Winds
Come Take 'El Viaje' (Mack Avenue Records) With Cuban Pianist Harold Lopez-Nussa [REVIEW]
Come Take a 'Cosmic Adventure' (Sunnyside) with Scott Tixier. You'll be Glad You Did! [REVIEW]
Scott Tixier, 30, from Montreuil, France, plays the violin. His talented quintet consists of harmonica, piano, bass and drums with guests on congas and sax. His Sunnyside Records release takes one on a 'Cosmic Adventure.' He's a rather mystical cat, reminds me, in fact, of a jazz version of Lenny Kravitz. Jim Snidero Recreates Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis on 'MD66,' Savant Records [REVIEW]
It's one thing to be in tribute to an artist, a band or a classic album. It's another thing, and one rarely done if done at all, to be in tribute to a band's fluid changes and personal interplay or chemistry. This is what alto sax man Jim Snidero accomplishes beautifully on 'MD66' (Savant). His muse is the second great Miles Davis Quintet (Hancock, Shorter, Carrter, Wlliams). Yet 'MD66' is almost all-original.
