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Paying Tribute: Jamie Baum and Kris Davis
by Jerome Wilson
These two albums present prominent female musicians paying tribute to other women in the arts who have inspired them. Jamie Baum draws her inspiration from the work of several poets while Kris Davis tips her cap to other jazz pianists. The Jamie Baum Septet + What Times Are These Sunnyside Records 2024 Jamie Baum's project has her using the words of poets such as Marge Piercy and Adrienne Rich as ...
Continue ReadingPrawit Siriwat: Blueberry
by Glenn Astarita
Prawit Siriwat, a New York-based guitarist and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and NYU graduate, fuses jazz sensibilities with modern experimentalism into his jazz-rock explorations. On Blueberry, Siriwat demonstrates his knack for blending groove-driven sections with freewheeling improvisation, crafting a sonic journey that balances structure with freedom. The artist describes the album as “a medley illustrative of that personal and cultural era--the cross-pollination of artistic ideas, the prismatic search for my creative voice, the noise and pacing ...
Continue ReadingDan Fortin Built 'Cannon' From the Bass Up
by Lawrence Peryer
Bassist Dan Fortin recorded much of his album Cannon (Elastic Recordings, 2024) in a Calgary condo during the early months of the pandemic, armed with just an electric bass guitar. What started as sketches for a solo record evolved into a series of remote collaborations with musicians across Canada, including saxophonist Karen Ng, vibraphonist Michael Davidson, and Dan's brother, Jos. Fortin. “I didn't know my electric bass recordings would become a record when I first started making them," ...
Continue ReadingVisions Jazz Ensemble: Across the Field
by Jack Bowers
Here is a unique and intriguing concept: a baker's dozen collegiate anthems and fight songs, trimly recast in contemporary jazz settings by the seven-member Visions Jazz Ensemble, comprised of Indiana University alumni who stride Across the Field with an abundance of proficiency and perception. Although the hip arrangements by the ensemble's co-leaders, trumpeter Sam Butler and tenor saxophonist Garrett Fasig, sometimes turn these largely familiar songs inside out and upside down, every one of them has its ...
Continue ReadingKurt Rosenwinkel Trio at Manerbio Jazz Fest 2024
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos from the Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio concert at Manerbio Jazz Festival in Manerbio on November 8, 2024 featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dario Deidda and Joost Van Schaik. ...
Continue ReadingWilliam Parker / Hamid Drake / Cooper-Moore: Heart Trio
by John Sharpe
By largely leaving behind their main instruments, three stalwarts of the New York avant jazz scene tap into something timeless and elemental on Heart Trio. Instead of his customary bass, William Parker wields an array of flutes, double reeds, and the doson ngoni, a six-stringed hunter's harp from West Africa allegedly the ancestor of the banjo. His long-time partner Chicago drummer Hamid Drake remains at his kit, which he supplements with a frame drum, while erstwhile pianist Cooper-Moore, another habitué ...
Continue ReadingAnders Koppel: The Hammond's Danish Master
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On legendary Danish organist Anders Koppel. Today's story starts decades ago when Anders played Newport Jazz Festival with his band Savage Rose. Fast forward to now, and Anders is back at the Hammond B3, making magic with son Benjamin Koppel on alto sax and the incredible Brian Blade on drums. This trio came together naturally. Benjamin and Brian have been close friends and collaborators since 2011. Something special clicked when they invited ...
Continue ReadingLucy Woodward & the Rocketeers: Plain Gold Ring
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is a song that is striking for how well it combines beauty and complexity without any need for compromise between these two traits. “Plain Gold Ring" is the opening song of the self titled album by Lucy Woodward and the Rocketeers. Woodward has a track record of tackling iconic songs tightly associated with musicians like Willie Dixon, Terence Trent D'Arby, Blind Willie Johnson or, like in the case of “Plain Gold Ring," Nina Simone and not make ...
Continue ReadingLee Ritenour and Dave Grusin at Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong
by Rob Garratt
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin featuring Ivan Lins Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium Hong Kong November 12, 2024 Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin's musical relationship might date back some five decades--the pair may be, in the former's words, “best buddies"--but it was still startling to see how relaxed the pair are onstage together in 2024. How much joy there still is in the fleeting, on/off partnership between the smooth fusion guitarist and the four-time ...
Continue ReadingRoy Haynes: Still Lighting It Up
by Chris M. Slawecki
This article was first published on All About Jazz in June 1997. Drummer Roy Haynes isn't just cool--he's cooooolllll. In conversation, Roy Haynes is languid and relaxed yet full of fire, yet playful, mysterious and serious. Similarly, his music--and he's played alongside the best--is simultaneously passionate and precise, free-swinging and loose, but erudite and eloquent. In short, the Roy Haynes you meet in conversation speaks volumes about his drumming; and Haynes' music, more than with many ...
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