CD Release Tonight!
Posted on | April 8, 2010 | No Comments
Well it’s arrived, our CD Release concert for the sextet is this evening, over at TaborSpace in SE Portland. This is really an amazing new venue in town, with a fantastic Steinway and a great “living room” vibe.
Brett Campbell wrote a really nice review of the new album over at Willamette Week:
[ELECTRIC JAZZ] With his Kora Band and Portland Jazz Composers [Ensemble], hard-working young keyboardist Andrew Oliver has become a mainstay of this city’s jazz scene. His high-energy second sextet release gets the precipitation percentage wrong, but just about everything else right.
82% Chance of Rain is an eclectic collection, but a year of honing these 10 tracks has allowed them to benefit from the variety of the composers’ well-integrated yet distinctive styles, rather than sounding like several different bands. Oliver’s own memorably melodic compositions (“Inattentive Attendant,” “800 Turtles,” “Biannual/Biennial”) tend to be fairly straight ahead, even playful (“Very Small Island”); throughout, he makes smart use of retro tech like the Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric piano without sounding merely throwback.
Guitarist Dan Duval’s pieces (“Public and Republic,” “Only a Quality Lime for Eric Gruber #1”) unleash some crunchy electric-guitar excitement, while drummer Kevin Van Geem’s contributions (like “Bolivar” and the title cut) add an indie-rock vibe. And saxman Willie Matheis scores with a warm ballad, “I Am Yours.” Matheis (tenor and soprano sax) and Mary-Sue Tobin (alto and soprano saxes and clarinet) contribute soaring lines that herald the ascension of a generous, diverse band that can appeal to fans of new jazz as well as older genres like fusion and post-bop. BRETT CAMPBELL.
And, of course, you can check out the album over on the right side of this page, and CD’s are available at the OA2 site.
Thursday, April 8, 7:30 PM
Andrew Oliver Sextet CD Release!
TaborSpace (http://www.taborspace.org)
5441 SE Belmont (corner of SE 55th and Belmont)
Portland, OR 97215
$7-15 sliding scale
All Ages!
Thanks everyone!
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