His four on the floor bass drum on “Time Will Tell” anchors the well-blended vocal work of Denise Renee and Sasha Foster. Behind soloists, Barbers pops and snaps with whirring snare rolls without ever becoming bombastic. Several LLP artists were reviewed and featured in the most recent July 2021 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. he hooks up effortlessly with bassist Matt Dwonszyk, who keeps the time light but driving with a clear sound and perfect intonation. Reviews by Alex Henderson, Scott Yanow, Jim Motavalli. On “Crown”, the album’s most straightahead tune, he he sings hard with great ride cymbal feel and crisp snare work. Guitarist Andrew Renfroe adds smart, fluid guitar textures as well as the beautifully minimal composition “Doubt” while his thoughtful solo on “Airport” uses subtle chorus and distortion with techniques like string skipping and speed picking to great effect.īarber sounds very sharp on the whole session. His very natural small room sound serves as a great contrast to some of the more produced colors on the album. Saxophonist Godwin Louis takes a burning solo on the rocking tag of “Think On These Things”, slowly working his way into the altissimo register with great control and well-placed blues runs. The album opens with “Statement of Vision, the tone immediately set by a bubbling drum solo over dense analog synth harmony from keyboardist Taber Gable, who has great range, sounding equally comfortable on all the different keyboard instruments (check out his great Fender Rhodes solo on the title track and beautiful piano touch on his tune “The Covenant”). The very personal lyrics and song titles give the listener a glimpse of his process. Managing Editor: Laurence Donohue-Greene Editorial Director & Production Manager: Andrey Henkin To Contact: The New York City Jazz Record 66 Mt. It was launched in May 2002 by co-founders Laurence Donohue-Greene (Managing Editor) and Andrey Henkin (Editorial Director/Production Manager) under the name All About Jazz-New York. It is available in print form as well as online.
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Barber suffered a terrible tragedy in 2016 with the unexpected loss of his brother and writes in the liner notes of Vision Ahead that he used the project to overcome and transform his grief. JULY 2018ISSUE 195 YOUR FREE GUIDE TO THE NYC JAZZ SCENE NYCJAZZRECORD.COM FRED HERSCH EMBRACING IDENTITY REGINA MICHAEL BARBARA JIMMIE CARTER LEONHART DANE BLANTON. The New York City Jazz Record is a monthly New York City based publication which contains features, reviews and concert announcements regarding jazz music. Jonathan Barber is a very gifted young drummer hailing from Hartford, CT who has created quite a stir this year, winning the prestigious “Best Up and Coming Drummer” award from Modern Drummer Magazine. Brian Charette, New York City Jazz Record
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