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Time Out New York**
On Wednesday, January 7th, acclaimed bassist/composer
Mario Pavone and his newest working ensemble, the Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet, will celebrate the release of their November debut,
Ancestors (Playscape Recordings), with a two-set performance at New York's
Iridium Jazz Club. The group features saxophonists Tony Malaby and Jimmy Greene, pianist Peter Madsen and drummer Gerald Cleaver. Pavone will also perform in New York a few days earlier on Friday, January 2nd at
Cornelia Street Cafe with the sextet featured on his 2006 release,
Deez To Blues (Playscape Recordings).
"The towering twin tenor approach is the focal point for
Ancestors," explains the
All Music Guide's Michael G. Nastos, "utilizing two of the finest young, experienced, and individualistic saxophone players in modern jazz music—Tony Malaby and Jimmy Greene. Add the under-appreciated but awesome pianist Peter Madsen and the reliable juggernaut of a drummer, Gerald Cleaver, and you have the makings for a truly superior combo, one of the best Pavone has ever fronted. While Pavone's recordings are generally reliable and pointedly original, this effort is close to his very best, and deserves consideration for best jazz CD of 2008."
"On his day," declared veteran jazz reviewer Brian Morton in
Point of Departure, "Mario Pavone is one of the very best –- and when on his game, by far the best –- small-group composer/leaders working on the East Coast." Critics have also called him "a smart composer" (Nate Chinen,
New York Times) and "a protean bassist" (Paul Blair,
Hot House) who "never fails to implant an effective hook" (Bill Shoemaker,
DownBeat) and "continues to move the tradition forward with every record" (John Kelman, AllAboutJazz.com). His music has been described as "exciting and stimulating" (Jay Collins,
Cadence), "sensitive and probing" (Owen McNally,
Hartford Courant) and "full of smart angular swagger" (Michael Rosenstein,
Signal to Noise).
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