Jazz Articles about Ken Vandermark

Ken Vandermark's Sound In Action Trio: Design In Time

by Derek Taylor
December 1, 1999

Sound in action. These three words speak volumes about this trio’s trust in the currencies of movement and momentum. One look at the instrumentation and it’s obvious that the rhythmic possibilities for the group go well beyond the parameters prescribed by usual jazz instrumentation. Two drum kits, one reed; but not just any two drummers and definitely not your run-of-the-mill reed player. Ken Vandermark’s musical directions have long been built on restless and prolific experimentation, a constant forward velocity of ...