Jazz Articles about Tribal Tech

Tribal Tech: Solemn

by Mike Jacobs
July 28, 2024

On its way to becoming the stalwart fusion quartet it was in the '90s, Tribal Tech underwent more than a few personnel changes. (TT was more of a non-touring, studio entity in its early days.) One who held the keyboard chair for a scant two songs was Will Boulware. His presence on Dr. Hee (Relativity, 1987) was notable in that those two songs--"Seek and Find" and the above, “Solemn"--were written by him and they remain standouts in the TT canon ...

The Tony Williams Lifetime, Rugerro Robin Jazz Trio, and Juan Cortes

by Len Davis
January 20, 2023

From 1970, The Tony Williams Lifetime with John McLaughlin. Tribal Tech, Indian drummer Darsham Doshi with Mohini Dey, Japanese bassist Juan Serita and Italian guitarist Rugerro Robin with his jazz trio.Playlist The Tony Williams Lifetime “To Whom It May Concern" from Turn It Over (Polydor) 00:00 Richie & Antti “Farenheit" from Generator (Legato) 06:19 Tribal Tech “Nite Club" from Reality Check (Blue Moon) 12:44 Darsham Doshi “Triple Treat" from Triple Treat (Amplify Times) 19:00 Juna Serita “Spark" from ...

Gianfranco Continenza, Andy Summers, Tribal Tech, Joe Zawinul

by Len Davis
May 29, 2022

Italian guitarist Gianfranco Continenza, Andy Summers from The Last Dance Of Mr X, Tribal Tech from Thick, Joe Zawinul, Weather Report, Billy Cobham and Yo Miles! Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith Playlist Gianfranco Continenza"From My Window" from Vertical Horizon (Never Sleeping) 00:00 Andy Summers"Big Thing" from The Last Dance Of Mr X (RCA Victor) 08:17 Tribal Tech “Slick" from Thick (ESC) 16:32 Joe Zawinul “Fast City/Two Lines" from Joe Zawinul 75 (Heads Up) 24:36 Weather Report “Corner ...

Tribal Tech: X

by Ian Patterson
April 20, 2012

According to guitarist Scott Henderson, Tribal Tech never broke up; the band's work simply halted in 2000 when bassist Gary Willis moved to Spain. Henderson, keyboardist Scott Kinsey and drummer Kirk Covington continued to play in each others' respective projects in the following years. The first whispers of reunion came in 2009, and subsequently gathered force. Finally, a year after re-locking horns in thirty improvised jams and twelve years since Rocket Science (Tone Center, 2000), the doyens of modern fusion ...

Tribal Tech: X

by John Kelman
March 20, 2012

It's been more than ten years since Tribal Tech's last release, and if this uncompromising fusion group was beginning to show signs of wear and tear by the time of Rocket Science (ESC, 2000), its return to recording proves that sometimes a hiatus can be a healthy thing. After working through a number of personnel shifts, guitarist Scott Henderson and bassist Gary Willis--who introduced the group with Spears (Passport, 1985), releasing eight more albums and one compilation between 1986 and ...

Tribal Tech: Rocket Science

by John W. Patterson
September 1, 2001

Okay, it's time for me to “coin a phrase," to pull a genre rabbit outta ma hat, and try to pin this T Tech release down, (tho' it be a'rigglin' madly), and be done with this weirdling of jazz-ish fusionid birthings. Hunh? Henderson et al have gone off da deep end on dis one folks. It is so full of whacko riffs and bizarro moments that you would think T Tech hath gone mad. But herein lieth genius . . ...

Tribal Tech: Rocket Science

by Todd S. Jenkins
December 1, 2000

The premier fusion quartet returns with what is probably their best album to date.Rocket Scienceis a load of fun grooves and virtuosic playing as Tribal Tech crafts a musical look at space and sci-fi.

Scott Kinsey's keyboards add a touch of B-movie nostalgia to several of the tunes, conjuring memories of the weird Moog-laden soundtracks that graced 1960s space flicks. This is a neat coloring tool that is used in just the right measures; otherwise Kinsey sticks to the tasteful ...