Jazz Articles about Susie Ibarra

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Susie Ibarra

by Elliott Simon
August 9, 2008

Percussionist Susie Ibarra is an artist whose compendium of work is defined by an exquisitely global essence. It includes a profound respect for indigenous people and their music, coupled with a cutting edge sense of the avant-garde. Her works are not a distillation or homogenization of various cultures but a celebration and appreciation of diversity. Ibarra has been refreshing both in her ability to integrate and groundbreaking in her use of ancient instrumentation and form within the most postmodern of ...

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Jazzelectro Sounds: Live from Birmingham, England

by Martin Longley
March 30, 2008

Birmingham, EnglandMarch 2008Electric Kulintang at the CBSO CentreNew York percussionist Susie Ibarra last came to the CBSO Centre with trumpeter Dave Douglas, when he was premiering his Blue Latitudes piece with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. That gig found her in both composed and improvised states, but this time Ibarra's been asked back to present the Electric Kulintang project, an investigation of her Philippine heritage, in partnership with Cuban husband Roberto Rodriguez. Despite being an active hands-on ...

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EK electric kulintang: Dialects

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 7, 2007

Era naturale che il rapporto artistico e umano tra Susie Ibarra e Roberto Rodriguez evolvesse verso un progetto di sintesi sempre più articolata delle differenti qualità espressive dei due percussionisti. Le Filippine incontrano Cuba a downtown New York e la voglia di sperimentare li spinge a reinventare la tradizione: quella del kulintang in particolare, strumento filippino costituito da otto piccoli gong, da sempre nel bagaglio della Ibarra e ora ibridato con le percussioni del marito e l'elettronica. Il progetto si ...

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Susie Ibarra and Mephista: Folkloriko & Entomological Reflections

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
December 18, 2004

As a composer, improviser, bandleader or member, drummer-percussionist Susie Ibarra displays a holistic approach to music, playing her parts to support the larger musical vision. Two recent and divergent recordings showcase her broad musical palate.

Susie Ibarra Folkloriko Tzadik 2004

Folkloriko , Ibarra's latest as a leader, opens with “Anitos," an exotic percussion duet with Roberto Rodriguez. Set over a relentless “tribal" groove, it highlights Ibarra's melodic playing on wooden kulintang, a traditional Asian ...

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Susie Ibarra Trio: Songbird Suite

by Farrell Lowe
March 5, 2003

Songbird Suite offers some of the most direct and heartfelt music you could ever want to hear. Honestly. The depth of these pieces is reflected in just about every aspect of recording. For instance, the very title of the album acts as a unifying theme throughout the individual pieces. Every song seems imbued with bird-like qualities... a spiralling/elliptical rhythm pattern in many of these pieces suggests the wiry sophistication of a warbler; Craig Taborn's piano themes and electronic textures possess ...

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Susie Ibarra: Flower after Flower

by Micah Holmquist
July 1, 2000

Susie Ibarra uses Flower after Flower to further explore many of the themes that she began to look at last year with Radiance. The exploration of non-western rhythms and dreamy soundscapes remain in place as does an undeniably playful sprit. These qualities only appear together on a few occasions, however. Most of the time, they come and go based on the whims of each player and the general message that they are trying to express within Ibarra’s compositions.

The key ...

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Susie Ibarra & Assif Tsahar: Home Cookin'

by AAJ Staff
June 1, 1999

New York drummer Susie Ibarra gained a notorious reputation for her versatility and touch while working with free jazz musicians like David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, and William Parker. Tenor saxophonist Assif Tsahar also played with Parker, in addition to making his own records on Silkheart and Eremite. This married couple celebrates the genesis of their very own record label with a new duet recording, Home Cookin'.

The aptly titled work alternates between saxophone/drum duets (recorded February '98 at the ...