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Gordon Grdina's Boxcutter: Unlearn
by Celeste Sunderland
You can tell that guitarist Gordon Grdina does not perceive music through a guitarist's eyes solely. The tunes on Unlearn, with his group Box Cutter, seem formed from deeply collaborative ideas, with considerable importance placed on the contribution of each player and a great regard for their respective instruments. Musicianship on the album is grand and the personalities that emerge amusing. They're coy, brisk and unstoppable on the opening track “Titlewave. Grdina proves he's got lots of ...
Continue ReadingGordon Grdina - Gary Peacock - Paul Motian: Think Like The Waves
by AAJ Italy Staff
Allievo di Gary Peacock, Gordon Grdina è un musicista che segue con pari interesse il jazz e le musiche di origine orientale. Non a caso, il nostro affianca alla chitarra l'oud, ovvero il liuto della tradizione araba. E se il suo stile chitarristico, ricco di raffinatezze armoniche e qualche sinuosa spigolosità nell'incedere, ha evidenti richiami a Jim Hall, all'oud il nostro attinge direttamente ispirazione mediorientale. L'album risulta quindi sviluppato lungo due direttrici ben definite, marcate dall'utilizzo dell'uno, piuttosto che dell'altro, ...
Continue ReadingGordon Grdina / Gary Peacock / Paul Motian: Think Like the Waves
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Vancouver electric guitarist Gordon Grdina's tone is clean and low-treble; this creates a kind of dreamy effect, like Jim Hall's sound on his classic duet with Bill Evans, Undercurrent (Blue Note, 1962). And speaking of Evans, Grdina scores an impressive coup by recording this trio album in the company of two Evans alumni, bassist Gary Peacock (Grdina's teacher of several years) and drummer Paul Motian. This rhythmic dream team complements Grdina's gifts nicely. The leader favors a ...
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