![]() ![]() Joe Fielder’s “Open Sesame” – Fuzzy And Blue (Multiphonics): “In 2019 trombonist Joe Fiedler released Open Sesame, packed with inventive jazz readings of material drawn from his longstanding “day job” as an EMMY-nominated music director and staff arranger for the famed children’s show Sesame Street. Click here to listen to the songs on this release. ‘View from a Bird’ concludes the album in a creative take on the art of Joan Miro.” () This collection is amazing in so many aspects – fun, beauty, style and depth. There’s a strong imaginative streak running through the album, inspired by youthful energy of Bley, Swallow and guitarist Jim Hall – ‘Up There In The Woods’ is the tune Doxas “would have taken to Jim Hall’s house”, while ‘All The Roads’ is based on a Mr Rogers non-speech – a track with a single focus that asks for grateful reflection. ‘Soapbox’ flexes a political muscle, taking aim at America’s frustrating news covering and channelling Ornette Coleman in speech-like patter-tones. ‘Twelve Foot Blues’ is a whimsical tribute to Mark Twain, before ‘The Last Pier’ creates “the soundtrack to a scene that doesn’t exist”. ‘Part of a Memory’ is a meeting of timbres, an exercise in bass and saxophone matching tones half-remembered from a dream. ‘Cheryl and George’ is a take on Body and Soul and a tribute to his parents, ending a trio of tracks with a chromatic focus. ‘Lodestar (for Lester Young)’ is a nod to the single note rhythmic fantasies Young was fond of late in his career in typical Doxas fashion, it meets the music of Louis Andriessen head on, as Iverson ventures inside of the piano. “The whole album is playing with the universal joke of how seriously we can take ourselves versus how serious things really are.” ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ is suitably macabre, lowering incrementally over the course of the track. I wanted to let myself be guided by their sound palettes, and focus on phrasing in a way that’s a little more multidimensional.” Doxas’ music is serious in both its commitment to humour and in its quest to find a deeper positivity beyond the tongue-in-cheek. “Ethan and Thomas’s tones are very inspiring. That process gradually revealed his trio, selected for their personal sensibilities as much as their outstanding technical capabilities. The ten tracks on the album represent a year spent writing and closely editing his compositions. An early-morning airport transfer saw Doxas discussing future plans with Bley and Steve Swallow, who advised Doxas to write “one song a month”, distraction- free for a year. Jimmy Giuffre’s trio was a big influence on Doxas – “the way he shapes and articulates is one of a kind” – and the group regularly featured Bley’s music. Both the inspiration and the encouragement to put this album together can be traced back to Carla Bley. He’s joined by two stand-out collaborators, Ethan Iverson (piano) and Thomas Morgan (bass) – for a meticulously constructed album with playful positivity at its heart. Doxas, co-leader of Riverside with trumpeter Dave Douglas and a respected collaborator of Carla Bley and Paul Bley, joins Whirlwind for You Can’t Take It With You, his ninth album as a leader and first at the head of a trio. Two years later, Dawn won the 2018 MAC Award for “Best Female Vocalist” for her critically acclaimed show, My Ship: Songs from 1941.” () Click here for an introduction to this release.Ĭhet Doxas – You Can’t Take It With You (Whirlwind): “Juno-winning saxophonist Chet Doxas is a guiding voice in the world of creative improvised music. She received a Bistro Award for “Outstanding Vocalist” for her performance. In 2016, Dawn employed her formidable opera singing skills in her solo show LEGIT: A Classical Cabaret. ![]() Over the past 12 years, she has performed in prestigious venues, including the Weill Center at Carnegie Hall, Birdland Jazz Club, The Laurie Beechman Theater, Don’t Tell Mama, The Friars Club, the Bitter End, The Cutting Room, Carroll Place, and most recently The Green Room 42… In 2015, Dawn won her first MAC award for her work in the duo show REVOLUTION with Kathleen France. In 2008, Dawn, having lived in New York City for several years, began to pursue a Cabaret career. After graduation, Dawn performed in operas and musicals around the world, as well as a guest entertainer aboard international cruise ships, displaying an uncanny ability to transition from singing a Puccini aria to a jazzy torch song. She graduated from the Boston Conservatory with a Bachelor’s in Music: Vocal Performance & Opera Emphasis, achieving the second highest vocal score in her class. Dawn DeRow – My Ship – Songs From 1941 (Zoho): “A New Yorker by way of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Dawn grew up in Eastham, MA and began pursuing her performing career in her childhood.
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