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BANN
Named after the initials of the four musicians it consists of, the BANN quartet lines up Seamus Blake on tenor sax, Israeli progressive guitarist Oz Noy and the experienced pair formed of double bass player Jay Anderson and drummer Adam Nussbaum. Blending Noy’s fusion guitar and Blake’s jazzy leaps over the solid rhythm of Anderson and Nussbaum, this studio debut recording showcases the attractive and inventive sound of this groundbreaking fusionacoustic band. On the road since 2007, BANN has presented its original blend of music at festivals and jazz clubs in France, Sweden, Finland and Germany, and the satellite channel 3SAT ...
Salvatore Bonafede trio
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Seamus Blake Quartet
To consider that saxplayer Seamus Blake was inclosed in the Downbeat Critics Poll as an “artist deserving of wider recognition”, that Pat Metheny described him as “the best tenor player I’ve heard in a couple of years” (JazzTimes April 1997), that John Scofield hired him for his Quiet Band, calling him “extraordinary, a total saxophonist” or that he placed 1st in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition in February 2002, all that only attests a part of this very interesting musician’s course. London born – but Vancouver raised – saxophonist showcases a fluent phrasing both on tenor and soprano, forged during ...
"Bassist Jay Anderson and fellow members of the band named BANN, drummer Adam Nussbaum , saxophonist Seamus Blake and guitarist Oz Noy, produced and played on a quirky but satisfying album from earlier in the year titled As you Like I especially enjoyed their re-creation of the David Crosby tune "Guinnevere."
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Not to be confused with the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses, or the Builders Association of Northern Nevada, BANN—the brainchild of drummer Adam Nussbaum—is a quartet which nevertheless matches brain with brawn. Saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Jay Anderson, Nussbaum and guitarist Oz Noy pool their initials and their considerable individual talents, to create a vibrant, swinging unit with empathy in abundance. There's a veritable spring in the quartet's collective step, ...
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While BANN is decidedly a jazz group, it's also one that flirts with fusion and occasionally hints at rock. Tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Jay Anderson, guitarist Oz Noy and drummer Adam Nussbaum - "BANN" combines their surname initials - know their way around all kinds of music, interweaving transformations of tunes by Crosby, Still & Nash, Thelonious Monk and ...
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BANN is something of a jazz supergroup, the band name being taken from the initials of the surnames of the four musicians involved. Seamus Blake (saxophones), Jay Anderson (bass), Oz Noy (guitar) and Adam Nussbaum (drums) are all well known and respected figures on the international jazz scene. As BANN they have appeared at jazz festivals all over Europe and ...
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In addition to tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, this co-op band includes bassist Jay Anderson, drummer Adam Nussbaum -- and a musician I knew relatively less about, but who was apparently to make a huge impression. Guitarist Oz Noy is a musician with a seemingly bottomless bag of sonic tricks. Drawing as much from rock as from jazz, Noy is a ...
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BANN is a jazz supergroup of sorts, consisting of saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Jay Anderson, guitarist Oz Noy and drummer Adam Nussbaum. We know how supergroups can be hit-or-miss affairs; either egos clash and the different voices don't click together, or they come together naturally to create something that can be very special. BANN didn't just come together for a ...
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BANN: As You Like (2009 [2011], Jazz Eyes): Acronym group, quartet: Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Jay Anderson (bass), Oz Noy (guitar), and Adam Nussbaum (drums). Anderson leads on points: he's credited with "recorded, mixed and mastered"; also wrote 3 of 5 new songs -- one each for Noy and Nussbaum, four covers (Jerome Kern, Thelonious Monk, David Crosby, and Joe ...
