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191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 1 The only jazz magazine THE LATIN SIDE in NY in print, online and on apps! OF HOT HOUSE P35 May 2018 www.hothousejazz.com Birdland Page 17 Jazz At Kitano Page 10 Bill Charlap Leslie Pintchik Dorado Schmitt Kenny Barron Carnegie Hall Page 19 Jazz Standard Page 10 Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 2 2 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 12:19 PM Page 3 3 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 4 4 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 5 5 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 6 6 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 7 7 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 8 8 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 9 9 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 10 WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler ATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE counterlines to the horns in his comping. Arts Jazz Master Kenny Barron was Post 20th Century rhythmic flexibility justN a teenager when he joined Dizzy meets bebop in "Von Hangman," a zigzag- Gillespie's combo on piano in the early ging theme with gnarly turnarounds. 1960s. A generation later Leslie Pintchik Kenny finds a prancing groove on his chart was on a teaching track in English of Lenny White's "L's Bop," his solo a Literature at Columbia University when paragon of modern swing. In short, Kenny she embraced jazz and decided to pursue a has turned this quintet album into a mul- career as a pianist. In this month's tifarious showcase for his jazz talents. Winning Spins, Kenny and Leslie have You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, new albums featuring their work as com- You Steal My Girl!, Leslie Pintchik posers as well as pianists. Both lead com- (Pintch Hard) has a title that could be bos, a quintet in Kenny's case and a quar- called "found poetry" since Leslie heard tet augmented by horns or accordion on someone say that as she walked down a some tracks for Leslie. Manhattan street. The tune of the same Concentric Circles, Kenny Barron name kicks off this album in inviting fash- Quintet (Blue Note), features eight of ion, bassist Scott Hardy (Leslie's husband) Kenny's originals in its 11-track program. contributing incisive horn counterlines and Kenny heads a stellar group that plays in a cutting guitar solo. Leslie also shares the bright and precise tradition of hard bop solo space with the assertive alto sax of and post-bop modern jazz bands. Joining Steve Wilson. Steve and trumpeter Ron him are trumpeter and flugelhornist Mike Horton also appear on "Mortal," a delicate, Rodriguez, soprano and tenor saxophonist reverberant ballad with indelible solos, Dayna Stephens, bassist Kyoshi Kitagawa none more so than Ron's plangent flugel- and drummer Johnathan Blake. horn chorus. Kenny claims he did a quintet date Leslie's core group includes drummer "because I get to write more," but his play- Michael Sarin and percussionist Satoshi ing is as prominent here as his composing Takeishi as well as bassist Scott, and on and there is no doubt when listening that two other hornless tracks, accordionist the pianist is pulling the strings. Kenny Shoko Hagai. Shoko's sparely configured closes the album with a solo version of accordion brings a Toots Thielemans har- Thelonious Monk's "Reflections" that bal- monica vibe to "Hopperesque," a medita- ances homage with originality, proving tion on Edward Hopper's paintings in a himself a masterful solo player. Kenny is slow, undulating tempo with a memorable also a great ensemble player, equally adept piano solo, and to "Happy Dog," which at soloing, comping and adding contrapun- prances joyously over rackety rhythms tal lines to group passages. (Michael sits this one out) and features The pianist easily assumes a Cuban Leslie's most extroverted solo. jazz persona on his montuno-driven The quartet essays a pair of standards, "Baile," maintaining that rhythm with turning both in a Latin direction. "I'm Glad verve behind diminishing bar exchanges There Is You" uses a gentle bolero rhythm between tenor sax and trumpet before tak- to enhance the indelible melody, Leslie's ing over with a percolatingly percussive improvisation flowing directly out of it. solo that Chucho Valdés would be proud of. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is revved up to His arrangement of Caetano Veloso's gen- a fast samba time, turning a torchy ballad tle samba "Aquele Frevo Axe" draws the into a cheerful romp. listener in with a long, languorous trio Leslie toys with bebop on one original, opening theme and piano solo before the "Your Call … Is Important to Us," sharing horns take relatively short solos and the solo space with Scott over jangly rhythms. piano returns over livelier rhythms for a Leslie calls the sophisticated closer, "A bright, captivating solo and finale. Simpler Time," "an adult lullaby" and it Diversity is a watchword of this CD, as demonstrates her commitment to the jazz Kenny ranges from straight-ahead hard piano ideal of melding and interacting with bop on "DPW" for his Ditmas Park West bass and drums in solos. Brooklyn neighborhood, to a moody 6/8 "Blue Waters" suggestive of Herbie The Kenny Barron Quintet appears Hancock's "Maiden Voyage," and a strut- at Jazz Standard, May 1-6. Leslie tin', snappy New Orleans funk groove on Pintchik celebrates her new album "I'm Just Sayin'" that finds him pushing with a gig at Jazz at Kitano, May 23. 10 Barron cover photo by Fran Kaufman, Charlap by Philippe Levy-Stab, Pintchik by Jimmy Katz. 191671_HH_May_0 4/23/18 10:54 AM Page 11 Sign-up for our E-ALERT at www.hothousejazz.com and be the 1st to know when the latest Hot House is available on line PUBLISHER/MANAGING EDITOR: For advertising requests and listing Gwen Kelley (formerly Calvier) information contact Gwen Kelley [email protected] 203-434-4646/[email protected] COPY EDITOR: Yvonne Ervin Hot House Jazz Magazine is published monthly and all [email protected] copyrights are the property of Gwen Kelley. All rights reserved. No material may be reproduced without written PRODUCTION & ART DIRECTOR: permission of the President. 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    MAY 2016—ISSUE 169 YOUR FREE GUIDE TO THE NYC JAZZ SCENE NYCJAZZRECORD.COM DAVE LIEBMAN EXPANSIONS CHICO NIK HOD LARS FREEMAN BÄRTSCH O’BRIEN GULLIN Managing Editor: Laurence Donohue-Greene Editorial Director & Production Manager: Andrey Henkin To Contact: The New York City Jazz Record 66 Mt. Airy Road East MAY 2016—ISSUE 169 Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 United States Phone/Fax: 212-568-9628 New York@Night 4 Laurence Donohue-Greene: Interview : Chico Freeman 6 by terrell holmes [email protected] Andrey Henkin: [email protected] Artist Feature : Nik Bärtsch 7 by andrey henkin General Inquiries: [email protected] On The Cover : Dave Liebman 8 by ken dryden Advertising: [email protected] Encore : Hod O’Brien by thomas conrad Editorial: 10 [email protected] Calendar: Lest We Forget : Lars Gullin 10 by clifford allen [email protected] VOXNews: LAbel Spotlight : Rudi Records by ken waxman [email protected] 11 Letters to the Editor: [email protected] VOXNEWS 11 by suzanne lorge US Subscription rates: 12 issues, $40 Canada Subscription rates: 12 issues, $45 In Memoriam 12 by andrey henkin International Subscription rates: 12 issues, $50 For subscription assistance, send check, cash or money order to the address above CD Reviews or email [email protected] 14 Staff Writers Miscellany David R. Adler, Clifford Allen, 37 Duck Baker, Fred Bouchard, Stuart Broomer, Thomas Conrad, Ken Dryden, Donald Elfman, Event Calendar 38 Philip Freeman, Kurt Gottschalk, Tom Greenland, Anders Griffen, Alex Henderson, Marcia Hillman, Terrell Holmes, Robert Iannapollo, Suzanne Lorge, Marc Medwin, Ken Micallef, Russ Musto, John Pietaro, Joel Roberts, John Sharpe, Elliott Simon, Andrew Vélez, Ken Waxman Tracing the history of jazz is putting pins in a map of the world.
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