Jazz Articles about Norton

Norton / Celusak / Eulau: The Iron Monkey Trio

by Derek Taylor
October 1, 2001

Sometimes the breadth and depth of existing talent in creative improvised music is lost in the political and economic rhetoric that surrounds the art form. While it’s repeatedly reported to be a niche music plagued by public and commercial ambivalence there are literally legions of players who practice and purvey it. Why are so many musicians throwing their time, talent and tenacity so whole-heartedly into a pursuit that is all but impossible to pay off in the traditionally sought after ...