Paris DJs Podcasts (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Ben Perowsky presents Moodswing Orchestra (Digipack CD) El Destructo Records/The Royal Potato Family, 2009-09-29 Drummer for Joan As Police Woman , Elysian Fields , 101 Crustaceans , Sex Mob , Uri Caine Trio & Baby Loves Jazz , Ben Perowsky releases a collage of sounds reflecting his diverse career. Perowsky's latest creation is a collaboration with a large selection of artists...
Jazz & Blues Music Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Coming in an oversized package that is as colorful as the music itself, drummer and composer Ben Perowsky’s latest disc draws on a wide variety of source material: rock and pop, Indian music, jazz and modern classical to create a very exciting and vibrant statement. On this album, he is joined by Chris Speed on clarinet and tenor saxophone, Ted Reichman on accordion and Drew Gress and...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Ben Perowsky's newest recording, Moodswing Orchestra (El Destructo, 2009), is an experiment is ambient improvisation. Perowsky has assembled an all-star cast of instrumentalists and vocalists, including everyone from Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori and Brazilian vocalist Bebel Gilberto to turntable/laptop...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The New Mellow Edwards Big Choantza Skirl Records 2009 Tyft Smell The Difference Skirl Records 2009 Ben Perowsky Quartet Esopus Opus Skirl Records 2009 Since founding Skirl Records in 2006, saxophonist {{Chris Speed = 4540}} still hasn't led a project for the label. But that hasn't diminished his instrumental contributions to it. His distinct tenor and clarinet are integral to the latest Skirl...
The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Brooklyn’s Ben Perowsky shuttles between the worlds of jazz and rock, backing everyone from John Zorn to Steely Dan’s Walter Becker. His solo nod, Opus Esopus, will register as a jazz disc to the casual ear, but it includes interpretations of Beatles and Hendrix songs alongside his own originals. Meanwhile, his band Moodswing Orchestra’s self-titled release is a studio assemblage...
