Bass players tend to make reluctant leaders, and for more than 10 years Madison Rast has seemed content to lend rock-solid support to some of Phillys best, including Orrin Evans, Bootsie Barnes and Joanna Pascale. In recent months, though, hes…
Perhaps its a case of belated rebellion. The story for Disneys The Odd Life of Timothy Green was provided by Ahmet Zappa, youngest son of rock iconoclast Frank, who would have had little tolerance for the films saccharine whimsy and…
[ jazz ] Its not enough to simply refer to Tony Miceli as a vibes player. Hes an outright evangelist for the instrument, through his teaching in Philly and his online vibe hangs, which extend to a network of 3,000…
One look at the roster of bandleaders that Wayne Smith Jr. has played with is enough to realize that this must be a drummer with the ability to summon a propulsive swing. Fellow Philadelphians like Orrin Evans, Duane Eubanks and…
The identities musicians assume onstage have been known to bleed into their real lives, and vice versa. Its still hard to know where David Bowie stops and the cosmic androgyne Ziggy Stardust begins. Jazz pianist Billy Tipton wasnt revealed to…
His spectral figure is clad all in white, his face pale and ghoulish. He creeps forward with a stumbling gait, chin resting on his chest, dead eyes staring forward. He comes inexorably closer, thirsty for revenge, and then inevitably…
[ jazz ] At 86, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli provides a direct link to jazz history. He played with Benny Goodman and in Doc Severinsen’s Tonight Show band, backed Dion and the Belmonts in the studio and passed along his genes…
There’s no end to the illusions that can be created by your smartphone or tablet. Swiping a finger across a screen can turn the pages of a book, strum a chord on a guitar or guide a harried explorer through…
Movies Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 The Web site for the award-winning alternative weekly, the Philadelphia City Paper. email print font size options Posted: Thu, Mar. 29, 2012, 11:59 AM Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 City Paper Grade: D- Shaun Brady…
Music email print font size options Posted: Thu, Dec. 15, 2011, 3:00 AM Top Jazz Albums of 2011 Shaun Brady Email Shaun Brady 1. BB&C The Veil (Cryptogramophone) This sprawling, fangs-bared live set reunites three longtime compatriots saxophonist…
