Home » Jazz Articles » Kirk Knuffke

Jazz Articles about Kirk Knuffke

6
Album Review

Kirk Knuffke: Brightness Live In Amsterdam

Read "Brightness Live In Amsterdam" reviewed by Doug Collette


Kirk Knuffke's well-developed musical pedigree compelled the ever-so-astute drummer/composer/bandleader Allison Miller to recruit him for her forward-thinking ensemble Boom Tic Boom. It's the same premise upon which guitarist Charlie Hunter enlisted this man with the horns accompaniment for Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth (Self-Produced, 2016). And in also assuming the roles of bandleader/composer for Brightness Live in Amsterdam, Knuffke calls upon his well-honed versatility as well. Accordingly, this forty-five minutes begins with ...

Album Review

Kirk Knuffke, Ben Goldberg: Uncompahgre

Read "Uncompahgre" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Kirk Knuffke, cornettista poco meno che quarantenne, e Ben Goldberg, clarinettista invece ormai prossimo ai sessanta, entrambi nativi di Denver ed entrambi con un palmares di collaborazioni del tutto ragguardevole, formano il duo che firma questo interessante album, inciso nel 2014 ma uscito solo nei mesi scorsi. La firma congiunta apposta a tutti e quattordici i brani in scaletta ci fa intuire che ci troviamo in presenza della fatidica seduta di improvvisazione, però con un senso della ...

1
Album Review

Kirk Knuffke: Witness

Read "Witness" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


Kirk Knuffke has brought his cornet skills to a lot of different music in his career. As a leader, he has recorded albums dedicated to the work of Erik Satie and Don Cherry and he's even covered an Ernest Tubb song. This album gives a greater picture of how wide his interests stretch as he delves into a program of spirituals, operatic arias, poetry and pop and jazz standards, leading a quartet of clarinetist Ben Goldberg, pianist Russ Lossing and, ...

1
Radio & Podcasts

Kirk Knuffke, Ingrid Laubrock and Jerry Bergonzi

Read "Kirk Knuffke, Ingrid Laubrock and Jerry Bergonzi" reviewed by Bob Osborne


This week we look at the variety that can be found in the World of Jazz as exemplified by the amazing new collaboration with operatic baritone Steven Herring on the new album from Kirk Knuffke, which we contrasted with the ground breaking avant-garde work of featured artist Ingrid Laubrock and with the traditional stylings of another featured player Jerry Bergonzi. In between a selection of new releases and archive cuts from the Greenleaf label. Playlist Kirk Knuffke “Witness" from Witness ...

Album Review

Bizingas: Eggs Up High

Read "Eggs Up High" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


Bizingas è un quartetto atipico assemblato dal trombonista, tastierista e autore di tutti i pezzi, Brian Drye, attivo dal 2010 quando esordì discograficamente con l'omonimo album. Quartetto atipico per strumentazione e moderno per attitudine, trasversale ai generi -il jazz è solo uno dei tanti ingredienti di una appetibile ricetta musicale -a proprio agio nei più svariati contesti, ricco di talento e altrettanta ironia. Eggs Up High conferma i tratti salienti del loro universo sonoro che è un ...

Lyrics

I 10 CD nel CD-Player di... Kirk Knuffke

Read "I 10 CD nel CD-Player di... Kirk Knuffke" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


01. John Tchicai -Reggie Workman -Andrew Cyrille -Witch's Scream (TUM Records -2006). Sono stato recentemente ad un concerto in solo di Andrew Cyrille. Avvincente. E dopo il concerto ho acquistato questo CD direttamente da lui. Ho suonato brevemente con John Tchicai prima che ci lasciasse, aveva una tale forza, una tale energia! Suonava e cantava anche dopo aver finito il set, niente e nessuno riusciva a fermarlo! 02. Rahsaan Roland Kirk -Aces Back to Back (32 ...

Album Review

Kirk Knuffke: Arms & Hands

Read "Arms & Hands" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


Grande ammiratore di Mark Helias e di Bill Goodwin e collaboratore in alcuni dei loro progetti, il trombettista Kirk Knuffke, è riuscito nell'intento di farli suonare per la prima volta insieme in Arms & Hands, album al quale collabora un'altro eroe del leader come il sassofonista Daniel Carter. Knuffke è musicista atipico e trasversale, impossibile da catalogare, te lo ritrovi alle prese con i field recordings di Alan Lomax e con classici “out" scritti da Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman o ...


Engage

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.