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Satoko Fujii & Joe Fonda: Thread Of Light
by Mark Corroto
Damn the liner notes! If you didn't read the explanation of how this duo recording was produced, you would never guess it was not a studio session between pianist Satoko Fujii and bassist Joe Fonda. Thread Of Light was actually a product of the pandemic isolation, with Fujii in Kobe, Japan, and Fonda in New York. At the suggestion of Fonda, the pianist recorded her parts at home and sent music files to the bassist to study and, in time, ...
Continue ReadingSatoko Fujii & Joe Fonda: Thread Of Light
by Karl Ackermann
When pianist Satoko Fujii and bassist Joe Fonda first recorded together in 2016 on Duet, it was a shot in the dark. Neither was familiar with the other's music. Nevertheless, that album generated outstanding synergy between these two master improvisers. So much so, that in a few short years they have recorded five albums together, occasionally in the company of other artists including Natsuki Tamura. The duo returns with Thread of Light an inventive and unusually produced album.
Continue ReadingSatoko Fujii & Joe Fonda: Thread Of Light
by Dan McClenaghan
Music finds a way. The potentially deadly Covid-19 virus and the quarantines cannot stop it; they cannot even slow it down. Resourceful artists continue to create, and pianist Satoko Fujii and bassist Joe Fonda continue to be perhaps the most resourceful and creative voices out there. Thread of Light, the Fujii/Fonda teaming's fifth album release, came about in a way unlike anything they had done together before. Stymied by the quarantine, Fonda emailed Fujii and expressed his frustrations ...
Continue ReadingThe Nu Band: In Memory of Mark Whitecage: The Nu Band Live At The Bopshop
by Mike Jurkovic
The fearless improvised legacy of veteran, free bop sax man Mark Whitecage may not hold a prominent place in the immediate lexicon of upstarts and legends, but the man could blow his horn. Whitecage could dice and slice a piece of music, solemn or otherwise, to shreds with his sharp metallic, testosterone tone then reassemble it seamlessly with his long, flowing phrases. So it is fitting and more than welcome that he brings it big time on this final recording ...
Continue ReadingNu Band: In Memory of Mark Whitecage: The Nu Band Live At The Bopshop
by Troy Dostert
One of the underappreciated veterans of free jazz, Mark Whitecage passed away in March of 2021, leaving a well-established legacy of strong recordings in which his searing yet soulful alto saxophone merged with many of the more visible figures on the scene. Joe McPhee, Anthony Braxton, and Annette Peacock are just a few of the luminaries who partnered with Whitecage over the years. Perhaps his most fruitful period was the late 1990s and early 2000s, alongside the musicians in the ...
Continue ReadingThe Nu Band: In Memory of Mark Whitecage: The Nu Band Live At The Bopshop
by Dan McClenaghan
Multiple reedman Mark Whitecage (1937-2021) may not have enjoyed the profile he deserved, but he was an extraordinary improvisational free-jazz force who recorded prolifically for CIMP Records. Bassist Joe Fonda, a member of Whitecage's Nu Band, enjoyed a forty year musical involvement with the man, and In Memory Of Mark Whitecage: The Nu Band Live At The Bop Shop is Fonda's posthumous tip of the hat to his old running mate. It is a recording bursting with the lifeforce --one ...
Continue ReadingBarry Altschul's 3Dom Factor: Long Tall Sunshine
by John Sharpe
Even deep into a career which began with the Jazz Composers Orchestra and pianist Paul Bley in the 1960s, drummer Barry Altschul's music remains vital and compelling. Since 2010 his primary leadership outlet has been The 3Dom Factor, a freewheeling threesome completed by bassist Joe Fonda and reedman Jon Irabagon. Long Tall Sunshine, a live date from an unspecified year and location, constitutes the band's fourth album. While the repertoire might be familiar— four of the five cuts also appear ...
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