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Chris Lightcap

Chris Lightcap is a bassist and composer with a wide-ranging performing and recording career. He has worked with Craig Taborn, Regina Carter, Marc Ribot, Glen Hansard, Mark Turner, John Medeski, Jason Moran, The Kronos Quartet, Tomasz Stanko, Chris Potter, Paul Motian, John Scofield, Dave Liebman, Paquito D’Rivera, Anthony Braxton, Joe Morris, Sheila Jordan, James Carter, Butch Morris, Ben Monder, Mary Halvorson, and many other artists. His playing is featured on over 80 albums and as a bandleader/composer he has produced six critically acclaimed albums of original music.

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Album Review

Jon Irabagon's Outright!: Recharge the Blade

Read "Recharge the Blade" reviewed by Mark Corroto


As with nearly all of saxophonist Jon Irabagon's music, the matter for debate is whether the listener needs to be as caffeinated as the musician. His brand of performance, going back two decades, has been one of constant motion and a bottomless cup of ideas. We heard this in Irabagon's contribution to the band Mostly Other People Do The Killing, his I Don't Hear Nothin' but the Blues series, and his collaboration with Joe Fonda in Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor. ...

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Jon Irabagon: Rising Sun

Read "Rising Sun" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Since his days with bassist Moppa Elliot's maddeningly inventive Mostly Other People Do the Killing, first-generation Filipino-American saxophonist Jon Irabagon has seemed to be on the periphery of the larger jazz world looking in. His big surging tone instantly and reverently recalls late era John Coltrane and has been associated with fellow adventurers Dave Douglas, Ralph Alessi, and a host of guitarist Mary Halvorson's musical configurations. With Rising Sun Irabagon sets his sights on getting his sound and vision out ...

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Will Bernard: Pond Life

Read "Pond Life" reviewed by Mark Corroto


All great performances, be they athletic or musical, start with a solid base. For guitarist Will Bernard that is a trio with drummer Ches Smith (Ceramic Dog, Snakeoil) and completing Bernard's bass (sic) with both the acoustic and electric input of bassist Chris Lightcap. Upon this foundation Bernard is inspired to expand his music with the help of keyboardist John Medeski and saxophonist Tim Berne. Medeski can be heard on the guitarist's 2008 album Blue Plate Special (Palmetto Records) and ...

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Matt Wilson Quartet: Hug!

Read "Hug!" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


A hug is something which is a distant memory for most of us these days. The warm and friendly vibes of this new Matt Wilson album could be thought of as a virtual hug, full of smile-inducing swing and raffish humor. Wilson's partners on this excursion are some of his usual cohorts, saxophonist Jeff Lederer, cornetist Kirk Knuffke and bassist Chris LIghtcap. As usual on Wilson's albums, they go through a mix of original tunes and eclectic covers. ...

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Matt Wilson: Hug!

Read "Hug!" reviewed by Jack Bowers


While there are a number of red-letter moments on drummer Matt Wilson's latest album, Hug!, and others that are rather less so, the earnestness is high throughout as everyone in Wilson's seasoned quartet does his best to ensure its success. That success, however, rests in part on the music itself, and therein lies the down side. As noted, there are definite highs--Abdullah Ibrahim's lively “Jabulani," Dewey Redman's sunny “Joie de Vivre," Roger Miller's charming “King of the ...

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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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Matt Wilson Quartet: Hug!

Read "Hug!" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Drummer Matt Wilson's quartet opens Hug! with Gene Ammons' “The One Before This." Saxophonist Ammons often used the tune as a showcase for tenor battles with fellow sax man Sonny Stitt. Wilson and company--featuring cornetist Kirk Knuffke, sax man Jeff Lederer and bassist Chris Lightcap--lay the sound down like a party. And this quartet parties hard. It feels like a rough-and-tumble affair, going down around midnight, when the alcohol has settled in, and the half hammered dancers are stumbling around ...

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Performance / Tour

Chris Lightcap Bigmouth (Fri and Sat) at Cornelia Street Cafe

Chris Lightcap Bigmouth (Fri and Sat) at Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. Fri & Sat Dec 07 & 08, 9:00PM & 10:30PM CHRIS LIGHTCAP BIGMOUTH will perform for two nights at the Cornelia Street Cafe on Friday and Saturday, December 7th and 8th

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Chris Lightcap Quintet at Firehouse 12

Chris Lightcap Quintet at Firehouse 12

Source: All About Jazz


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Henry Threadgill, Chris Lightcap, Claudia Quintet, Masada Rock, Benevento/Russo Duo Philadelphia Appearances in March

Henry Threadgill, Chris Lightcap, Claudia Quintet, Masada Rock, Benevento/Russo Duo Philadelphia Appearances in March

Source: All About Jazz

Wednesday, March 1 | 7pm SOULIVE + BENEVENTO/RUSSO DUO

Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street Receive a substantial discount (you'll pay only $10/ticket) by requesting the “Ars Nova" discount at the Annenberg box office on the day of show. Arrive early!

Soulive's latest album, Break Out, is full of beat-driven instrumentals and dazzling collaborations with a host of exceptional artists, including Chaka Khan, Ivan Neville, Corey Glover (Living Color), Robert Randolph and Reggie Watts (Maktub). ...

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The Tuba Project (Fri) Chris Lightcap (Sat) Andy Guthrie (Sun) & More This Weekend at Cornelia St. Cafe

The Tuba Project (Fri) Chris Lightcap (Sat) Andy Guthrie (Sun) & More This Weekend at Cornelia St. Cafe

Source: All About Jazz

December 2, 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 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe Dec 2 - Dec 4 Fri Dec 02 THE TUBA PROJECT FEATURING BOB STEWART (Lucian Ban, piano; Bruce Williams, alto sax ...

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Chris Lightcap Quintet at Firehouse 12, 11 June 05 8PM

Chris Lightcap Quintet at Firehouse 12, 11 June 05 8PM

Source: All About Jazz


Ben Bryden
saxophone
Greg Cordez
bass, acoustic
Jonathan Andersen
bass, acoustic

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Recharge the Blade

Irabbagast Records
2024

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Pond Life

Dreck to Disk Records
2022

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Rising Sun

Irrabagast Records
2022

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Hug!

Palmetto Records
2020

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Live at Firehouse 12

Sunnyside Records
2020

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Superette

Royal Potato Family
2018

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Hug

From: Hug!
By Chris Lightcap

Epicenter

From: Epicenter
By Chris Lightcap

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