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Convergence Quartet

Alexander Hawkins: Unit[e]

by Karl Ackermann
June 25, 2017

With each subsequent release, pianist-composer Alexander Hawkins further cements his place in the top tier of modern, forward-thinking artists. The Oxford, UK native has worked as a leader in nonet, ensemble, quartet, trio and solo formats and is a member of the Convergence Quartet featuring cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and bassist Dominic Lash. ...

Chicago / London Underground: A Night Walking Through Mirrors

by Karl Ackermann
February 11, 2017

As an artist and a surveyor of a broader universe, Rob Mazurek focuses on the journey rather than on planting a flag in undiscovered territories. Whether on his multi-instrumental solo work Mother Ode (Corbett vs Dempsey, 2014) or in the large ensemble formation of his most recent Exploding Star Orchestra project, Galactic Parables: Volume 1 (Cuneiform, ...

Owl Jacket

By Convergence Quartet

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Dogbe Na Wo Lo; Jacket; Coyote; Owl; Azalpho; Mamady Wo Murado Sa.

Convergence Quartet: Owl Jacket

by Stefano Merighi
March 11, 2016

Il sodalizio del Convergence Quartet, benchè saltuario, rimane vitale e convincente, come dimostra questo Owl Jacket, che offre un repertorio vario e ben strutturato, arrivando a toccare le corde di un lirismo accorato, come ad esempio nell'iniziale “Dogbe Na Wo Lo," vicina a certe cose del Don Cherry “folklorico." Una melodia curiosamente affine ...

Owl Jacket

By Convergence Quartet

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Dogbe Na Wo Lo; Jacket; Coyote; Owl; Azalpho; Mamady Wo Murado Sa.

Convergence Quartet: Owl Jacket

by John Sharpe
November 3, 2015

Owl Jacket forms the fourth release over a nine year period from the Convergence Quartet. At the outset, few would have predicted that it would become a going concern, uniting as it did two unknown young English improvisers in pianist Alexander Hawkins and bassist Dominic Lash and two of the brighter emerging talents on the New ...

Stefan Keune/Dominic Lash/Steve Noble: Fractions

by John Sharpe
August 1, 2015

German reedman Stefan Keune has shown a strong affinity for British improv since making a connection with drummer Paul Lytton in 1990. Since then his discography records a number of dates with guitarist John Russell, including appearances at London's now dormant Freedom of the City festival. This limited edition LP, recorded at Russell's Mopomoso gathering at ...

Alexander Hawkins: Song Singular

by John Sharpe
November 8, 2014

Pianist Alexander Hawkins shines brightly in the firmament of the UK jazz scene. Already his resume is impressive. As well as leading his own ensemble, he features as part of outstanding collectives like the transatlantic Convergence Quartet with cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and Decoy with fellow countrymen bassist John Edwards and drummer ...

Dominic Lash: Opabinia

by John Sharpe
March 4, 2014

As British bassist Dominic Lash explains in the liners to his Quartet's debut Opabinia, both the album and several of the tracks on it are named after extinct creatures excavated as fossils from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia. That inspiration arises from both the fabulous nature of the animals and paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould's musings ...