Jazz Articles about Adam Unsworth

About Adam Unsworth

Liner Notes

Marshall Gilkes: Cyclic Journey

by Dan Bilawsky
March 5, 2023

Wonders never cease with Marshall Gilkes. Having previously reached extraordinary heights as a leader on a breakout quartet set, two standout quintet dates, a pair of essential releases with the WDR Big Band and one stunning trio album, this celebrated trombonist and composer now moves beyond known borders. Directing and fronting a sui generis assemblage merging a top-shelf rhythm combo with a brilliant brass ensemble, he uncovers and explores the conventions of his own cyclic journey. “I wrote the music ...

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Interview

Adam Unsworth: Defying Convention

by Ken Kase
August 8, 2006

With his debut CD, Excerpt This! (Self-Published, 2006). French hornist Adam Unsworth has shown himself to be unafraid of the conventional boundaries that exist between the jazz and classical worlds. A member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and faculty member at Temple University, his first recorded foray into jazz composition and performance brings a fresh voice to jazz that oozes technical brilliance with a serious attitude.His sextet contains musicians also familiar with going against prescribed standards and finding new ...

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Album Review

Adam Unsworth: Excerpt This!

Read "Excerpt This!" reviewed by Ken Kase

by Ken Kase
June 3, 2006

As its title suggests, Excerpt This! is an open challenge to anyone who might not think of the French horn as the optimal instrument for a jazz soloist like Adam Unsworth. Or maybe it represents a collision of the jazz and classical worlds, and an admonition to would-be detractors who seek to pigeonhole this music. Unsworth's debut recording does what the best jazz should do by asking questions, shunning orthodoxy and predictability--and having a few laughs along the way.