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Live Review

Kurt Rosenwinkel Monvínic Experience in Barcelona

by Roan Clay
November 19, 2010

Kurt RosenwinkelMonvínic42nd Barcelona Voll-Damm International Jazz FestivalNovember 15, 2010The Berlin based guitarist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel spent two days performing in Barcelona this week in two markedly different contexts. His loyal fans turned out en mass at the famed Luz de Gas, an intimate club in the Eixample neighborhood, to hear his trio, resulting in an illuminating set of standards featuring drummer Ted Poor and bassist Eric Revis (look for more information in our ongoing ...

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Extended Analysis

Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM: Our Secret World

by John Kelman
August 31, 2010

Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM Our Secret World Wommusic 2010 With the creative possibilities offered by its expanded palette, it's no surprise that so many artists who traditionally work in the context of more pliant, small ensembles turn to larger settings at least once in their career. For those already predisposed to greater compositional complexity, the intrinsic challenges are many; but so, too, are the ultimate rewards. It's no surprise, then, that Kurt Rosenwinkel--perhaps his generation's ...

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Album Review

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Reflections

Read "Reflections" reviewed by Stuart Broomer

by Stuart Broomer
March 4, 2010

Kurt Rosenwinkel has a well-earned reputation for aggressive guitar playing that's both rhythmically astute and harmonically exploratory, a talent that he's applied with Mark Turner and Brad Mehldau as well as with hiphop producer Q-Tip. With Reflections, he has reined in his sometimes-divergent impulses for an unusual collection of standards and tunes by Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter that's almost all at ballad tempo, with the sturdy support and interaction of bassist Eric Revis and drummer Eric Harland.

Album Review

Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio: Reflections

Read "Reflections" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 21, 2010

Reflections mette in evidenza il lato più mansueto e devozionale di Kurt Rosenwinkel, che in meno di un'ora si misura con una manciata di standard e ripropone il suo “East Coast Love Affair," tratto dall'omonimo disco d'esordio del 1996. Il chitarrista americano è affiancato dai validissimi Eric Revis al contrabbasso e Eric Harland alla batteria, i quali offrono un supporto implacabile e lo assistono in maniera partecipativa nelle riletture dense e appassionate di autentici gioielli. Si va da capitoli di ...

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Album Review

Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio: Reflections

Read "Reflections" reviewed by Greg Camphire

by Greg Camphire
January 13, 2010

A warm and understated trio record, Kurt Rosenwinkel's Reflections zeroes in on an approach to standard repertoire, marking an interesting career turn for the guitarist in the process. With support from drummer Eric Harland and bassist Eric Revis, the six-string innovator opens a window to another side of his playing, featuring quiet meditations on the blues, ballads, and swing. It's a curious listening experience, coming long after Rosenwinkel has already established an original voice as a composer ...

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Album Review

Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio: Reflections

Read "Reflections" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
December 9, 2009

After the incendiary The Remedy: Live at the Village Vanguard (ArtistShare, 2008), guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel returns with Reflections, an intimate, ballad-heavy album that couldn't be more different. On the surface, with a set largely composed of standards, and trimmed down to a trio from the quartets and quintets of his past few years, it might appear that Rosenwinkel is returning to the territory of his earliest albums, specifically his live debut as a leader, East Coast Love Affair (Fresh Sound ...

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Interview

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Reflections from Berlin

by Franz A. Matzner
December 9, 2009

Broadly acknowledged as one of jazz's foremost artists, Kurt Rosenwinkel has established a reputation as an innovator and constant seeker on the guitar. He has carved out a unique sound over many years of experiment and refinement and today commands respect for his singular voice as a player and bandleader. As a follow-up to the successful double live album The Remedy (ArtistShare, 2008), Rosenwinkel recently released Reflections (Wommusic, 2009), an elegant collection of standards. Rosenwinkel spoke about this ...