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| Karl Latham "Living Standards" with Mark Egan and Vic Juris  Karl Latham's latest release, Living Standards features bassist Mark Egan and guitarist Vic Juris performing iconic pop standards from the '60s and '70s. The trio, led by world renown drummer Latham, takes you on an adventurous jam band/jazz journey, exploring smash pop, rock and soul hits that have become modern standards, overlaping generations of listeners.Karl's latest trio follows the critically acclaimed Egan/Latham/Hart Unit1 and Latham/Carniaux/Egan Constellations. With the inclusion of virtuosic guitarist Vic Juris, Living Standards clearly draws from the interpretive spirit of Unit1 and Constellations providing a rhythmic and harmonic adventure in a vehicle of iconic pop standards. Featured tracks include The Beatles "Day Tripper", "Tax Man" and "Tomorrow Never Knows", Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl", stirring ballads "White Rabbit" and "Us and Them" and extended improvisations on the Doors "Riders on the Storm", and the War classic "Low Rider". Produced by Karl Latham Dropzone Jazz Records karllatham.com Karl Latham is an inventive powerhouse whose influences are many but whose ideas are his own. Jeff Tamarkin Allmusic.com Latham/Carniaux/Egan Constellations is part of the new jazz movement that is shaping how we listen and evolve our music sensibilities in the 21st century and beyond. The Spill Magazine Jazz drummer Latham, inspired by Bjork's 2007 side Volta, brilliantly reinterprets the Nordic chanteuse's sound, style, and sensibility. - Bass Player Magazine Latham is an unshakable catalyst." JazzTimes Magazine The Best Jazz of 2013/2015 The results of the 35th/37th Annual Jazz Station Polls conducted by jazz journalist, jazz historian & jazz educator Arnaldo DeSouteiro 2013 Drums: #7 Karl Latham 2015 Drums: #5 Karl Latham 2013 Electric Bass: #1 Mark Egan 2015 Electric Bass: #1 Mark Egan 2015 Electric Guitar: #1 Vic Juris Karl Latham - Internationally recognized in a variety of musical styles with artists including Andy Snitzer; John Lee Quartet; Bernie Worrell; The Fantasy Band; The Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Johnny Winter; Johannes Mossinger; Ali Ryerson and Don Braden/Karl Latham Big Funk. Karl is listed in the DrummerWorld "Top 500" Drummers. Mark Egan - Grammy winning bassist, is known for his work with David Sanborn, the Pat Metheny Group, Stan Getz, Jim Hall, the Gil Evans Orchestra, Elements and John McLaughlin. Vic Juris - Virtuoso guitarist is well know for his duo work with Larry Coryell and Biréli Lagrène, as well as his group appearances with Gary Peacock and the Dave Liebman Group. Karl Latham Group Day Tripper Voted #5 Drummer in The 37th Annual Jazz Station Awards / The Best Jazz of 2015 Latham/Carniaux/Egan BMW Welt Jazz Award 2016 www.karllatham.com Drummerworld Top 500 Drummers write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |