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Melvin Rhyne: Classmasters
by C. Andrew Hovan
While it's an easy task to designate any number of Hammond B-3 organ players who have quickly fallen under the spell of innovator Jimmy Smith, it's not as simple to inventory the few individuals who've avoided Smith's overpowering influence to develop a sound and manner of their own. Melvin Rhyne is one who managed to carve a niche for himself during the '60s with a much lighter and less bombastic approach, around during the heydays as a member of Wes ...
Continue ReadingTivon Pennicott, Louis Cole, KAMA Kollektiv, Louise van den Heuvel & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy an episode built along an ideal bridge between Amsterdam and New Amsterdam, with a special focus on the launch of FOOD, a new New York-based label (as well as live events production company, and soon to be brick-and-mortar restaurant) inspired by the storied, artist-run cafe of 1970's SoHo of the same name.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Louis Cole, Metropole Orkest, Jules Buckley “Things Will Fall Apart" ...
Continue ReadingChloë Sobek, Tim Berne: Burning Up
by Hrayr Attarian
Australian explorative composer and sound artist Chloë Sobek is a prodigious talent. For her second release Burning Up Sobek takes two bold chances both of which pay off well. She joins master improviser, saxophonist Tim Berne for an entirely spontaneous set. Sobek performs on the violone, the renaissance era ancestor to the contrabass. She not only keeps up with the more experienced Berne, she also commands her unusual instrument with skill. Sobek starts off “Scorpius" with furious refrains. ...
Continue ReadingNovara Jazz Festival 2024
by Luciano Rossetti
A collection of photos from the Novara Jazz Festival in Novara (Italy) and others village from May 31 to June 9, 2024 featuring Joelle Leandre, Louis Sclavis, Vincent Courtois, Federica Michisanti, Joanna Duda, Alexander Hawkins, Myra Melford, Pasquale Mirra, Cristiano Calcagnile, Gabriele Mitelli, Guus Janssen, Francois Houle and many others musicians. ...
Continue ReadingThe Art Curator: Vincent Gérard
by B.D. Lenz
Music is an auditory experience and, yet, every genre has its own set of visual iconography that evokes the spirit and feelings of that style. With a long and rich history, jazz has its own such imagery made up of seminal album cover art, iconic portraits, and artistic interpretations of the music itself. In this Chats with Cats I spoke with Vincent Gérard who has had a long career as a creative but found his passion dealing in ...
Continue ReadingIngrid Jensen Quintet At The Jazz Forum
by Scott Lichtman
Ingrid Jensen QuintetThe Jazz ForumTarrytown, NYAugust 24, 2024 Top-tier trumpeter Ingrid Jensen brought her quintet to the Jazz Forum near the Hudson River on August 23 and 24, 2024. Her ensemble included her equally accomplished sister, Christine Jensen, on alto and soprano saxophones On the second night, this exceptional band opened a strong early set that was reflective of their technical facility and experience together. By the second half of the set, it ...
Continue ReadingEric Alexander & Mike LeDonne: Together
by Jack Bowers
Eric Alexander and Mike LeDonne have been together many times--on recordings, in clubs, at concerts and elsewhere-- but never quite as intimately so as on this splendid album, even though they are heard Together on only four of the album's nine tracks- -LeDonne maps a solo course on three others, Alexander on two (moving to soprano sax on “Autumn in New York"). Either way, they are delightful to hear and appreciate, and the need for a full ...
Continue ReadingElling, McLorin Salvant and Fortner: A Wish (Valentine)
by Katchie Cartwright
On a fragrant waft as summer draws to a close, Kurt Elling, Sullivan Fortner and Cécile McLorin Salvant tender this exquisite reading of Fred Hersch and Norma Winstone's “A Wish (Valentine)," from Wildflowers, Vol. 1 (Edition Records, 2024). Conceived, recorded and released in one week during the dog days of August, the album is a lovely reminder of the power of a moment in the hands and hearts of a masterful artist (or three). ...
Continue ReadingMike Casey: Valencia
by Chris May
Saxophonist Mike Casey won a few hearts and minds among AAJ readers in 2017 with his Take Five profile, which we published round about the time of the self-release of his debut album, The Sound Of Surprise: Live At The Side Door. Refreshingly happy to express an opinion, Casey slammed jazz festivals for their short-term “band aid" policy of bringing in rock and pop acts to bolster income, rather than investing instead in the sort of outreach activity that would ...
Continue ReadingAlbert Ayler With Don Cherry: 1964 Recordings First Visit Completed
by John Eyles
In 2020 the ezz-thetics label released the two-disc CD European Recordings Autumn 1964 Revisited which comprised the six November 9th 1964 radio recordings made in Hilversum, the Netherlands, by the quartet of Albert Ayler, cornetist Don Cherry, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray, “Angels," “C.A.C.." “Ghosts." “Infant Happiness" (composed by Don Cherry), “Spirits" and “No Name." That album also contained nine other recordings by the same quartet, made in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September 1964. In 2016, the HATology label, ...
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