Jazz Articles about Ivo Perelman

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Ivo Perelman: What A Year In Music

by Mark Corroto
September 29, 2024

There is an adage in the music world that one is damned to be a completist. Ever since performances have been captured on cylinders, records, and now digitally, music devotees have endeavored to collect entire catalogs of their favorite musicians or ensembles. Think about the obsessive hunters of 78 rpm blues records from backwoods artists of the 1920s and '30s, Dean Benedetti's obsessive capture of Charlie Parker solos and Phil Schaap's dedication to every bit of Bird's minutia. There are ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman Quartet: Water Music

Read "Water Music" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
August 15, 2024

New and old converge on Water Music. Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman showcases a quartet with longstanding partner Matthew Shipp on piano together with the fresh rhythm axis of bassist Mark Helias and drummer Tom Rainey. Although they have not played with Perelman before, they are not exactly Johnny-come-latelys. Both have achieved veteran status, not only individually, but also as a team, exemplified by Rainey having fuelled Helias' mighty Open Loose trio since its inception back in the late 1990s.

Album Review

Ivo Perelman + Tom Rainey: Duologues 1 Turning Point

Read "Duologues 1 Turning Point" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
July 20, 2024

Innovative saxophonist Ivo Perelman thrives in small groups with like-minded musicians, as is amply demonstrated throughout his one-of-a-kind oeuvre. In drummer Tom Rainey, Perelman has found yet another perfect partner for shared improvisational explorations. The two men have complementary artistic visions as demonstrated by the superb Truth Seeker (Fundacja Słuchaj, 2024) with bassist Mark Helias. Similar ingenuity imbues their first duo recording, the provocative Duologues 1: Turning Point on Perelman's Ibeji label. The seven interlinked tracks form a ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman Quartet: Water Music

Read "Water Music" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 12, 2024

Come on a rafting expedition with the Ivo Perelman Quartet. A river excursion is a perfect metaphor for the saxophonist's Water Music. Those familiar with the anomalous and idiosyncratic sounds that emanate from Perelman's saxophone also know he is attuned and reactive to the set and setting of a performance. Just as a trip on a raft is conditioned by the river's flow, gradients, constrictions and any obstacles in its way, the same can be said of Perelman's music.

Radio & Podcasts

Ivo Perelman/ Matthew Shipp Duo, Simon Nabatov & Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna

by Maurice Hogue
June 4, 2024

The prolific saxophonist Ivo Perelman continues to release excellent recordings at a staggering pace. I think it's six so far in 2024. Perelman is now into another phase of making duo albums and the latest with long-time collaborator pianist Matthew Shipp is stunning, The two giants of improvisation create as one. Highly recommended. I confess to having a serious jones for the European quartet, Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna ever since their first album back in 2017. Sounds like an Italian ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp: Magical Incantation

Read "Magical Incantation" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
June 3, 2024

If the purest form of communication is music then Magical Incantation--the latest free-form essay to flow from the spirits of free jazz titans sax master Ivo Perelman and piano master Matthew Shipp--could very well be the very definition. No strangers to each other (the two have released nineteen duet recordings, not to mention their prolificacy within smaller and larger ensembles) Perelman and Shipp continue their lifelong conversation with eight shared intimacies which get to the heart of human ...

Multiple Reviews

Ivo Perelman's Two Stimulating Albums from January of 2024: Interaction and Truth Seeker

by Hrayr Attarian
April 7, 2024

Innovative Brazilian saxophonist and master improviser Ivo Perelman is as prolific as he is imaginative. With close to 100 recordings under his belt Perelman is always pushing the proverbial envelope looking for fresh ways to express himself. Having lived in various cities around the world--and currently splitting his time between Fortaleza Brazil and New York City--Perelman has been exposed to multiple cultures. The influences of these are heard in his various works. A pair of releases from 2024, each with ...