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Kevin Brunkhorst
Digital/Spritual is a duet project for with fellow UNT alum and StFX faculty member Paul Tynan, who plays trumpet, flugelhorn, and pocket trumpet. It's partly composed and partly constructed from improvisations. References and influences are far-ranging and include Kenny Wheeler, Brian Eno, David Torn, Ralph Towner, film scores, and Teo Macero's productions of Miles. There's an emphasis on melody and rich harmony. There is also a variety of textures, especially on the trip-hop/electronic 'How Spacemen Lose Weight'.
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New Music From Brunkhorst, Wren, Smith & More
by Bob Osborne
A show with mostly new releases with a mix of various genres of jazz features many fine examples of the use of the guitar. The show also includes a re-release from Steve Smith and more from the Strata-East catalogue. Playlist Kevin Brunkhorst “As Fate Would Have It" from After The Fire (Calligram Records) 00:00 Toby Wren Standards Trio “Interplay" from Jazz in Meanjin 018: Live at JMI (4000 Records) 08:45 Steve Smith & Vital Information NYC Edition ...
Continue ReadingKevin Brunkhorst: After the Fire
by Jack Bowers
Guitarist Kevin Brunkhorst, an alumnus of the University of North Texas and its celebrated One O'Clock Lab Band, has been teaching jazz in Canada for more than two decades, and his able sidemen on After the Fire are from the Nova Scotia area, where the album was recorded in October 2023. Brunkhorst moves seamlessly from acoustic to electric guitar while doubling as composer and arranger in a session that consists of seven of his original works. He ...
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