Gerald Cleaver on drums, and Matt Penman on bass all play with a fearless ferocity. But the nine tracks don't sound wild, or untamed, more confidently swinging. There's not a hint of timidity. And there's nothing nostalgic or morose about it. Even on “Hymn and the Blues Up High," where Waltzer remembers a friend who died in the World ...

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Ben Waltzer: In Metropolitan Motion

Read "In Metropolitan Motion" reviewed by David Adler


An inspired statement from pianist Ben Waltzer, also featuring tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry, bassist Chris Lightcap, and drummer Gerald Cleaver, with appearances by Mohammed Naseehu Ali on djembe and talking drum. This lineup is actually three-quarters of Lightcap’s Lay-Up ensemble, so what you’re hearing is by no means a thrown-together studio band. Quite a few of the tracks simply feature Waltzer in a standard trio setting. The pianist’s style is harmonically adventurous in the post-Hancock mold, ranging from post-bop swing ...

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Performance / Tour

Ben Waltzer Trio + 1 featuring Tony Malaby at Cornelia Street Cafe Sat., Feb. 12th 9PM

Ben Waltzer Trio + 1 featuring Tony Malaby at Cornelia Street Cafe Sat., Feb. 12th 9PM

Source: All About Jazz

Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 Sat., Feb. 12th 9PM BEN WALTZER TRIO + 1 featuring Tony Malaby Ben Waltzer, piano Chris Lightcap, bass Eric McPherson, drums Tony Malaby, tenorsax “Mr. Waltzer is an imaginative pianist and composer, and he's part of a valid new underground in the jazz of this city, building on a ...

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The Ben Waltzer Group at Cornelia Street Cafe Sat., Feb. 12th 9PM

The Ben Waltzer Group at Cornelia Street Cafe Sat., Feb. 12th 9PM

Source: All About Jazz

February 3, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 Sat., Feb. 12th 9PM The Ben Waltzer Group “Mr. Waltzer is an imaginative pianist and composer, and he's part of a valid new underground in the jazz of this city, building on a foundation of ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Live at Firehouse 12

Sunnyside Records
2020

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One Hundred Dreams Ago

Fresh Sound Records
2005

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One Hundred Dreams Ago

Fresh Sound Records
2004

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