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Jeff Johnson: My Heart
by Jeff Johnson
jny: Minneapolis... circa 1972 is where this story begins. People ask me, where did you go to study music?" I always answer, Minneapolis / St.Paul, Minnesota." Then they ask, yes... but what school?" My reply, the streets, night clubs, and music scene of Minneapolis / St. Paul. I have a bastard's degree in music from Minneapolis / St. Paul." The Twin Cities" as they are called in Minnesota, was extremely fertile musical ground at the time ...
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by Paul Rauch
What could possibly be so interesting about a thirty-two-year old session of first takes, recorded live to 2-track DAT by a quartet led by a Seattle- based bassist who is not exactly a household name? A quick answer would include superlatives such as masterful," or historic." A brief history of bassist and composer Jeff Johnson creates a better sense of understanding. Johnson is perhaps best known as a pioneering member of pianist Hal Galper's revolutionary rubato trio of the '90's, ...
read moreBilly Mintz: Ugly Beautiful
by David A. Orthmann
Consisting of seventeen tracks spanning over two hours of playing time, Ugly Beautiful is a large, sprawling, wise, unflinchingly honest, powerful work of art. Billy Mintz's third recording as a leader--all of which were made in the most recent decade of a fifty-year plus career--stubbornly refuses to conform to stylistic boundaries and gleefully defies expectations of any kind. The record demands to be taken on its own terms. Trying to pin labels or anticipate the course of almost any track ...
read moreBilly Mintz: Ugly Beautiful
by Dan McClenaghan
Drummer/composer Billy Mintz has a long career of enhancing the music of others with his percussive artistry, everyone from saxophonist Lee Konitz to pianist Hal Galper, to clarinet master Perry Robinson. His own discography as a leader is small, with frequent revisitations of a handful of original compositions that are as distinctive and as worthy of the multiple version approach as the music of Thelonious Monk. He writes small masterpieces and turns his ensembles loose on them, resulting in a ...
read moreJohn Gross and Billy Mintz: Beautiful You
by Dan McClenaghan
Beautiful You, featuring tenor saxophonist John Gross and drummer Billy Mintz, was recorded live at the Tugboat Brew Pub in Portland, Oregon, sound quality excellent. Remember just a few years back, in vinyl days, when live recordings meant murky sounds, bad mixes and distracting crowd noise. Well, not on this one. This live duo outing has a ringing, studio-quality sound.Saxophonist Gross has worked with the Stan Kenton Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lionel Hampton, and Shelly Manne; while drummer Mintz—who ...
read moreTom McNalley / John Gross / Joe McNalley / Mark Dresser / Billy Mintz, November 8 in San Diego
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All About Jazz
On Thursday, November 8th at 7pm, there will be a concert at the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla. The concert will feature original compositions by Billy Mintz and Tom McNalley.
The first set will be: John Gross - tenor sax Billy Mintz - drums
The second set will be: Tom McNalley - electric guitar John Gross - tenor sax Joe McNalley - Hutchins bass Mark Dresser - Hutchins ...
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From: My HeartBy John Gross