Jazz Articles about Ned Rothenberg

Ned Rothenberg: The Fell Clutch

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 19, 2007

Ned Rothenberg, fine sofista dell’ancia e specialista preso spesso a modello per la tecnica di respirazione circolare, qui è alla guida di un gruppo che ha nel particolare timbro, nell’ampia visione aperta al nuovo e nell’eccezionale pulsione ritmica i suoi aspetti migliori. Timbro, abbiamo detto, perché elementi imprescindibili nel valutare questo CD sono la capacità del leader di ricorrere alle risorse più profonde dei propri strumenti, il basso elettrico possente e “grasso” di Takeishi, la batteria piena di metalli e ...

Ned Rothenberg: The Lumina Recordings

by Kurt Gottschalk
June 17, 2006

Reed and wind instrumentalist Ned Rothenberg is an almost frighteningly talented musician and composer. Without the charismatic approach of other downtown players--people like John Zorn and Elliott Sharp, who borrowed from different genres to define their sound--Rothenberg's focus has been on mastering his instrument. And despite his humble statement of hearing a “not yet fully formed voice, included in the liner notes [applicable only to “Trials of Argo" to this collection of self-released recordings from 1980 to 1985, what is ...

Ned Rothenberg: El Nino and The Fell Clutch

by Tom Greenland
June 10, 2006

Ned Rothenberg, Matthias Ziegler, Peter Schmid El Nino Creative Works 2006 Ned Rothenberg, Tony Buck, Stomu Takeishi, Dave Tronzo The Fell Clutch Animul 2006

“Unvorherhorbar," Meinrad Buholzer writes in the liner notes to El Nino, describing a new trio release by Ned Rothenberg, Matthias Ziegler and Peter Schmid. Roughly translated as ...

Ned Rothenberg: Solo Works - The Lumina Recordings

by Alex T.
June 2, 2006

Despite the landmark work of Sonny Rollins, Anthony Braxton, Evan Parker and Steve Lacy, solo saxophone performance represents an exception rather than the norm in jazz and improvisation. Because of the instrumental limitations, solo reed players need to develop complex multiphonic techniques or make use of electronic overdubbing in order to go beyond mere single-note playing.

The Lumina Recordings, recorded between 1980 and 1985, represent the entire spectrum of solo improvisation on reed instruments. The two-disc set contains music from ...

Ned Rothenberg: Parting & Harbinger

by Kurt Gottschalk
December 11, 2004

Ned Rothenberg's Double Band was a force of the early '90s, a powerful pairing of horns, percussionists and electric bass and guitar historically made all the more potent by being one of the strongest sideman jobs performed by the late saxophonist Thomas Chapin. The group's two records on the German Moers Music label perhaps haven't aged as well as one might have hoped, but they're still excellent documents of the energy jazz of the era: intelligent compositions, ...

Ned Rothenberg & Denman Maroney: Tools of the Trade

by Derek Taylor
March 1, 2002

Capitalizing on a healthy work ethic on their collection of CIMP duets reedman Rothenberg and pianist Maroney meet the challenges of their chosen instrumentation head-on. The no frills titles of the pieces stand directly at odds with the amount of preparation and planning that went into their respective birthings. Maroney’s manipulations to his rented instrument were so extensive and ‘potentially damaging’ in the opinion of the instrument’s owner that he was asked to secure a letter from Steinway stating his ...

Ned Rothenberg: Sync

by Glenn Astarita
June 1, 2000

The great saxophonist Evan Parker wouldn’t embark on a tour with someone of lesser or diminutive talents. Recently, Parker and saxophonist Ned Rothenberg joined forces for a series of live performances at selected venues. Yet on Sync, Rothenberg performs with bassist-guitarist Jerome Harris and percussionist Samir Chatterjee for a jubilant set of sprightly works marked by an overall air of contentment and joy! Pieces such as “Gamalong” and “Dad Can Dig” combine sharp, punchy rhythms with North Indian motifs as ...