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Odd: Libert

by AAJ Staff
September 28, 2005

The ODD Jazz Quartet, as this Canadian group is also known, is not particularly strange about the way it plies its open-ended approach to jazz styles from funk to bop to free, all cleverly merged on Liberté 54--which for some reason has only been released in Canada. The words “unusual" or “inventive" would better describe the music on this nine-track, fifty-minute album.

After a scintillating performance at last year's Montreal Jazz Festival, ODD won the festival's grand prize, which included ...

Guitarist / Bassist / Composer Barend Tromp To Release New Album 'Odd Time Concepts' On June 6, 2025

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 4, 2025

Barend Tromp is a guitarist, bassist, and composer from the Netherlands whose music transcends borders and genres. With a background as diverse as his sound, Barend studied classical guitar at the Conservatory of Tilburg and attained a masters in Music Science at the University of Amsterdam. His passion for musical exploration led him to India and across Europe, where he studied the sitar under renowned masters. These influences—from Western classical to Indian raga—deeply inform his bass playing, resulting in a ...
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The Odd Couple Quintet +1 By John Clark

Source: John Clark
May 21, 2015

John Clark French horn CD Release on Composers Concordance Records “Virtually every French horn student starts playing the Mozart Concerti at a young age. I think I was 11 or 12 when I first attempted them, and even then I wanted to improvise on them. I had no idea what 'jazz' or 'creative music' was, but I had the desire to change a note here and there, to add some notes and leave some out. Thanks to Composers Concordance, this ...
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Enter the "Nick Hempton - Odd Man Out" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Posi-Tone Records “Nick Hempton - Odd Man Out“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on September 30th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Nick Hempton at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Posi-Tone Records About Odd Man Out

Saxophonist Nick Hempton steps boldly back onto the scene with his latest release ...
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Drum! Gets Down To The Odd Time Sound Of Matt Cameron With Reunited Soundgarden

Source: JCM Media
November 28, 2012

San Jose, Calif., — As 2012 rolls to an end, Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines, is groovin’ full-speed ahead. So, it’s no surprise that DRUM! Magazine’s December Issue features Matt Cameron, discussing his odd time grooves with the reunited Sound Garden on King Animal. No Stranger To Odd Time From Soundgarden’s hit “Black Hole Sun” to the 15/8 in a section of the new cut, “By Crooked Steps,” Cameron demonstrates musicianship and command of meter. Throughout the ...
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Percussion Virtuoso River Guerguerian To Release Highly Anticipated New Solo CD "Grooves for Odd Times"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 18, 2012

Asheville, NC—The percussion community is buzzing with excitement about the highly anticipated forthcoming solo CD by virtuosic Multi-Percussionist/Composer/Educator River Guerguerian titled 'Grooves for Odd Times.' River has been inspiring audiences with his ecstatic and versatile percussion for over 30 years, and has performed and recorded with such groups as the BBC Concert Orchestra, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tan Dun, Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble, Paul Winter Consort, Chuck Berry, Sophie B. Hawkins, The Billy Sea and Ziggy Marley/Gipsy Kings. He also co-founded ...
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Laszlo Gardony Gets into Odd-Time Signatures and Pianistic Singularity on "Signature Time"

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
August 30, 2011

While you've been doing what ever you've been doing Hungarian-born pianist-composer-bandleader Laszlo Gardony has just completed his ninth album. Signature Time (Sunnyside 4011) is the name of it, which rightfully suggests that this is Laszlo's personal stylistic statement, and also that time signatures will be a factor. Both are quite true. It's a goodly trio part of the time with Laszlo at the piano, John Lockwood on bass, and Yoron Israel at the drums. Tenorist Stan Strickland productively cameos with ...
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Katisse Buckingham on Odd Time Signatures, Proper Warmups...And Anchorman

Source: Best. Saxophone. Website. Ever.
June 11, 2011

Taking on the tenor, alto & soprano saxophones, flute, alto flute & ethnic flutes as well as spoken word, Katisse Buckingham is one of Los Angeles' most seasoned and versatile musicians. Not surprisingly to anyone who's heard him play, Katisse's musical resume includes associations with names such as The Yellowjackets, Prince, Dr. Dre, Airto & Flora Purim, Dave Douglas, Pete Yorn, Terri Lyne Carrington, Herbie Hancock, Brian Auger, and so many others that it would make your head spin where ...
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Trent Reznor's Odd Strategy for Movie Soundtrack

Source: HypeBot
September 23, 2010

Already, speculations are being made that, in releasing the soundtrack for The Social Network, Trent Reznor has abandoned the very business model that he defined. There's the obvious email address for a free download widget. Then, the options are as follows: CD, HD Blu-Ray audio, and vinyl. Missing from the equation appears to be Trent's signature and now famous touch of connecting with his fans and giving them reasons beyond the music to buy the higher-priced, more innovative tiers. I ...
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'Bones' Howe & Tom Waits the Odd Couple?

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2010

When label boss David Geffen teamed respected engineer 'Bones' Howe with an unknown and very strange songwriter called Tom Waits, he set in motion one of the great artist-producer partnerships.

PHOTO: Bones Howe, Crystal Gayle and Tom Waits during the recording of 1982's “One From The Heart" soundtrack.

There might not have been an odder long-term pairing in the music business than 'Bones' Howe and Tom Waits. The engineer and producer was responsible for a string of the artist's classic ...
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PlayJazzNow Releases Bebop and Odd Meter Playalong Tracks

Source: Michael Ricci
November 18, 2009

The innovative jazz education website PlayJazzNow.com has just released a new series of downloadable backing tracks. The latest sets of tracks delve into both classic and contemporary jazz materials. BEBOP STANDARDS is the new collection of tunes popularized by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and their “worthy constituents" in the 1950's. PlayJazzNow offers a fresh take on some of the most beloved and often performed standards from this era, available exclusively as high fidelity mp3 files. ODD METER BASICS will help ...
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