These are videos that I like

Today’s videos feature the the New York performance series Jazz in the Triangle.

Jazz in the Triangle happens at the Ronald McNair Park on Washington Ave. and Union St., with performances each Thursday in July and August.  Here’s two different ensembles from two different nights.  Aside from the solid music, the thing I really like about this video series is seeing all the people hanging out listening to the show, talking with their neighbors and friends in this little patch of park in the middle of the city.  There’s a real sense of community that comes through.

The first video is a rendition of Monk’s “Well, You Needn’t.”

Your video personnel:  Greg Murphy (piano), Bruce Cox (drums), Ben Meigners (bass), Eric Wyatt (alto saxophone) and Kamal Abdul-Alim (trumpet).

And here’s a video from August 2013 with a rendition of Terence Blanchard’s “Oh By the Way.”

Your video personnel:  Riley Mullins (trumpet), Frank Lacy (trombone), Yoichi Uzeki (keyboard), Bryce Sebastien (bass), George Gray (drums) and Jeff King (tenor sax).

You can learn more about the series at the dedicated Facebook page.

And you can check out more videos at Richard Walkes’ Vimeo page.

Today’s featured videos come courtesy of João Paulo Rosado and the quartet Roque.

We’ll be featuring the new album from João Paulo Rosado Sinopse later today.  For now, enjoy this live performance of the song “Sete Quintas” from a show at Porta-Jazz.

Your album personnel:  João Paulo Rosado (double & electric basses), João Guimarães (saxophones), António Pedro Neves (guitar), Hugo Raro (piano) and António Torres Pinto (drums).

And if you’ve decided you want to check out this album right now, you can give it a listen and purchase it on the artist’s Bandcamp page.

And our second video is from the quartet Roque, whose enjoyable self-titled debut was yesterday’s daily recommendation.  This is a 2016 show at Casa da Cultura de Setúbal.  The song is “Lou Reed.”

You can read that write-up by following the LINK.

Your album personnel:  João Roque (electric guitar), João Capinha (bass clarinet), Xico Santos (double bass) and Joel Silva (drums).

And if you’ve heard enough and want to buy the album right now, you can scoop it up at Bandcamp or Amazon.

Today’s featured videos come courtesy of public radio KNKX Live Studio Sessions out of Seattle, WA.  They’ve got a regular series where they invite musicians, both local and touring, to swing by the set and play some tunes.

First up is the trio Tyrant Lizard, whose self-titled debut was yesterday’s daily recommendation.  Here they are performing the opening track to that album, “Stegosaurus.”

Your video personnel:  Greg Belisle-Chi (guitar), Carmen Rothwell (bass) and Ray Larsen (trumpet).

If you want to check out our recommendation, then follow the (LINK).

And if you just want to skip the write-up and go buy their album right now (and, if you want, listen to more of it), you can do so at the artist’s Bandcamp page.

It appears the Westerlies stopped by the KNKX studios, too.  Here they are performing the song “The Shop,” which sources from their sophomore release, the self-titled The Westerlies.

Your video personnel:  Riley Mulherkar (trumpet), Zubin Hensler (trumpet), Andy Clausen (trombone) and Willem de Koch (trombone).

I included the Westerlies latest album in my recent Best of Bandcamp Jazz column.

But if you want to skip that write-up and just go purchase (or listen to more of the album), you can do so at the artist’s Bandcamp page.

You can also read the write-up of their debut album, which earned the #13 slot on this site’s Best of 2014 list.

And check out more live in-studio performances on the KNKX YouTube page.

Today’s videos feature artists recommended in my recent Best of Bandcamp Jazz column.

First up is Jon Armstrong and the song “The Earth Slides Slowly,” from his excellent new release Burnt Hibiscus.

You can read my recommendation on Bandcamp.

Here’s that video…

And if you just want to buy the album now and skip reading anything more, you can scoop it up at the label’s (Orenda Records) Bandcamp page.

The second video comes courtesy of Ralph Wyld and his ensemble Mosaic, featuring the song “Dwelling Selling” from his new release Subterranea.

You can my recommendation on Bandcamp.

Here’s that video…

And if you want to skip the write-up and just buy the album right now, you can scoop it up on the label’s (Edition Records) Bandcamp page.

Today’s featured video comes courtesy of saxophonist Jonathan Rowden and his new ensemble WYR.  On successive nights in September of last year, they performed entirely improvised pieces.  The second night’s show was at the Blue Whale in Downtown Los Angeles, CA, and it resulted in the recording Terranigma.

This is the video of that performance.

Your video personnel:  Jonathan Rowden (tenor & soprano saxophones, electronic effects, sampling), Areni Agbabian (prepared piano, voice), Joanna Wallfisch (voice, electronic effects), Chris Wabich (drums, percussion, Fender Rhodes) and James Yoshizawa (drums, percussion).

You can hear more from each performance and purchase them at Rowden’s Bandcamp page.

And both Terranigma and its counterpart Nova were yesterday’s daily recommendation.  Follow the LINK to read more.