Jaz-Mobi Project

Steve Thomas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 17, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atwood Media
• ASIN: B0000CDL9V
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,472,823 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Steve Thomas is an accomplished and multifaceted musician whose breadth of experience enables him to perform comfortably in a wide range of musical styles. The wealth of this musical experience was gained through years of playing and recording in the New England music scene.

Steve is a skilled and versatile guitarist with his own unique contemporary sound that also pays homage to the past. One can hear the influence of the rich choral style of Joe Pass and Barney Kessel mixed with the intriguing linear and textural pallet of Jim Hall in Steve’s sound. Blended with these, are the harmonic expansions and rhythmic freedoms characteristic of post-modern and contemporary jazz, progressive rock and European art music. These influences include the Allman Brothers, Bella Bartok, BB King, Clifford Brown, Joe Diorio, John McLaughlin, Mauro Giuliani, McCoy Tyner, Tangerine Dream, Yellowjackets and Yes.

Steve is a polished and sophisticated composer, as well as an instrumentalist. His harmonic influences come primarily from post-bop chordal sensibilities. His forms however, probably owe the greatest debt to art music such as Debussy and Stravinsky. Steve’s acrobatic rhythms are drawn from bebop, jazz, Latin and funk.

Steve’s first solo release "In Time" (1996) is an eclectic collection of guitar-based instrumental pieces, which provide an artful blend of new age and jazz. Other recordings to date include the self-titled release "sympatico," "Dodging Demons" and "Tribute" by cross-over artist M’liss and "Walk a Little Slower" by jazz violinist Paula Zeitlin.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fused Bop, November 1, 2003

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James Tugman (Centennial, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jaz-Mobi Project (Audio CD)

I really enjoyed this CD's subtle blend of complex harmonic movement, BeBop licks, classic and modern jazz textures. The compositions and arrangements are divese and full of surprises. The focal points of the CD are the range of guitar textures and the exceptional Tenor Sax contrubution.

As Producer and Engineer the CD really showcases Steve's unique aural vision and expertise.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guitar Magic, September 21, 2004

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Daniel Barstow - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jaz-Mobi Project (Audio CD)

I love Steve Thomas's Jazz. I have a few of his CDs - and this is definitely the best. Great rhythm, great guitar, great sax. . .Its very visual in the mind. As the liner notes say, it evokes images of "large sweeping vistas, canyons, hills, valleys and . . .swirling mosaics of color".

I keep on going back to this CD. No surprise its an award winner!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great blend of rythem, lyricism, texture & chops, September 15, 2004

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John Walker (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews
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I've enjoyed ST's work for a while and this new CD keeps adding more dimensions to his collection. The Jaz-Mobi Project grabbed me in several ways. Each tune carries its own vibe/feel from the swing of Kylies' Blues to the melodious Way Farther to the Latin rhythms in Breeze on a Bay and the highly effective doubling of guitar and sax on a Dancing Feet. Thomas and his super tight group (with super chops) pull this off by building tensions then giving an unexpected release. At the same time they keep mixing in surprising turns of phrase. This is all capped off with rich texturing (rhythmic and harmonic). While it would be easy to get caught up in a heady intellectualizing of each tune's elements, it's when I let all that go that Jaz-Mobi Project really grooves.