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Solo Septuagenarian/Octogenerian Piano: Abdullah Ibrahim, Ran Blake, Paul Bley & Martial Solal
by Ken Dryden
Abdullah Ibrahim Senzo Sunnyside 2008 Ran Blake Driftwoods Tompkins Square 2009 Paul Bley About Time Justin Time 2008 Martial Solal Live at ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: Senzo
by Reid Jagger
On the solo piano Senzo, South African-born pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is heard in fine form on 21 compositions, with Duke Ellington's “In a Sentimental Mood" the only standard in the bunch. Though each track bears a different title, Ibrahim allows the pieces to flow together using creative modulations and segues. On the whole, Senzo further solidifies ...
Marilyn Crispell: Uncompromising Power and Grace
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
Her notes crash like waves at sea on a stormy winter's night; they gently float and slowly fall like early morning mist; yet it's the silence--the silence between the notes--which provides the haunting poetic beauty that is the music of pianist Marilyn Crispell.Lloyd Peterson: Is there a decrease in listeners for creative music today?
Abdullah Ibrahim: Senzo
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Any record by Abdullah Ibrahim is always an event to look forward to, often with bated breath as he always turns in something quite breathtaking. Ibrahim has done this with Good News from Africa (Enja, 1973), Water from an Ancient Well (Ekapa/Tiptoe, 1985), the exquisite orchestral work African Suite (Ekapa/Tiptoe, 1998), and several others. The thrilling ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: Senzo
by AAJ Italy Staff
La cultura occidentale ha una formidabile capacità di sintetizzare e stereotipare le forze culturali che provengono dall'esterno, un capacità da un lato foriera di una ricchezza comunicativa straordinaria, dall'altro di una rapidissima neutralizzazione di quelle che possono essere delle energie in qualche modo cetrifughe rispetto alla norma o al grado di esotismo stabilito. Un esempio piuttosto ...
Whoza Mtwana & Cape Town Flower
Featuring the music of Abdullah Ibrahim
Duration: 9:27
Abdullah Ibrahim: A Celebration
by AAJ Staff
Now entering his eighth decade, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim has been largely responsible for introducing the world to South African jazz and attracting new ears to its warm, reverent tradition, whether from exile or Cape Town. To celebrate his 70th birthday, his 50th year on record, and his 35th anniversary as an Enja Records recording artist, the ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: A Celebration & Re:Brahim
by AAJ Staff
Now entering his eighth decade, Abdullah Ibrahim has long ago established himself as a true master of jazz--whether in New York, London, Cape Town, or beyond. The pianist has accomplished two very important things in the last fifty years. First, he has brought South African jazz to the world, recruiting new fans to its ...
