Jazz Articles

Mylab: Mylab

by AAJ Staff
March 18, 2004

It took a a while to happen--no thanks, neo-cons--but the most important musical invention for jazz since '70s jazz/rock fusion came with the onset of hip hop (and its corrollary, electronica) in the '90s. It's taken some time for improvised music to fully absorb the concepts of sampling and electronic studio manipulation, but that's not because the jazz world hasn't been trying. Mostly the joyous noise just fell on deaf(ened) ears.

Keyboardist Wayne Horwitz first rose to prominence ...

Wayne Horvitz/Tucker Martine: Mylab

by Mark Corroto
February 4, 2004

For Wayne Horvitz and Tucker Martine, the pair known as Mylab, the saying “everything old is new again” should be restated as “Everything New is Old again!”

This studio experiment by the duo (with 17 of their closest friends) samples and loops folk recordings from the turn of the century to create song structures, then replaces those samples with guest musicians. They mash (part Zony) funk, blues, trip-hop, soul, folk, and African music into a roots music played ...

Dr. Dan: Dan On The Moon

by Glenn Astarita
July 1, 2000

He’s performed with the legendary Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, guitarist Steve Vai and with the fine Atlanta, Georgia based outfit, - “Aquarium Rescue Unit” as keyboardist Dr. Dan embarks on a solo flight with this brand new release titled, Dan On The Moon. Not jazz but more of a hodgepodge of jazzy riffs, soul-funk and fusion grooves, the good doctor is an adept and fairly creative keyboardist who utilizes his arsenal well. However, there’s not much depth or basically a whole ...