Jazz Articles about Paul Austerlitz

Allen Lowe: A Love Supine: Ascension into the Maelstrom

by Karl Ackermann
October 31, 2021

There is an exhaustive property to the body of Allen Lowe's work. Composer, saxophonist, sporadic guitarist who composes on piano, and the author of several noteworthy music histories, he has released nearly two dozen albums. Lowe is a member of the quartet East Axis with Matthew Shipp, Gerald Cleaver, and Kevin Ray. A Love Supine: Ascension into the Maelstrom is an ambitious double-disc collection recorded in four sessions in 2018. The eighteen tracks were all composed by Lowe. The sessions ...

Paul Austerlitz: The Vodou Horn

by Mark Sullivan
September 4, 2019

The Vodou Horn album is part of a trilogy called Marasa Twa: Vodou-Jazz-Merengue, exploring the spiritual traditions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The focus here is on Haiti, with ethnomusicologist/bass clarinetist Paul Austerlitz combining his playing with Franck Desire's Asakivle drumming and singing group, which plays traditional ritual rhythms in concert settings. After recording live in a Haitian studio, he worked in Brooklyn, NY with recording engineer/bassist Chico Boyer and guitarist Monvelyno to produce the final product. It is ...

Paul Austerlitz Quintet at El Taller Latino Americano 3/06/10

by Tomas Pena
April 7, 2010

Paul Austerlitz QuintetEl Taller Latino AmericanoNew York, New YorkMarch 6, 2010

The Paul Austerlitz Quintet made a rare New York appearance at El Taller Latino Americano, a performance space and showcase for artistic talent on Manhattan's upper west side. The occasion marked the introduction of music based on Dominican rhythms and was sponsored by the Mellon Foundation and the Sundeman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College, where Austerlitz teaches ethnomusicology and Africana Studies. The ...

Paul Austerlitz: Journey

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 8, 2009

In copertina Paul Austerlitz si mostra ad un consueto clarinetto basso, all'interno del booklet invece si dedica a tirare fuori dei suoni da un clarinetto contrabbasso, cosa che gli riesce abbastanza bene, quando qua e là durante il disco suona l'inconsueto strumento. Gli studi al Bennington College e l'incontro lì con Bill Dixon e Milford Graves hanno dato una base alle idee musicali di Austerlitz, che si è però poi dedicato alla professione di etnomusicologo dandosi allo studio di ritmi ...

Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity

by David Rickert
March 20, 2006

Paul Austerlitz Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity Wesleyan University Press ISBN: 0-8195-6782-5 260 pages 2005

Jazz Consciousness works from the premise that jazz, while often classified as a strictly American art form, embodies a sense of inclusiveness that not only influences other genres, but also soaks in the music of other cultures. This, of course, is nothing new--this idea has been tossed about for years. Yet Paul Austerlitz, an ...