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A Mahavishnu Tribute, Snarky Puppy, Mark Lettieri and Antonio Sanchez
by Len Davis
The Mahavishnu Project with Gregg Bendian, Spandrel with Phil Hirschi. New music from Antonio Sanchez, Jacek Kochan, Steve Langemo, Endless Season and Mark Lettieri.Playlist The Mahavishnu Project Can't Stand Your Funk" from Return To The Emerald Beyond (Cuneiform) 00:00 Spandrel Habituation" from Spandrel (Self Produced) 05:59 Antonio Sanchez M-Power" from Shift-Bad Hombre Vol 2 ...
Tomoko Omura: Roots And Branches
by Ian Patterson
It's been a good year for New York-based, Japanese violinist/composer Tomoko Omura, whose second CD as leader, Roots (Inner Circle Music), has earned high praise from critics and peers alike. The roots of the title refer to Omura's heritage as she reimagines popular Japanese tunes through the prism of jazz. The ten tracks draw inspiration from ...
Jeff Gauthier: Open
by Ian Patterson
Violinist Jeff Gauthier has been a leading figure in cutting-edge jazz on the West Coast since the mid-'70s. As a leader, he's produced half a dozen compelling works with his band of 20 years, The Jeff Gauthier Goatette. Open Source (Cryptogramophone, 2011) finds the quartet grown to a quintet, with trumpeter John Fumo bringing added fire ...
Walter Kolosky: Affairs of the Heart
by Ian Patterson
It took journalist Walter Kolosky eight months to put together Follow Your Heart: John McLaughlin Song by Song (Abstract Logix, 2010), though, in effect, this impressive listener's guide has been the culmination of a lifetime listening to the English guitarist's music. Kolosky has written extensively on McLaughlin's music for many years, and has interviewed him many ...
Matt Haimovitz: Rare Birds
by Ian Patterson
It's a fairly audacious idea for a cello octet to interpret the music of jazz icons such as bassist Charles Mingus, trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist Ornette Coleman, never mind the Mahavishnu Orchestra, but clearly, as seen on the compelling Meeting of the Spirits, cellist Matt Haimovitz loves a challenge. Challenge is something he's used to, ...