Results for "Paul Hession"

Paul Hession

Born: September 19, 1956

Nat Birchall: Live In Larissa

by Phil Barnes
June 13, 2014

This limited double vinyl and download collection is a wonderful document of two nights that Birchall and his band played at the Duende Jazz Bar in Larissa during May 2013. The trip appears to have made an enormous impression on Birchall who commented shortly after returning that “I think our visit will become one of the ...

Nat Birchall: World Without Form

by Bruce Lindsay
December 20, 2012

In a world that often seems bereft of any sense of spirituality it's good to know that performers like saxophonist Nat Birchall are still true to the spirituality of music. Birchall, based in the northeast of England, continues to create beautiful, soulful, music on his fifth album as leader, World Without Form, in the company of ...

40 Years Of A Drummer

By Paul Hession

Label: Soul Note
Released: 2011

Joe McPhee / Michael Zerang: Creole Gardens (A New Orleans Suite)

by John Sharpe
December 10, 2011

In these recessionary times, the duet offers the optimum solution: the opportunity for dialogue and interaction, but with logistics and expense kept to a minimum. Of course, such strictures are nothing new for the avant-garde, those flowers which bloom between the cracks in the marginal wastelands. Multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's résumé includes more than its fair share ...

Frode Gjerstad: A Feral Storm from Norway

by Clifford Allen
May 31, 2010

In February 2010, Norwegian alto saxophonist and clarinetist Frode Gjerstad took the collective Circulasione Totale Orchestra to the United States for a few select performances, the first time the multinational group had been convened on American soil and a massive undertaking and feat of organization for the 62-year-old improviser. The orchestra consists of musicians from Norway, ...

The Mahout

By George Haslam

Label: Slam Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. The Mahout - 11:01 2. M.E.W. - 3:19 3. Streams - 8:08 4. Ancient Stars - 7:21 5. The Varmint (For Jack Elam) - 5:23 6. Dusk - 4:48 7. Zircon - 8:19

Improvabilly

By Paul Hession

Label: Bruce's Fingers
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1.Between The Clock And The Bed 2.Enter, Leave 3.The Interior Of Sight 4.Self Portrait With Burning Cigarette 5.The Angel Of Hearth And Home

Paul Hession - Simon H. Fell - Charles Wharf: Improvabilly

by Glenn Astarita
October 6, 2002

Bassist/composer Simon H. Fell represents a significant force within Britain’s generally fertile improvisational scene. Yet, the artist has worked with Americans such as John Zorn (sax), Joey Baron (drums) and others, while also venturing into mainstream jazz and chamber frameworks. With this release, recorded in what the musicians refer to as a “dark and smelly room,” ...

Giant Soft Drum Set

By Paul Hession

Label: Soul Note
Released: 1998