Jazz Articles about Kali Z. Fasteau

Kali Z. Fasteau: Making Waves

by Budd Kopman
January 31, 2005

Kali Z. Fasteau is one extremely versatile musician. On Making Waves she plays synthesizer, soprano sax, cello, drums, mizmar, and uses her voice (with electronics) as a pure instrument. On top of that, she recorded, edited and produced the CD. The recording quality is very good, allowing instruments to be placed clearly in space. Finally, she was kind enough to spend a lot of time with me via email in order to answer questions about her music. ...

Kali Z. Fasteau: Making Waves

by Terrell Kent Holmes
December 6, 2004

The best way to listen to multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Kali Z. Fasteau is to open up one's senses as a vessel to accomodate the myriad of textures, rhythms and themes she weaves throughout her work. Her new release, Making Waves , is comprised mostly of duets that cast her free jazz pedigree in bold face. Joining her on this aquatic excursion are tenor sax man Kidd Jordan, pianist Bobby Few and bassist Sirone. Fasteau builds the foundation ...

Kali Z. Fasteau: Oneness

by Kurt Gottschalk
July 25, 2003

Kali Fasteau is the keeper of a flame. While the high-octane experiments of the '60s New Thing are largely kept alive today by emulation, Fasteau holds to the era's spirit of exploration. Rather than engaging in long-winded blowing sessions, her interest lies in jazz-based journeys using different instrumental voices and cultural traditions as a vehicle. She uses her singing voice like Albert Ayler and her worldly collection of instruments and forms is an extension of the musical sociology that occupied ...

Kali Z. Fasteau: Vivid

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 2001

The double entendre in the title of Vivid applies to color as well as emotion. Multi-instrumentalist Fasteau, who's traveled the world living and performing, offers an intriguing combination of soprano saxophone and voice, among other things. Her fusion of high-energy blowing with high-flying song fits surprisingly well into this mix of performers and instruments. When Fasteau sings, her soprano voice sounds eerily like a soprano saxophone--you might not catch it if you weren't paying attention.

Recorded live during three performances ...

Zusaan Kali Fasteau / Donald Rafael Garrett: Memoirs of a Dream

by Derek Taylor
August 1, 2000

Zusaan Kali Fasteau and Donald Rafael Garrett lived a life together that most couples only dream about. Sharing the vagabond existence of itinerant musicians for the better part of fourteen years they traversed the globe touching down in locales as varied as Senegal, Congo, Morocco, Haiti, France, Holland, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Yugoslavia. Along the way they communicated a highly personal style of creative improvised music to countless sets of open ears. This welcome release unearths two ...

Kali Fasteau: Comraderie

by Derek Taylor
August 1, 2000

With this new offering Kali Fasteau continues the winning streak advanced on her earlier Flying Note releases. Though she may not be a household name in the world of creative improvised music, her comparitive anonymity is not the outcome of a relatively recent entry onto the scene. In fact she’s been playing and performing for decades and over the years has cultivated both a loyal following and lasting relationships with many of the legends in the music- reason enough for ...