Melodic yet intense post bop

10 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Post-Bop, JAZZ: Neo-Bop

Show all album songs: In the G Zone Songs


Details:
In The G Zone features a revolving personnel that includes Dave Ballou, trumpet; George Garzone, tenor saxophone; Tim Ray, piano; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Dave Clark, bass; and Steve Grover, drums. Most of the tunes are originals and cover a wide range of styles and moods.

Reviews for In The G Zone:

â...a promising introduction to the Maine-based drummer/composer who won the 1994 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz/BMI Jazz Composers competition. Heâs a sensitive, subtle accompanist and an interesting soloist. Grover skillfully creates settings that allow his soloists to shine...â-Downbeat

âSolid all the way.â- JazzTimes

âThe real key to the programâs refulgence is uniformly outstanding statementsâ¦linked by a loose, surging approach directly reflecting, yet probing the compositional perimetersâ¦The leader is likewise adroit, providing supple accompaniment and propulsionâ¦â- Cadence

Biography:

Steve Grover has led jazz groups in the New England area since the mid 1980âs. A Maine native, he teaches at The University of Maine at Augusta (where he received his degree in music), Bowdoin College and Bates College. In 1994, Steve won the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz/BMI Jazz Composers Competition, and in 1996 was a winner in JAZZIZ Magazineâs âPercussion On Fireâ talent search. He received an honorable mention in the 2004 Billboard Song Contest, and his composition âBreathâ was featured on NPRâs âAll Songs Consideredâ web site that same year. Steve has released seven CDs to critical acclaim, with reviews appearing in Down Beat, JazzTimes, and Cadence magazines. In addition to performing with his own groups and with clarinetist Brad Terry, Steve has performed with Buddy Tate, Jay McShann, Eddie Gomez, Chris Potter, Marvin Stamm, Greg Tardy, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Kurt Rosenwinkel and many others. Steve lives in Farmingdale, Maine.