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Album Review

Tarbaby: Fanon

Read "Fanon" reviewed by John Sharpe


For their fourth album, the collective trio Tarbaby maintain their simultaneously tradition orientated but forward looking aesthetic. At the heart remains the piano of Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Nasheet Waits. But from the start they have been open to change. As a consequence only one of their releases features the three principals alone. And Fanon continues that pattern with the inclusion of special guests saxophonist Oliver Lake, (who has a history of collaboration with the band) and ...

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Tarbaby: The End Of Fear

Read "The End Of Fear" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Virtually every musician deals with fear at one time or another. Perhaps it comes with a first opportunity to perform in an ensemble, or maybe it arrives when first taking flight and leaving the relative comforts of written music, searching for an elusive sound through an improvised medium. Regardless of when it happens, performers have to learn to work through this fear to reach a new level of comfort and artistry in music. The trio known as Tarbaby--pianist Orrin Evans, ...

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Tarbaby: The End Of Fear

Read "The End Of Fear" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


A band name that some might see as confrontational--although the band denies this--an album title that could be wildly optimistic, a statement of faith or simply ironic; some of the fieriest jazz players on the scene and a scary Hieronymus Bosch-style cover design. What kind of music might emanate from such a combination? Free form, loud, frenetic, aggressive? Yes, but this magnificent, multilayered album offers much more. While the packaging--name, title, image--might suggest a set of hard-hitting, ...

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Recording

Recent Listening: Tarbaby

Recent Listening: Tarbaby

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey

Orrin Evans, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits & Guests, Tarbaby: The End of Fear (Posi-tone). Pianist Evans, bassist Revis and drummer Waits comprise a leaderless or cooperative trio who live up to the album's subtitle. They are not afraid to go wacky, nearly unhinged, in two free pieces, “Heads"—featuring trumpeter Nicholas Payton at his most liberated and chancy—and “Tails," with the avant-garde alto saxophonist Oliver Lake sitting in. Payton and Lake rein in their wildness for the melody choruses in a ...

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A Posi-Tone Twofer: Tarbaby and Ehud Asherie (2010)

A Posi-Tone Twofer: Tarbaby and Ehud Asherie (2010)

Source: Something Else!

By Pico What a stellar year it's been for Posi-Tone Records. They've generated record after record of honest-to-goodness mainstream jazz done with taste, style, with exceptional sidemen and flawless production. After reviewing zero releases prior to 2010, we've now given our impressions on a dozen releases, eleven of them 2010 releases. However, Posi-Tone isn't done yet, and recently there came forth a couple more records from this jazz factory that I just can't ignore. These two CD's revisit some artists ...

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Festival

Tarbaby at the Earshot Jazz Festival

Tarbaby at the Earshot Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci


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Festival

Debut of Tarbaby at Winter Jazz Fest 2009 NYC

Debut of Tarbaby at Winter Jazz Fest 2009 NYC

Source: All About Jazz

Summer may be known as festival season, but for the last few years, the NYC Winter Jazzfest has turned a chilly January evening into a one-night whirl of activity. This year's bash boasts a typically terrific program, but there's a twist: Instead of using a single venue, it's claiming three. For 10 hours, (Le) Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall, and Kenny's Castaways. With 20 acts on the program, full absorption can be dizzying, but there's a specific thrill in clocking the ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Fanon

Rogue Art
2014

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The End Of Fear

Posi-Tone Records
2010

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