Jazz Articles about Kurt Rosenwinkel

Kurt Rosenwinkel: The Enemies of Energy

by David Adler
February 1, 2000

The material that would eventually become Kurt Rosenwinkel's Verve debut was recorded back in late 1996. Lacking a record deal, Rosenwinkel scraped up the money to record his group independently and has managed, at long last and through much perseverance, to make the results public. So listeners ought to keep in mind that on this disc, they're hearing where the young guitar phenom was at over three years ago.Rosenwinkel has done quite a bit since then. During his ...

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Intuit

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 1, 1999

Among the current crop of guitarists who are exploring new horizons and gathering an underground following, Ben Monder and Kurt Rosenwinkel are two of the finest players in terms of how they have mastered the tradition and then use that as a launching pad for their own particular tangents. Rosenwinkel has been heard to great advantage lately in a group that he leads at Smalls in New York. He has also been featured with saxophonists Seamus Blake and Mark Turner, ...

Chris Potter: Vertigo

by Jim Santella
September 1, 1998

Chris Potter's quartet shares the spotlight both individually and in ensemble. The young tenor saxophonist (Potter turned 27 this year) turns in a dramatic set based on his own compositions. As Zan Stewart states in the liner notes, “... Potter stretches himself, his musicians and his audience, creating new and challenging music ..."

Working out recently in the ensembles of trumpeter Dave Douglas, bassist Dave Holland and The Mingus Big Band, Potter continues to explore the modern mainstream. Joe Lovano ...