Jazz Articles about Paul Rogers/Robin Fincker/Fabien Duscombs

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Paul Rogers/Robin Fincker/Fabien Duscombs: Whahay

by Mark Corroto
November 28, 2014

Is playing with a European free jazz sensibility antithetical to the music of Charles Mingus? Absolutely. Does renowned bassist Paul Rogers try his hand at it with his new trio Whahay? Yes. Do they triumph? Without question, yes. Rogers, a veteran of the London scene and bands of Keith Tippett, Paul Dunmall, and Elton Dean, called upon two French musicians saxophonist/clarinetist Robin Fincker and drummer Fabien Duscombs to perform this Mingus tribute. The music is built upon Mingus' ...