Jazz Articles about Joe Fiedler

About Joe Fiedler

Album Review

Change can occasionally be necessary for artistic growth. For over a decade, trombonist Joe Fiedler has led a stripped-down bass and drums trio, as documented on Plays The Music of Albert Mangelsdorff (Clean Feed, 2005), The Crab (Clean Feed, 2007), Sacred Chrome Orb (Yellow Sound, 2011), and I'm In (Multiphonics, 2015). Seeking a greater range of color and texture in his music, Fielder recruited vanguard saxophonist Jeff Lederer and multifaceted guitarist Pete McCann to join his current working trio with ...

Album Review

Joe Fiedler: Like, Strange

Read "Like, Strange" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
March 27, 2017

It's not always easy for musicians to know what to call their own stuff, especially the kind of players who prefer not to settle into one cozy niche. Joe Fiedler certainly makes it difficult, being a fan of things from classic swing to avant-garde--some of which use the trombone in easily familiar ways, some of which couldn't be farther away from its usual wheelhouse. Through a career that's ranged from the Glenn Miller Orchestra to Sesame Street, many others have ...

Multiple Reviews

La gravità degli ottoni

by Alberto Bazzurro
October 8, 2015

Ogni tanto ci piace accorpare incisioni omogenee sotto il profilo strumentale, e poi magari diversissime per esiti espressivi e poetica che le informa. È il caso dei quattro album che trovate qui di seguito passati al vaglio, riuniti nel segno del trombone, in prima istanza, e degli ottoni gravi più in generale. Mark Weber & Michael Vlatkovich Elasticity PFMentum 2015 Valutazione: * * ½ Due di ...

Album Review

Joe Fiedler Trio: I'm In

by Troy Collins
May 11, 2015

I'm In is trombonist Joe Fiedler's fourth recording with his longstanding trio and the second on his Multiphonics Music imprint. This session marks a departure of sorts for Fiedler's adventurous three-piece, finding the trombonist, new bassist Rob Jost and stalwart drummer Michael Sarin exploring more traditional blues and jazz forms than heard on the group's previous albums, Sacred Chrome Orb (Yellow Sound, 2011), The Crab (Clean Feed, 2007), and Plays The Music of Albert Mangelsdorff (Clean Feed, 2005).A ...

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Joe Fiedler: Sacred Chrome Orb

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 7, 2012

Non si può certo dire che manchi coraggio al trombonista Joe Fiedler (lui sostiene che la pronuncia corretta è 'Faidler,' probabilmente a seguito di una discendenza tedesca). Affrontare la sfida di questo album alla testa di un ottimo trio composto, oltre che dal suo trombone, da basso e batteria, lo porta immediatamente al centro del ring. Il trombone di Fiedler è ruvido ed efficace, grumoso quanto basta per sfrangiare a dovere la componente timbrica. La mancanza del pianoforte lo libera ...

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Joe Fiedler Trio: The Crab

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 4, 2008

Quando si ascolta un disco eseguito da tre musicisti il primo pensiero che guizza nella mente è quello di confrontarlo col trio di Jimi Hendrix, un vero tsunami che colpì il mondo della musica alla fine del 1966. Dopo di allora nulla fu più lo stesso. Ma c’è un altro trio attivo in quegli anni (per l’esattezza iniziò la propria attività più o meno tre anni dopo) che ha lasciato una traccia importante, anche se un po’ dimenticata, nel jazz ...

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Album Review

Joe Fiedler: The Crab

Read "The Crab" reviewed by Laurel Gross

by Laurel Gross
December 14, 2007

Trombone can be incredibly affecting and riveting, but is too often an underappreciated instrument, not always receiving the full respect or platform it deserves, even when its inborn versatility is masterfully handled by practitioners who grapple with its challenges and make it soar. No matter what music, mood or master it serves, this long and shiny sliding thing is extremely capable of conveying the distinct personality and intent of each artist who fights the worthy battle to realize its (and ...