Tag: Aaron Flower

WANGARATTA JAZZ 2009

WANGARATTA JAZZ 09: CHARLES TOLLIVER & JAZZGROOVE MOTHERSHIP ORCHESTRA

Saturday, October 31, performance by US trumpeter and band leader Charles Tolliver with the orchestra Band leader Charles Tolliver is attentive during an Aaron Flower solo. It’s funny how little things can so easily sway us. On the final night of this festival, a while after the last gig, I was on my way back to the motel to start writing a festival review and … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 09: CHARLES TOLLIVER & JAZZGROOVE MOTHERSHIP ORCHESTRA

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CD REVIEWS

Zoe and the Buttercups — self-titled

(Jazzgroove) GLOOMY winter days and a world in carbon-induced meltdown calls for a dose of cheery, foot-stompin’ music to salve the soul. Enter Zoe Hauptmann and her jazz-influenced hoedown hillbillies. Original compositions by acoustic bassist Hauptmann, guitarist Aaron Flower, trombonist John Hibbard and saxophonist Dan Waples warm the heart from the opening Pigly Wigly Hoe Down. Hauptmann brothers Ben, on guitar, and James, on drums, … Continue reading Zoe and the Buttercups — self-titled

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