It is now four and a half years since the 18-year partnership between pianist LAURENCE HOBGOOD and vocalist Kurt Elling came to an end. The pianist has several new projects, and will be doing dates with his trio in…
Oct 22 2018
Laurence Hobgood review: On His Own Terms
MUSIC
THE LAURENCE HOBGOOD TRIO ★★★★
The Jazzlab, Brunswick
Laurence Hobgood: Precise musical vision
Australia isn’t exactly a new destination for Laurence Hobgood. The American pianist has toured here close to a dozen times, playing in clubs and…
Oct 22 2018
Pianist Laurence Hobgood steps into spotlight
HOWARD REICH | OCTOBER 10, 2015
Anyone who has heard Laurence Hobgood already knows that he's one of the most accomplished jazz pianists working today.
But the melodic urgency, tonal sheen and improvisational creativity of his art…
Oct 21 2018
Album: Laurence Hobgood, When the Heart Dances, (Naim)
BY PHIL JOHNSON | SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2009
Welcome to a new piano star. Better known as the long-standing musical partner of Kurt Elling, Hobgood arrives at the top jazz table with this atmospheric album of duets with bassist…
Aug 7 2018
Arianna Neikrug: Changes review – a hugely impressive debut
This is 25-year-old Arianna Neikrug’s debut album, and a startling experience it can be, if you’re unprepared for it. Instead of the customary glossy full orchestra there is a piano trio, and the pianist (also arranger and producer) is…
Aug 6 2018
Embracing the Changes: Vocalist Arianna Neikrug on her Path to Artistic Enlightenment
Arianna Neikrug has compressed a lot of success into a very short number of years. The Los Angeles-born, New York-based vocalist burst into public consciousness only three years ago, making a grand entrance with her win in the 2015 Sarah…
Aug 2 2018
Arianna Neikrug’s ‘Changes’ Album Showcase her Sultry and Distinctive Vocal Chops
Arianna Neikrug’s August 24, 2018 “Changes” album
debuts a singer with enormous talents, which bodes well
for the future of jazz and pop music in America.
By Danny R. Johnson – Jazz and Pop Music Critic
LOS…
Jun 1 2018
Winter’s Jazz Club Presents REVIEW: The Two of Us: Rhiannon & Laurence Hobgood – Raw Masters At Play
As this listener awaited the dynamic duo to start their set, an employee informed us that the Winter Jazz Club was a “listening room”, and that they wanted to keep it that way. Dimly lit, with four grounding columns…
Jan 3 2017
Ten Best Jazz CDs 2016
Laurence Hobgood Trio: "Honor Thy Fathers" (Circumstantial):
Pianist Hobgood pays homage to his "musical fathers" — including Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Nat King Cole — and in so doing achieves some of the finest playing of an…
Dec 10 2013
New Jazz Recordings for Christmas
December 10, 2013 | Howard Reich
Laurence Hobgood is one of many musicians with new recordings for the holidays.
Christmas recordings often yield unbearable treacle when it comes to jazz and standards, but this year happens to…