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Live Review

Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz at Zinc Bar, Nov. 4 2010

by Ernest Barteldes
November 12, 2010

Scott Feiner and Pandeiro JazzZinc BarNew York, NYNovember 3, 2010 For the CD release event for his third CD Accents (Zoho, 2010), pandeiro jazz innovator Scott Feiner took the stage with the same musicians that played on the recording sessions: Freddie Bryant (acoustic and 12-string guitar), Joel Frahm(tenor and soprano saxophone) and Joe Martin (bass). Feiner seemed determined to take the music into a different direction: instead of the more Brazilian-inspired material from previous live ...

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Album Review

Evan Parker / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton / Peter Evans: Scenes In The House Of Music

Read "Scenes In The House Of Music" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
November 12, 2010

Saxophonist Evan Parker, bassist Barry Guy and drummer Paul Lytton have playing together in one form or another since 1972. Their longtime association has created improvised magic, and their appearances are legendary. In 2009, the trio shared the stage with trumpet phenom Peter Evans at Casa da Música, and this impressive recording is the result.The Parker/Guy/Lytton trio was first documented on Tracks (Incus, 1983). Since then, they have released multiple discs, the last being Nightwork (Marge, 2010). They ...

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Album Review

Norbert Stein Pata, Horns & Drums: Silent Sitting Bulls

Read "Silent Sitting Bulls" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
November 12, 2010

German saxophonist Norbert Stein's hefty discography surrounds French journalist Alfred Jarry's pseudoscience of pataphysics amid many existential relations of art, life and human imagination. With his various Pata-based ensembles, Stein's music intimates comprehensive manipulations of jazz and world music. Organic, yet equipped with brute force tactics, the saxophonist's compositions boats a native stylistic component, hugely evident on Silent Sitting Bulls. The respective band members play a vital role in the rhythmic factor and they incorporate a curiously interesting ...

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Album Review

Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory: Far Side

Read "Far Side" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
November 12, 2010

Roscoe Mitchell's Far Side, with its theatrical quality, could easily function as a soundtrack to a modernist play. The beginning of the first and longest piece, “Far Side/Cards/Far Side," is reminiscent of the works of 20th century composers like Alfred Schnitke and Arvo Pärt, in the ominous sea of notes pouring out of the dual pianos and basses that buoy Mitchell's breathy and urgent alto sound. As Mitchell's saxophone grows stronger and clearer, the strings give way ...

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Album Review

Andy Farber and His Orchestra: This Could Be the Start of Something Big

Read "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
November 12, 2010

It's like strutting down memory lane. Andy Farber and His Orchestra present 14 big band pieces with This Could Be the Start of Something Big. A product of Long Island, Farber grew up listening to Art Blakey and Miles Davis. He began attending jazz workshops at the age of 10 and developed into a multifaceted woodwinds player. On this outing, he plays alto, tenor and baritone saxophones and flute. The ensemble features a full-size horn section and a ...

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Music and the Creative Spirit

Neil Young and the 2010 Bridge School Benefit

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
November 12, 2010

The Bridge School Benefit has become one of America's most anticipated annual musical events. Promoted by Pegi and Neil Young, to assist children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs, this year's two day benefit promised to be one of the most remarkable of its 24 year history. With the first reunion of Buffalo Springfield in 42 years, it didn't disappoint. In 1986, Pegi and Neil sought an education for their son, Ben who was born ...

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Live Review

Live From Los Angeles: Autumn 2010

by Chuck Koton
November 11, 2010

The Los Angeles jazz scene, in spite of occasional rumors to the contrary, is vibrant and eclectic, though admittedly, also quite far flung. No hoppin' on the “A" train to the Village; out here jazz lovers spin their odometers drivin' from Hollywood to Studio City, from downtown LA to Long Beach, in search of hip and swingin' sounds. And for committed jazz fans, that driving typically pays off in unforgettable performances.As this past summer imperceptibly turned to fall, the ...

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Album Review

Boris Kozlov: Double Standard

Read "Double Standard" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 11, 2010

Selling a solo bass disc--both artistically and commercially speaking--is no easy feat. The demanding physical aspects of such a project, requiring a bassist to have the endurance to sustain perpetual motion and interest on such a behemoth of an instrument, is one problem. Another issue is general marketability. The average jazz fan might be quite happy to sit through a lengthy solo piano or guitar program, but solo bass is another story. While these two areas of concern have led ...

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Live Review

Russell Malone Trio at Jazz at the Bistro, St Louis, October 20, 2010

by James Henry Smith
November 11, 2010

Russell Malone TrioJazz at the Bistro SeriesSt Louis, MOOctober 20, 2010 Guitarist Russell Malone returned to the Bistro, somewhat more exposed this time, his guitar in a trio with bass and drums. His companions for this visit were David Wong on acoustic bass and Darrell Green on drums. This session might be best described as an advance release celebration for his newest album Triple Play (MAXJAZZ, 2010) soon due to market. Pre-release copies were ...

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Album Review

Ranjit Barot: Bada Boom

Read "Bada Boom" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
November 11, 2010

He was the rhythmic center of John McLaughlin's Floating Point (Abstract Logix, 2008)--an album that found the fusion guitar great exploring his decades-long interest in an east/west nexus from the electrified and harmony-centric angle of the jazz tradition, rather than the opposing angle of his longstanding and largely acoustic Shakti and Remember Shakti groups, which weighed more heavily on Indian music's linearity and polyrhythmic complexity. Now, reflecting Ranjit Barot's assimilation of the fusion and progressive rock music that he heard ...