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The Creative Convergence Of R*Time And Doug Hammond
by Lawrence Peryer
A metal sculpture, a borrowed ladder, and Doug Hammond's unexpected presence transformed a routine tour stop into the genesis of It's Now: R*Time Plays Doug Hammond (ESP-Disk, 2024). During R*Time's performance at a gallery in Linz, Austria, drummer Igal Foni spotted a metal sculpture he wanted to incorporate. When the venue declined permission, he found a ladder in the basement. That improvised percussion choice caught the attention of Hammond, who typically makes only brief appearances at local shows.
Continue ReadingMonika Herzig's Sheroes: All in Good Time
by Dan Bilawsky
Time waits for no woman. In terms of the importance of creating an ensemble to promote and empower female musicians, pianist Monika Herzig came to that realization back in 2014. So she did what was needed, gathering a band of Sheroes to deliver music and message to the people. Now, ten years later, Herzig can look back with pride on what she's created, celebrate the present with this group's fourth record, and contemplate the future for a band that's had ...
Continue ReadingMonika Herzig: Sheroes
by Jim Worsley
Composer and pianist Monika Herzig embarks on carefully scored passages against a bevy of broad sonic palettes on her 2018 release Sheroes. Herzig has long championed female empowerment in jazz, as well as other forms of music. For Sheroes she assembled an international cast featuring many of the finest musicians in the world. A total of nine musicians, including Herzig, brought their wealth of talent and band leading skills into the studio. The results are rewarding and sophisticated ...
Continue ReadingMonika Herzig: Sheroes
by Hrayr Attarian
Pianist and composer Monika Herzig pays tribute to women in jazz, on her captivating Sheroes. The artistically superlative, all-female band explores various cadences, harmonies and moods on this exquisite album, all the while deftly maintaining thematic unity. Eight of the tracks are originals by ensemble members, and two are Herzig-arranged covers. These are the traditional “House of the Rising Sun" and singer-songwriter Valerie Simpson's (of Ashford/Simpson fame) classic “Ain't No Mountain High Enough." The latter opens ...
Continue ReadingReut Regev's R*Time: Exploring the Vibe
by Troy Collins
Exploring the Vibe is the dynamic follow-up to This is R Time (Ropeadope, 2009), the critically acclaimed debut of R*Time, a mutable ensemble led by Israeli-born trombonist Reut Regev. A versatile instrumentalist, Regev has been involved in a number of eclectic projects since moving to New York City in 1998, including musical experiments in Radical Jewish Culture with Frank London, as well as contributing to the avant-garde excursions of composer Anthony Braxton. Regev's defiance of stylistic limitations carries over into ...
Continue ReadingReut Regev: This Is R*Time
by Martin Longley
Trombonist Reut Regev moved to New York City from Israel in 1998, and soon began working with Anthony Braxton, Frank London and Butch Morris. Her newest band is R*Time, a quartet that concentrates almost entirely on her original material. She is joined by drummer Igal Foni, bassist Brad Jones and guitarist David Phelps, the latter employing a large range of mood-altering effects boxes. Percussionist Eddie Bobé guests on two tracks. The opening “Swill" establishes the album's highly ...
Continue ReadingReut Regev: This Is R*Time
by Troy Collins
Since moving to New York City in 1998, Israeli-born trombonist Reut Regev has made a series of remarkable appearances with a number of high-profile ensembles and artists. Unconstrained by stylistic preconceptions, her early work with such Yiddish-themed artists as Frank London and Metropolitan Klezmer sits comfortably alongside recent gigs with renown avant gardists Butch Morris and Anthony Braxton. Breathtakingly expansive and unabashedly modern, This is R Time is her debut as a leader. Exploring an exotic no-man's land ...
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