Listen HERE Purchase HERE In the work of both Ornette Coleman and Thelonious Monk, the dichotomy of ancient, pre-western approaches and extreme modernism live side-by-side so comfortably that one mistakes one for the other. Like the story that Ornette told of performing in a psychiatric hospital; once he started Read More
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“Inherence”: Joel Shapira Celebrates Duo Guitar Release at the Black Dog, February 5th Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor Jazz Police Tuesday, 04 February 2014 Inherence Former student and mentor, guitarists Joel Shapira and Jack DeSalvo, reunited recently via the internet, and soon found themselves in a New Jersey recording Read More
PAT HALL – trombone, GREG “ORGAN MONK” LEWIS – organ, MARVIN SEWELL – guitar, MIKE CAMPENNI – drums “Pat Hall has done it. He’s substituted overt passion for Bill Evans’ quiet reserve, impulsive chance-taking for the pianist’s crystalline perfection. In place of the classic piano trio instrumentation so closely-associated with Read More
Seattle-based Herb Kloss‘ gorgeous flute sound is united with the vast transcultural percussion pallet of Tom Cabrera and Jack DeSalvo‘s mandola, cello and guitar for a genre-transcending recording rooted in jazz, classical and folk. The result is extraordinary music. Jack DeSalvo – mandola, cello, classical guitar/ Herb Kloss – flute, Read More
JACK DeSALVO – guitar (Godin Multiac ACS SA classical) JOEL SHAPIRA – guitar (1948 Gibson L-12) In early January 2013 I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to record with an individual who has impacted my musical journey tremendously. The music within was captured in one brief afternoon session, Read More
A voice simultaneously gifted with elegance, swing and more than a hint of blues roots, JULIE LYON debuts her New York Quintet on UNSEEN RAIN with her new album JULIE. Long time collaborator, UR artist and drummer TOM CABRERA joins trumpeter and alto clarinetist MATT LAVELLE, guitarist JACK DeSALVO and Read More
Nora McCarthy – voice, bodhran, pedals Jorge Sylvester – alto saxophone “In the Language of Dreams is an explosion of imagination, a dazzling display of music and words, as well as philosophy. A Small Dream in Red has the courage to set itself high goals, and it has the talent Read More
“Saxophonist Chris Kelsey and his co-conspirators on The Electric Miles Project (guitarists Rolf Sturm and Jack DeSalvo; bassist Joe Gallant; drummer Dean Sharp) are some kind of brave and crazy. They have tackled some of the most wild-assed work of Miles Davis’ career in a manner that comes across as Read More
Time Remembered Trailer: Here’s a video peek into trombonist PAT HALL’s TIME REMEMBERED, a soon-to-be available addition to his UR catalog. Along with an extraordinary band – Greg “Organ Monk” Lewis on Hammond organ, Marvin Sewell on guitar and drummer Mike Campenni and produced by UR artist Chris Kelsey – Read More
Master alto saxophonist Jorge Sylvester is joined by his ensemble Ace Collective – Nora McCarthy – voice, lyrics, poetry, Waldron Mahdi Ricks – trumpet, Pablo Vergara – piano, Donald Nicks – electric bass and Kenny Grohowski – drums – on this example of high-level 21st century jazz. Purchase CD HERE. Read More
“Lewis Porter and co. have put together a wonderful recording full of inspired trio excursions and beautiful solo explorations….It’s full of surprises from tune to tune that captured me completely…Bravo !!!” – Joe Lovano Renowned in a variety of disciplines (author of THE Coltrane biography and founder of the world’s Read More
“It would be too much to say, thinking of the Monk tune naming the city of this title, that Cohn’s piano was an extension of the monastic aesthetic. Yet in this series of spare, thoughtful duos with the resourceful drummer Bennington, there’s something of the quirky, self-contained approach to Read More
Chris Kelsey on straight alto saxophone, Lewis Porter, on Kimball electric combo organ and Crumar Roadrunner electric piano Jack DeSalvo, electric guitar; Joe Gallant, six-string electric bass; Alan Lerner, drums are some of the most versatile and passionate musicians on the New York City creative music scene…1UP1DOWN’s music reflects the Read More
This happy marriage of new music rooted in contemporary classical and free improvisation springing from jazz indeed provides intricate adventures for the listener who joins Steve Cohn – piano, shakuhachi, traditional instruments, Guillermo Gregorio – clarinet, Masahiko Kono – trombone, Bruce Ditmas – drums, on their journeys through each chapter Read More
The brilliant, singular guitar voice of Rob Reich is heard far and wide, but here it shines a light on his own music. Here renowned double-bassist Gandharva Earl Sauls also contributes tanbura, and drummer Jerrold Kavanagh, whose percussion setup contains many surprises including zither, unite in a sensitive yet driving Read More
Like predecessor recordings My Goals Beyond by John McLaughlin and Bill Connors Theme To The Guardian on ECM, Jack DeSalvo gives his music a most personal rendering utilizing only six and 12-string acoustic guitars and includes perhaps his most well-known piece, Pramantha. Listen HERE Purchase HERE
The third release in UNSEEN RAIN’s specially priced Bootleg Series – complete, unedited, authorized live sets featuring UNSEEN RAIN’s artists – features the exuberant SEND OUT SIGNALS quartet – Matt Lavelle – trumpet, flugelhorn and alto clarinet/Ras Moshe – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute/ Tom Zlabinger – double-bass/ Tom DeSteno Read More
Now Available: Matt Lavelle – trumpet, flugelhorn, alto clarinet/ Jack DeSalvo – guitar/ Tony DeCicco – double-bass/ Bruce Ditmas – drums Listen HERE Purchase HERE
Steve Cohn – piano, shakuhachi, traditional instruments/ Guillermo Gregorio – clarinet/ Masahiko Kono – trombone/ Bruce Ditmas – drums Listen HERE Purchase HERE
In the lineage of the great piano trios (one thinks of Evans and Jarrett), yet transcending 20th Century notions, even of extended interplay, these three interwoven virtuosi provide a canvas of new jazz that has roots in intuitive playing yet is compositionally whole. Pianist Bob Rodriguez, bassist Lee Marvin, and Read More
Clarinetist/alto saxophonist Blaise Siwula’s contribution to the improvised music scene is incalculable. Here on his first recording for UNSEEN RAIN Blaise enlists the brilliance of double bassist Dmitry Ishenko and drummer Dave Miller. Subtle exchanges and variegated soundscapes run rampant on When Rivers Run Free. Listen HERE Purchase HERE Watch Read More
Multi-instrumentalist Steve Cohn, this time playing solo piano, creates a set of intimate miniatures and longer pieces that are completely improvised in this equivalent of a 2-CD set . Listen HERE Purchase HERE
On their second album for UNSEEN RAIN, Tom Cabrera and Jack DeSalvo provide a global environment for their virtuosic, improvised renderings of deep, passionate music featuring an amazing collection of instruments, including frame drums, mandola, riq, cello, tombak, guitar and darbuka. The result is crystalline beauty, as rare as a Read More
Fearless multi-instrumentalist Matt Lavelle (trumpet, flugelhorn, alto clarinet) unites with saxophone powerhouse Ras Moshe (tenor sax, flutes), impeccable double-bassist Tom Zlabinger and legendary drummer Tom DeSteno, sending out signals of of passionate, extemporaneous music on their UNSEEN RAIN debut as a band. Listen HERE Purchase HERE Watch Video HERE Watch Read More
Jack DeSalvo – mandola, cello, classical guitar/ Herb Kloss – flute, alto flute/ Tom Cabrera – frame drums, riq, tombak, darbuka, percussion Available Soon Watch video from recording session HERE
This ensemble brings trio pianism to the highest level. Piano virtuoso Bob Rodriguez, double-bassist Lee Marvin and Danish drummer Kresten Osgood reveal deeply felt music. Listen HERE Purchase HERE
ARTCRIME features the late pioneering touch-style player Frank Jolliffe, who developed his technique first on the Chapman stick and then on the Warr Guitar. John Korchock’s baritone sax, wind synthesizer and keyboards lend unique voices to the proceedings. Add experimental electronic drummer Steve Orbach and the piano, circuit-bent synth and Read More
Masterful trombonist Pat Hall, known for his limitless jazz and Latin excursions, conceived of a group where he could incorporate a sheen of electronica into open electric jazz mayhem. Bassist Joe Gallant and drummer/producer Bruce Ditmas provide futuristic sound canvases, sometimes wild, sometimes gentle, for Pat’s trombone, reborn via live Read More
A unique duo performing deep, trans-cultural music that truly travels from ancient traditions to the most contemporary improvisation. Tom Cabrera, frame drums and various percussion and Jack DeSalvo, guitars and mandolin, tell Tales of Coming Home. Listen HERE Purchase HERE
Jack DeSalvo performs completely improvised pieces on classical guitar. “I was determined to search for a process that would necessitate moving myself out of the way and allowing music that clearly already exists in some other world, some other dimension, some parallel universe beyond myself, to flow through my instrument, Read More
Like predecessor recordings My Goals Beyond by John McLaughlin and Bill Connors’ Theme To The Guardian on ECM, Jack DeSalvo gives his music a most personal rendering utilizing only six and 12-string acoustic guitars and includes perhaps his most well-known piece, Pramantha. Listen Here Purchase Here
The juxtaposition of compositional clarity and improvisational abandon is realized here in the music of Jack DeSalvo, whose remarkable guitar playing is aided by a stellar group featuring Austrian double-bass master Peter Herbert, UR artist Chris Kelsey on soprano sax and master drummer Bruce Ditmas. Listen HERE Purchase HERE
Jack DeSalvo – guitar, Tony DeCicco – double-bass, Bruce Ditmas – drums Future Release
Guitarist Jack DeSalvo, along with D3 cohorts double-bassist Tony DeCicco and drummer Bruce Ditmas, create an atmosphere of intimacy with harmonic and rhythmic nuance and power in this, their foray into the jazz cannon. Available Soon
“[T]his foursome is channeling a Coleman-centric spirit, at once free and vibrant.” – Downbeat Saxophonist Chris Kelsey, trombonist Pat Hall, bassist Joe Gallant and drummer Dean Sharp take a fresh look at the paradigm-altering music from Ornette Coleman’s early period, creating an extraordinaryalbum of open, nearly telepathic swing. Listen Read More
Drummer and multi-percussionist Jon Berger, with old friends Lee Marvin (double bass) and Jack DeSalvo (guitars, alto guitar, mandola) along with multi-reed wizard Dan Willis navigate compositions with roots in jazz, new music and folk and ethnic music with astounding freedom and aplomb. Listen HERE Purchase HERE
“There are hundreds of free improv groups issuing recordings every year, but few of them have as much to say as this group.” – Cadence Legendary reed master Sam Morrison has joined forced with D3 – bassist Tony DeCicco, guitarist Jack DeSalvo and drummer Bruce Ditmas to record OVER THE Read More
Chris Kelsey teams with tabla player and drummer/percussionist Tom Tedesco and multi-instrumentalist Jack DeSalvo on banjo, mandolin and various guitars on Stutches, music filled with inventive humor and virtuosic intensity. Listen HERE Purchase HERE
On We, STEVE COHN, piano shakuhachi, hichiriki, shofar, khaen, percussion, WILLIAM PARKER, double-bass, tuba, percussion and TOM TEDESCO, drums, percussion unite to create layers of crystalline sound with piano, bass and drums and shakuhachi, tuba and percussion. We are listening. Listen HERE Purchase HERE
On Multiple Question Choice, Pat Hall presents his extraordinary trio with Hall on trombone, double-bass virtuoso Peter Herbert and legendary drummer Bruce Ditmas. Listen HERE Purchase HERE
Tom DeSteno, drums, Jack DeSalvo, guitar, Mark Hagan, double-bass Traversing the borderlands of the jazz tradition from a modernist perspective, the Tom DeSteno Trio offers their new recording, Coriolis Sky, the first release on mEyeFi Media’s UNSEEN RAIN label. Music by Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Jack DeSalvo and Read More