Jazz Articles about Ken Vandermark

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Simon Rose, et al.: One Voice

by Mark Corroto
August 17, 2026

What is more American than jazz? Historians generally agree that the music was born in New Orleans, forged from African musical traditions, European harmony and Caribbean rhythms. Alongside jazz, baseball and basketball are among America's great cultural inventions. Yet today, none of these belongs solely to the United States. Japan captured the imagination of baseball fans before Venezuela won the 2026 World Baseball Classic, while the NBA has recently been defined by international stars such as Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Serbia's ...

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Mats Gustafsson / Ken Vandermark / Tomeka Reid / Chad Taylor: PIVOT

by Mark Corroto
September 25, 2025

Do not judge a friend for buying a lottery ticket when the jackpot climbs to some astronomical sum. The odds of hitting the winning combination may be just as astronomical, but the dollar spent buys something more valuable than probability: a few hours of dreaming, imagining another life. Speaking of combinations, the newly formed quartet Pivot feels very much like a winning ticket. Mats Gustafsson and Ken Vandermark are no strangers to collaboration, having crossed paths in Peter ...

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Svetlost with Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love at Jazzbina Pula

by Petra Cvelbar
May 18, 2025

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Tim Daisy and Ken Vandermark: Fourth Atlas

by John Sharpe
May 5, 2025

True to its title, Fourth Atlas is the fourth album by the Chicago twosome of reedman Ken Vandermark and drummer Tim Daisy. Daisy was a member of the esteemed Vandermark 5 from 2002 to its demise in 2010, and the association has only deepened since. More than shared history, they enjoy a a shared aesthetic and profound appreciation for form. As a result this set of eight cuts, while credited to both and presumably spontaneously realized, could easily be mistaken ...

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Svetlost, Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love at MKC, Skopje

by Nenad Georgievski
April 25, 2025

Svetlost, Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love MKC, Skopje Skopje, Macedonia April 16th, 2025 There was no prelude, no soft landing. The first notes of “Puma in the Corner" leapt into the air like a wild animal, chaotic and alert. A shriek above our heads--someone channeling emotion so openly it felt like a roaring animal. The energy crackled as the musicians locked in, and then burst apart again. Svetlost, the Skopje-based free jazz trio, opened this ...

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Edition Redux: Broadcast Transformer

by Mark Corroto
February 15, 2025

Ken Vandermark has long made it a priority to dedicate nearly all of his compositions to other artists. From painters and photographers to writers, poets and fellow musicians, his influences span a wide artistic spectrum. Film, in particular, has been a significant source of inspiration for this long-time Chicago resident. While Vandermark has composed two commissioned soundtracks--Strade D'Acqua / Roads Of Water (Multikulti Project, 2010) and Parallax Sounds (Just Temptation Recordings, 2014)--his approach to music consistently embodies a cinematic scope. ...

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Music Unlimited 38

by Luciano Rossetti
December 16, 2024