Jazz Articles about Paul Dunmall

Mikolaj Trzaska / Paul Dunmall: London, England, October 15, 2012

by John Sharpe
November 2, 2012

Mikolaj Trzaska / Paul DunmallCafe OtoLondonOctober 15, 2012Three for the price of one? How could you resist. London boasts a sizeable Polish population, and it seemed like a large part of them had braved the cool Monday evening to visit Cafe Oto for a visit by Gdansk-born reedman Mikolaj Trzaska. But in a night of unabashed, spontaneous creation, he wasn't all that was on offer. Trzaska has been featured on over forty recordings, dating back ...

Keith Tippett: From Granite to Wind

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 30, 2012

From Granite to Wind, registrata nel gennaio 2011, è una suite senza interruzioni che dura quarantasette minuti. Il titolo stesso sembra alludere a un percorso sonoro che da forme granitiche, ruvide e compatte, giunge all'eterea inconsistenza del vento, articolandosi al suo interno in passaggi obbligati, temi incisivi, sviluppi improvvisativi, momenti di transizione, fasi toniche ed altre di distensione. L'interpretazione viene affidata a un ottetto di fidi collaboratori, ma a volte l'orchestrazione e l'impatto sono quelli di una big band, anche ...

Paul Dunmall Quartet : London, England, January 9, 2012

by John Sharpe
January 25, 2012

Paul Dunmall / Matthew Bourne / Steve Davis / Dave KaneVortex Jazz ClubLondon, UKJanuary 9, 2012 Although saxophonist Paul Dunmall performs in London with reasonable frequency, he rarely appears in the same configuration twice. But for anyone who's heard his excellent Moment To Moment (Slam, 2009), tonight's gig was not to be missed, as the reedman renewed his acquaintance with the young trio of pianist Matthew Bourne, bassist Dave Kane and drummer Steve Davis.

Antonio Quijano Quartet: Songs from Another Blue Planet

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 7, 2011

Quartetto classico nelle geometrie ma assai particolare in quanto a musica prodotta, questo guidato dal bassista Antonio Quijano, col veterano Paul Dunmall alle ance, a dare quel tocco “storico" che non guasta (lo stesso Anderson, del resto, non è certo uno sbarbatello). L'avvio del CD sfoggia un'estroversione che, di fatto, finisce un po' per fuorviare l'ascoltatore, indotto a credere di trovarsi di fronte a un disco fusion (o lì intorno), pur ottimamente condotto. Non ci vuole molto a capire che ...

Philip Gibbs / Paul Dunmall / Tony Hymas / Paul Rogers / Neil Metcalfe / Tony Levin: Mumuksuta

by John Sharpe
February 12, 2011

With over 60 releases by the end of 2010 on his own Duns Limited Edition label, reedman Paul Dunmall has been trying to slow down. That yet another new issue turns up regardless is testament to the quality contained therein. Derived from yoga teachings, the title Mumuksuta translates as a burning desire to realize the Self within. While it's hard to say whether the participants have succeeded in freeing themselves of earthly desires, they certainly manage to perform without ego. ...

Paul Dunmall: Identical Sunsets

by Raul d'Gama Rose
August 13, 2010

If history is to be served properly, saxophonist Paul Dunmall's Identical Sunsets reaches, with much nervous energy, that part of the sonic universe that John Coltrane reached in the last months of his playing career. In the stellar regions of that universe, the heart--and, therefore, Dunmall's instrument of choice (in this case, the tenor saxophone)--does not beat as it does on earth. It fibrillates as life reaches a rarefied plane--the life of an artist who must now bow to the ...

Paul Dunmall, Tony Bianco and Dave Kane at the Vortex, London, UK

by John Sharpe
February 3, 2010

Paul Dunmall, Tony Bianco and Dave Kane The Vortex London, England January 19, 2010

The band was smoking, they were burning, they were on fire. Just some of the expressions used to denote a truly affecting jazz experience, but not to be taken literally. So imagine the concern of the patrons in north London's Vortex jazz venue as smoke was spotted curling up from the amplifier of bassist Dave Kane not ...