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Bob Nieske

Bob Nieske has quietly become one of the finest jazz composers and bassists in New England. Through work with Jimmy Giuffre (including two Soul Note albums), the Either/Orchestra (which has recorded a number of Nieske compositions), George Russell, and virtually every jazz musician of consequence in Boston, Nieske has achieved a truly personal sound. His current group, the Bob Nieske 3, is a trio that is steeped in the tradition of jazz without being traditional. They swing hard but never play cliches; they play freely but never without intention and direction. In the trio, Bob is joined by elder statesman drummer Nat Mugavero, a legend for his profound, quirky musicality, and thirty-something trumpeter Phil Grenadier, a fiery and lyrical voice with the imagination to stand as the one-man front line of the Nieske 3.

Collectively the members have performed or recorded with Jimmy Giuffre, Stephane Grappelli, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Sims, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Byrd, George Russell and the Living Time Orchestra, The Either/Orchestra, Attilla Zoller, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, and a host of others.

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New Guitar Summit: Shivers

Read "Shivers" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante


The second album from the triumvirate of virtuoso guitarists J. Geils, Duke Robillard and Gerry Beaudoin is another set of vintage jazz-blues in which the three guitarists improvise while prodding, teasing and pushing each other to greater heights. While only four of the tracks are originals written by one or more members of the group, each track fits comfortably within the swing-bop-jazz-blues context of the album.

On Shivers the three are joined by yet another brilliant guitarist, Randy ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Bob Neiske's Wolf...

Self Produced
2009

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Shivers

Stony Plain Records
2008

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