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Nate Wooley: Seven Storey Mountain III And IV

Read "Seven Storey Mountain III And IV" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
November 14, 2013

Parts III and IV of a seven part cycle, trumpeter Nate Wooley's long form electro-acoustic work Seven Storey Mountain gains additional players and momentum with these two live performances. The music was originally commissioned for the Festival of New Trumpet Music, which has seen a shuffle in its performers, but the concept of muscle rapture endures in these sounds. Wooley, a central figure in the world of modern improvisation, has been heard in bands led by Anthony Braxton, ...

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Nate Wooley - C. Spencer Yeh - Audrey Chen - Todd Carter: NCAT

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 23, 2013

In una residenza creativa allo STEIM di Amsterdam si incontrano la tromba di Nate Wooley, il violino di C. Spencer Yeh e il violoncello di Audrey Chen: sono musicisti che praticano in modo coerente e convinto i linguaggi dell'improvvisazione, sia sul lato più prettamente jazzistico che su quello più legato alle avanguardie di matrice contemporanea. Non è quindi particolarmente sorprendente che i tre si muovano con disinvoltura tra bagliori bruitiste, tecniche non convenzionali, inquietanti relazioni tra le ombre stesse del ...

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Nate Wooley - Peter Evans - Jim Black - Paul Lytton: Trumpet and Drums: Live in Ljubljana

Read "Trumpet and Drums: Live in Ljubljana" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 4, 2013

Given the unorthodox instrumentation, there's a little more than meets the eyes and ears on this quartet effort recorded at a jazz festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Each musician is highly respected within the progressive and avant jazz communities. Yet the band doesn't bridge the playing field with tireless bashing and cacophonous exchanges, which are components that may seem inherent under the assumption that the unorthodox group format may be conducive to a free-form crash and burn contest. On the contrary, ...

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Nate Wooley Sextet: (Sit In) The Throne of Friendship

Read "(Sit In) The Throne of Friendship" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
September 3, 2013

Since arriving in New York City in 2001, Nate Wooley has established himself as one of the most inventive trumpet players of his generation. In addition to the admiration of his peers, including fellow trumpeters like Taylor Ho Bynum, Peter Evans and Kirk Knuffke, Wooley has earned the respect of esteemed scene veterans, such as Dave Douglas, who said “Nate Wooley is one of the most interesting and unusual trumpet players living today, and that is without hyperbole."Wooley's ...

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Nate Wooley Sextet: (Sit In) The Throne Of Friendship

Read "(Sit In) The Throne Of Friendship" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
August 15, 2013

Like today's NFL quarterbacks, trumpeters are required to be multidimensional. Modern players (in football) are required to pass, run, block and call audibles. Likewise, the jazz horn player can't just take a high glissando solo, bow, and collect a paycheck; he/she has to be able to shift between the jazz tradition, improvisation, classical music and outside free, all while carrying a suitcase packed with extended techniques.The new breed of trumpeters that boast all of these qualities includes Peter ...

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Harris Eisenstadt: Canada Day III

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 25, 2013

Dopo la prova notevole in Canada Day Octet, Harris Eisenstadt torna alla formula più frequentata del quintetto, al suo terzo capitolo, con risultati se possibili ancor più affascinanti. Un repertorio molto sofisticato, cesellato con cura in un anno di arrangiamenti ritoccati e un montaggio finale assai lucido, che rende giustizia ad ogni voce strumentale e scava in ogni sfaccettatura degli intrecci timbrici possibili. Tra i batteristi-compositori capogruppo, Eisenstadt è (forse assieme a Tyshawn Sorey) quello che meno fa pesare il ...

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Nate Wooley / Christian Weber / Paul Lytton: Six Feet Under

Read "Six Feet Under" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
September 3, 2012

Having established a template with their eponymous 2007 Broken Research debut and Creak Above 33, (psi, 2010), avant trumpeter Nate Wooley and English drummer Paul Lytton have been looking to stretch the confines of their duo with the addition of impromptu guests. Accomplices on their 2008 American tour included guitarist Fred Frith, pianist Marilyn Crispell, bassist Torsten Müller, and electronics from Pete Swanson from Yellow Swans. For Six Feet Under, the duo enlists the assistance of Swiss bassist Christian Weber, ...