Jazz Articles about Khan Jamal

Antipop Consortium: Antipop Vs. Matthew Shipp

by James Taylor
April 2, 2003

Is it hip-hop or is it jazz? A revolutionary new ideal or a sound versed in tradition? Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp is a radical union between New York City's finest avant-garde hip-hop trio and free jazz's most important young pianist--and it's better than anything those phonies from Philly have put out in a decade.Antipop , Shipp's second collaborative release in as many months, sees the pianist joined by what is becoming his regular rhythm section: William Parker, Guillermo ...

Antipop Consortium: Antipop Vs. Matthew Shipp

by AAJ Staff
February 21, 2003

Vs. has a most interesting aim: a direct collision between hip-hoppers Antipop Consortium and free jazzer Matthew Shipp. We've seen beats applied to jazz records, various forms of studio manipulation, and the application of rhythmic vocals alongside improvisation. So what is new here? The straightforward collision, essentially. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't. Its greatest strength is also its greatest weakness: raw accessibility.

A bit of background. Jazz listeners, who are more likely to appreciate ...

Khan Jamal: Percussion & Strings

by Derek Taylor
December 1, 1999

Given the width and breadth of creative improvised music, it's sometimes easy for a musician to get lost in the shuffle, especially if their chosen instrument of expression is one of the more common in the music. Saxophonists in particular are occasional victims of the forced bouts of anonymity that may accompany such periods of congestion. But vibraphonists who move in these circles are few enough in number that they are rarely faced with such problems. This is one of ...