Jazz Articles about Keith Rowe

Keith Rowe / Toshimaru Nakamura: Between

by John Eyles
October 14, 2006

Although it was released some six months ago, there has been a reluctance to rush into print with judgments of this album. In common with other Erstwhile releases, this is music that takes time to properly percolate into the brain and leave its mark.

Together and separately, Rowe and Nakamura are Erstwhile's most recorded artists and, with this album, the first grouping to have a second release on the label. Their first, Weather Sky was recorded and released in 2001. ...

4g: cloud

by John Eyles
June 21, 2006

4g (four gentlemen of the guitar) cloud Erstwhile 2005 Hmmm... Four gentlemen of the guitar? Whatever sound image that description conjures up in your head, it is probably a long way from the actual music here. Based on immediate aural evidence, one could more easily believe these were four gentlemen of the tone generator. But listen on and all sorts of subtleties are revealed.... Remarkably, it is now over ...