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Bert Turetzky

Cale Brandley & Triptych Myth and Philip Zoubek

by Maurice Hogue
December 26, 2018

Master drummer Andrew Cyrille turned 79 in November. His wonderful new recording Lebroba, following on the heels of his acclaimed The Declaration of Musical Independence proves age has little to do with creativity. You'll hear two tracks from the new release which features Bill Frisell and Wadada Leo Smith, another septuagenarian at peak powers.

Sean Moran, James Banner’s Usine and More

by Maurice Hogue
December 5, 2018

Exactly one day after the funeral of his beloved wife, and urged by friends and family, Polish saxophonist Leszek Żądło along with bassist Andrzej Cudzich and drummer Janusz Stefański entered Studio Stebo in Krakow, Poland in 1995 and recorded some very emotional and powerful music. Finally released, that recording is the feature on this week's episode ...

Charles McPherson: The Man and His Muse

by Joan Gannij
March 15, 2018

Acclaimed alto saxophone wizard Charles McPherson has a new muse: his 25-year-old daughter Camille, a premier dancer with the San Diego Ballet, where he also serves as composer-in-residence these days. McPherson was a young father in his twenties, with three children from a first marriage. Thirty years up the road, after marrying the lovely Lynn, a ...

Robert Bush Best of 2014

by Robert Bush
January 11, 2015

2014 proved a banner year for jazz recordings. Still, two of my favorite discs this year came in the form of previously unreleased material--the Jarrett Trio and Coltrane Quintet cannot be overlooked, in my opinion. Wadada Leo Smith The Great Lakes Suites (Tum Records) Keith Jarrett, ...

Bert Turetzky / George Lewis / Vinny Golia: Triangulation II

By Bert Turetzky

Label: Kadima Collective
Released: 2011
Track listing: Reconaissance; Plenipotentiary Panache; Ballade; You Don't Say; A Low Frequency Colloquy; Diversion a Tre; Another Heated Conversation (Thanks to M.W.); Up Is Down (Jan Sedifka R.I.P).

Bert Turetzky & Friends: San Diego, CA May 26, 2011

by Robert Bush
June 16, 2011

Bert Turetzky and Friends Dizzy's San Diego, CA May 26, 2011 Bertram Turetzky might well be considered the Godfather of San Diego contrabass. He has mentored many of the area's top players, like Bob Magnusson, Mark Dresser, and Rob Thorsen, to name a few. Even though he's ...

Bert Turetzky / George Lewis / Vinny Golia: Triangulation II

by Robert Bush
February 11, 2011

Bert Turetzky / George Lewis / Vinny GoliaTriangulation 11Kadima Collective2010 The trio at work here consists of three giants of improvised music. On trombone, George Lewis has few peers; multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia has been a rock of the Los Angeles free-jazz scene for over 30 years; and contrabassist ...

Kadima Collective

by Stuart Broomer
June 18, 2010

When you first come across the recordings on Kadima Collective, a couple of things stand out. The first is that the label, devoted to free improvisation, is based in Israel; secondly, there's a good chance that the CD will feature a bassist, often one of substantial international stature, like Barre Phillips, Mark Dresser or Joëlle Léandre. ...

Transition & Transformation

By Bert Turetzky

Label: Nine Winds Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1.A major Decision 2.Tamalpais 3.A Heated Discussion 4.Eclipse 5. Mysterioso 6.Short Subject-I 7.Short Subject-II 8.Short Subject-III 9.Ugly Beauty 10.Paper Trail 11.TRT 12.Slow Movement 13.Vocalese