Bill Meredith

Utah 2007

Works

Top 2011 CDs - Winter Critic's Picks issue of Jazziz
New York City guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg balances composition with improvisation beautifully on [i]Shadowless[i], my top jazz CD of 2011, with outstanding contributions from saxophonist Will Vinson, pianist Henry Hey, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Mark Ferber.

Jamie Ousley story - February issue of JazzBluesFlorida
South Florida bassist Jamie Ousley's new [i]A Sea of Voices[i] CD is a non-profit, water-themed disc that benefits Sunshine State Interfaith Power and Light, the Florida chapter of a national environmental organization that seeks to mobilize faith communities to care for creation.

Yelena Eckemoff CD review - Winter online issue of Jazziz
Russian pianist Yelena Eckemoff's latest CD, [i]Flying Steps[i], features introspective compositions that are brilliantly interpreted by her trio with bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz and drummer Peter Erskine.

Selected Works

Story
Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg's 15-year recording catalog has included both compositional masterpieces and works of improvisational abandon, but never a blend of those two elements like his 2011 gem [i]Shadowless[i].
On bassist Jamie Ousley's new CD, [i]A Sea of Voices[i], he mixes water-themed originals ("Steam," "Holy Water") with covers from Irving Berlin's "How Deep is the Ocean" to Coldplay's "Swallowed in the Sea."
Pianist Yelena Eckemoff's classical training in Russia certainly stands out on her [i]Flying Steps[i] CD, but so do the improvisational and interplay capabilities of her trio with bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz and drummer Peter Erskine.