Jazz Articles about Ivo Perelman

About Ivo Perelman

Album Review

A tactile, umbilical cord tension binds you to the slithery movements advanced on Molten Gold, the umpteenth in a slew of hard-core free jazz releases, one of them being the twelve disc set Reed Rapture In Brooklyn (Mahakala, 2022), from the generative mind and horn of saxophonist Ivo Perelman. Recorded at ParkWest Studio by Jim Clouse, Perelman, in full form and fever, assembles fellow rogues trombonist Ray Anderson, bassist Joe Morris and drummer Reggie Nicholson for over eighty minutes of ...

Album Review

Perelman / Shipp / Cosgrove: Live in Carrboro

Read "Live in Carrboro" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
April 9, 2023

It is rare that we get a live recording from saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp. Of their 40-plus discs, the majority have been studio productions. This Live In Carrboro date from November 4, 2022 shares the same line-up as Live In Baltimore (Leo Records, 2017) with the addition of drummer Jeff Cosgrove. Recommended to Perelman by Shipp, Cosgrove is more of a colorist than a free player. He has previously released an album of Paul Motian covers and ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman / Ray Anderson / Joe Morris / Reggie Nicholson: Molten Gold

Read "Molten Gold" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
April 5, 2023

Lovingly described by one critic as “a leather-lunged monster," reviews of saxophonist Ivo Perelman's albums typically attract words such as honking, squawking, squealing and apocalyptic. Perelman is not interested in the current vogue for creating safe spaces. He is not the sort of free-improv player one would, in the normal course of things, recommend to AAJers wanting to dip a neophyte toe in the genre. But Molten Gold is recommended. And not just to newbies, but to ...

Radio & Podcasts

Ivo Perelman, Art Ensemble of Chicago & Satoki Fujii

by Maurice Hogue
January 9, 2023

Three very special recordings get the OMJ treatment in this edition. Saxophonist Ivo Perelman's release Reed Rapture In Brooklyn is the largest of the three: 103 tracks over 12 different discs featuring Perelman and fellow saxophonists. It's an immense collection of improvised duets. Pianist Satoko Fujii's Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams celebrates her 100th album as a leader, and she assembled a dream band of NY improvisers for the occasion. The third highlight album is The Sixth Decade From Paris To ...

Album Review

Chad Fowler: Alien Skin

Read "Alien Skin" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
January 8, 2023

Although the group responsible for Alien Skin might be a one-off, unlikely to meet again in this exact configuration, it contains sufficient prior connections to vouchsafe cohesion, to go with the undoubted quality. Bassist William Parker furnishes the common denominator, having previously recorded with all of the participants, even relative newcomer, reed player Zoh Amba, while pianist Matthew Shipp's releases with saxophonist Ivo Perelman are legendary and abundant. Label boss reedman Chad Fowler hooks up regularly with drummer Steve Hirsh, ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman: Reed Rapture in Brooklyn

Read "Reed Rapture in Brooklyn" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
December 13, 2022

"Let's play two," the famous line by the Cubs Hall-of-Fame baseball player Ernie Banks in 1969, uttered when the temperature in Chicago had reached 105 degrees (40.5 celsius) and his teammates were exhausted, might find its analogy with this massive undertaking from saxophonist Ivo Perelman. At eleven hours in length though, the two games Banks cited are not single games, but more like two double-headers here. Like the baseball infielder, Perelman has limitless energy and a never-ending appetite for creativity, ...

Radio & Podcasts

Further Reed Rapture From Ivo and Lotte & More

by Bob Osborne
December 8, 2022

On this show the second of twelve features focusing on Ivo Perelman's stunning new release of saxophone duets. This time the focus is on his partnership with Lotte Anker. In addition further music from Lotte, and new releases from Igor Willcox, Nickolas Mohanna and Longtoe, and previously unreleased recordings, composed by Karl Jenkins, from a rare performance of his ten piece group, in 1971.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Ivo Perelman & Lotte Anker “Six" from Reed Rapture In Brooklyn ...