Jazz Articles about Ayman Fanous and Tomas Ulrich

Ayman Fanous & Tomas Ulrich: Labyrinths

by Erik R. Quick
December 9, 2007

Ayman Fanous & Tomas Ulrich Labyrinths Konnex Records 2007

For some listeners, “free jazz" means a careless and chaotic jumble. It appears to contain no distinguishable musical patterns or progressions, and seems to be without any discernable influences--though some may note the music's resonance with the complex polyphony of traditional New Orleans band music and its reflection of current political and cultural events. After almost forty years of musical exploration, even the ...