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| Jeff Baumeister Releases ’Useful Music’  Wahbo Records announced the release of Jeff Baumeister Quartet new album ’Useful Music’. Actively involved on the Philadelphia jazz scene for over 20 years, pianist Jeff Baumeister can be finally heard on a new CD featuring his own compositions. Nudged along with a generous Cultural Incentive Grant given to him by the Bucks County Community College Foundation, Jeff assembled a quartet of like-minded, adventurous players to record his 2005 debut release Useful Music. As Baumeister told WRTI's radio host Jeff Duperon, "This group of guys brought to life the black dots that I put down on paper... I couldn't have done it without them."This indispensable group of musicians consists of bassist Peter Paulsen, saxophonist Greg Riley and percussionist Dan Capecchi. Together with the pianist they make up the Jeff Baumeister Quartet. Jeff's interest in exploring different musical ideas in improvisation gave the CD its strong direction and unique identifiable sound. According to AAJ's Senior Editor John Kelman, "Useful Music has all the potential to be a classic." Kelman's strong statement and glowing review helped establish the quartet as one of the premiere modern jazz groups to emerge from Philadelphia. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |