Jazz Articles about Uri Caine

Uri Caine/Bedrock: Shelf-Life

by John Kelman
October 7, 2005

Some artists thread a consistent musical philosophy through everything they do, regardless of context, making it all part of a greater conceptual whole. Others are more chameleon-like, adapting seamlessly to the demands of the moment. Their very flexibility and malleability gives their music its central purpose. Still, in order to stand out, even the most versatile players need their own lens through which to filter such diversity.

Keyboardist Uri Caine is a chameleon. Since emerging on the New York scene ...

Uri Caine/Bedrock: Shelf-Life

by AAJ Staff
September 21, 2005

If Uri Caine's first Bedrock album was a warning shot across the bow, Shelf-Life is an outright broadside. The keyboard player's 2001 trio record with drummer Zach Danziger and bassist Tim Lefebvre blended electric jazz with contemporary and neo-retro styles, heading adventurously into a no man's land of beats, jams, and freaky madness. This followup (a hefty seventy minutes' worth) is even more mixed up, aided in no small part by a guest list ten players long.

Depending ...

Uri Caine: Live at the Village Vanguard

by AAJ Staff
October 4, 2004

It was much easier on us jazz critics when discs used to just barely break the half-hour mark. Jazz is often dense, complex music which requires a great deal of attention to decipher, and we've got piles of the stuff to get through. Which is why, as good as it is--and it's often spectacularly good--Uri Caine's Live at the Village Vanguard almost feels like a comeuppance. Weighing in at a whopping 76:46 minutes, longer by far than any one jazz ...

Uri Caine: Live At The Village Vanguard

by Mark Sabbatini
July 2, 2004

With an artist as diverse and sometimes eclectic as Uri Caine, it’s worth noting first and foremost this album delivers what the title promises: a relatively straightforward jazz trio gig that should satisfy fans and new listeners.

Live At The Village Vanguard features the pianist in a nearly non-stop blowout session of mostly original tunes with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Ben Perowsky. Caine, perhaps best known for wild reinterpretations of classical composes such as Bach and ...

Uri Caine Trio: Live At The Village Vanguard

by AAJ Staff
June 6, 2004

Pianist Uri Caine has a tendency toward a thematic approach, but it's refreshing to hear him simply return to roots. With this live acoustic trio date alongside bassist Drew Gress and drummer Ben Perowsky he does what he does best: just play, and see where it goes. That relatively informal approach, combined with the fact that this recording is almost 77 minutes long (!), make it a savory hunk of musical meat.

Live was recorded over the course ...

Uri Caine Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard

by John Kelman
June 3, 2004

In a world filled with piano trios that are entrenched in furthering the impressionism of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, Uri Caine stands out as a pianist/composer whose reach is far broader. British reed player Tim Garland once described saxophonist Joe Lovano as someone who “looks forward and backwards simultaneously, covering the whole tradition, yet looking way, way forward at the same time." The same thing could be said about Caine. After a string of concept albums that have covered ...

Uri Caine's Bedrock 3 in Tampere: Too Many DJs

by Matthew Wuethrich
November 12, 2003

Old Customs Hall Tampere, Finland November 1, 2003

DJs have been playing more and more with live bands during the past decade and by now the novelty effect has worn off. Now bands must make creative use of the DJ for it to be effective. At the Tampere Jazz Happening, Uri Caine’s Bedrock3 doesn't. DJ Olive, who makes exciting turntable music on his own, never meshes with keyboardist Uri Caine, bassist Tim Lefebrve and drummer Zach ...