Monday, September 2, 2024
The Jim Mullen Organ Trio • Smokescreen
Friday, May 17, 2024
The Organ Trio • Gig Bag
A new generation of jazz organists have a new approach to the old monster. They replace the funky, high-energy attack of the Sixties masters with harmonic subtlety and delicate washes of tonal colour. The Organ Trio's Mike Gorman is a leading exponent of the style, which blends beautifully with the guitar of Jim Mullen and drums of Matt Skelton. Naturally, with Mullen on board, the music swings compulsively and there's plenty of good melodic grit to keep you listening - but there's surprise and a bit of mystery as well. You wouldn't imagine that three jazz musicians could turn 'Nessun Dorma' into a wispy, ethereal little thing, would you? They also bring out the elegant contours of Brubeck's 'The Duke' and swing 'Blueberry Hill' into the middle of next week. But it's the originals that really catch the attention, especially Mullen's 'Don't Ask' and Gorman's 'Slow Flow'.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/27/jazz1
Jim Mullen is a scottish jazz guitarist, born November 26, 1945 in Glasgow. Voted World's 5th Best Instrumental Guitarist 1982 Blues And Soul Readers Poll
https://www.discogs.com/artist/385030-Jim-Mullen
Una nueva generación de organistas de jazz tiene un nuevo enfoque del viejo monstruo. Reemplazan el ataque funky y de alta energía de los maestros de los sesenta con sutileza armónica y delicados lavados de color tonal. Mike Gorman de The Organ Trio es un destacado exponente del estilo, que combina maravillosamente con la guitarra de Jim Mullen y la batería de Matt Skelton. Naturalmente, con Mullen a bordo, la música se balancea compulsivamente y hay un montón de buen valor melódico para mantenerte escuchando, pero también hay sorpresa y un poco de misterio. No imaginarías que tres músicos de jazz pudieran convertir 'Nessun Dorma' en una cosita etérea y tenue, ¿verdad? También resaltan los elegantes contornos de 'The Duke' de Brubeck y balancean 'Blueberry Hill' a mediados de la próxima semana. Pero son los originales los que realmente llaman la atención, especialmente "Don't Ask" de Mullen y "Slow Flow" de Gorman.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/27/jazz1
Jim Mullen es un guitarrista de jazz escocés, nacido el 26 de noviembre de 1945 en Glasgow. Votado como el quinto mejor guitarrista instrumental del mundo en la encuesta de lectores de blues y soul de 1982
https://www.discogs.com/artist/385030-Jim-Mullen
Friday, March 29, 2024
Mike Gorman Trio • The Maze
The Maze is an acoustic piano-trio swinger from young Sheffield-born pianist Mike Gorman, with Jeremy Brown on bass and Matt Skelton on drums. It is pretty hard to make your own song on this much-travelled road, but Gorman has strong technique and a subtle touch. He also chooses a repertoire that is both in the tradition and a little off the track. The pianist gives a bright and effervescent double-time account of Charlie Parker's Quasimodo and a rolling (if slightly indecisive) Latin angle on Sonny Rollins's Airegin; he also suggests a potential for harmonic boldness and structural independence on a more personal If I Should Lose You. A disc that will probably get lost in a big crowd, but a developing local player worth keeping an ear out for.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/jun/28/jazz.artsfeatures1
Mike Gorman is a UK based musician/composer.
Mike performed in the BBC Double big band prom in 2017, was recently in the Houseband for ITV’s The Imitation Game and has arranged music for Bogata Symphony Orchestra and Metropole Orchestra. As a jazz pianist/organist he has worked/toured with many leading international artists including Marlena Shaw, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Manu Katche, Jimmy Witherspoon, Georgie Fame, China Moses, Scott Hamilton, Bill Watrous, Clare Teal, Stacey Kent & Charles McPherson.
He has also worked with many of the UK’s leading luminaries in the field including Don Weller, Guy Barker, Anita Wardell, Dave Cliff, Alan Skidmore, Bobby Wellins, Art Themen, Danny Moss and is a regular member of The Peter King Quartet & The Jim Mullen Organ Trio.
In the popular & commercial music field, Mike has worked and/or toured with many renowned artists including Manfred Mann, Boy George and Culture Club, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Incognito, Us3, Trevor Horn, Lol Creme, Van Morrison, Mica Paris, Gwen McCrea, Rumer, Marty Pellow, Andrea Bocelli, Tom Robinson, Omar, Madeleine Bell, Rebecca Ferguson.
He leads his own trio which can be seen at well known UK venues such as Ronnie Scotts Club and The 606 Club and runs his own Big Band for which he writes and/or arranges all the material.
https://mayaproductions.co.uk/about-maya/mike-gorman/
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The Maze es un trío de piano acústico swinger del joven pianista Mike Gorman, nacido en Sheffield, con Jeremy Brown al bajo y Matt Skelton a la batería. Es bastante difícil hacer tu propia canción en este camino tan transitado, pero Gorman tiene una técnica sólida y un toque sutil. También elige un repertorio que está tanto en la tradición como un poco fuera de la pista. El pianista da un relato brillante y efervescente en doble tiempo de Quasimodo de Charlie Parker y un ángulo latino rodante (aunque ligeramente indeciso) en Airegin de Sonny Rollins; también sugiere un potencial de audacia armónica e independencia estructural de una manera más personal si Te perdiera. Un disco que probablemente se perderá entre una gran multitud, pero vale la pena escuchar a un músico local en desarrollo.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/jun/28/jazz.artsfeatures1
Mike Gorman es un músico/compositor radicado en el Reino Unido.
Mike actuó en el baile de graduación de la BBC Double big band en 2017, recientemente estuvo en la banda sonora de The Imitation Game de ITV y ha arreglado música para Bogata Symphony Orchestra y Metropole Orchestra. Como pianista/organista de jazz, ha trabajado / realizado giras con muchos artistas internacionales líderes, incluidos Marlena Shaw, Dee Dee Bridgewater y Manu Katche, Jimmy Witherspoon, Georgie Fame, China Moses, Scott Hamilton, Bill Watrous, Clare Teal, Stacey Kent y Charles McPherson.
También ha trabajado con muchas de las principales luminarias del Reino Unido en el campo, incluidos Don Weller, Guy Barker, Anita Wardell, Dave Cliff, Alan Skidmore, Bobby Wellins, Art Themen, Danny Moss y es miembro habitual del Cuarteto Peter King y el Trío de Órgano Jim Mullen.
En el campo de la música popular y comercial, Mike ha trabajado y / o realizado giras con muchos artistas de renombre, incluidos Manfred Mann, Boy George and Culture Club, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Incognito, Us3, Trevor Horn, Lol Creme, Van Morrison, Mica Paris, Gwen McCrea, Rumer, Marty Pellow, Andrea Bocelli, Tom Robinson, Omar, Madeleine Bell, Rebecca Ferguson.
Lidera su propio trío que se puede ver en lugares conocidos del Reino Unido como Ronnie Scotts Club y The 606 Club y dirige su propia Big Band para la que escribe y/o arregla todo el material.
https://mayaproductions.co.uk/about-maya/mike-gorman/
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Jim Mullen Organ Trio • Make Believe