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Mark Lomax Trio: Isis and Osiris

by Dave Wayne
Record collectors and DJs are fond of the term spiritual jazz." Like most colloquialisms, its meaning is nebulous and vague; more emotional than factual, more indicative of a feeling that the music projects, as opposed to a distinct lineage or coterie of musicians. For many, the term refers to jazz that incorporates African and Middle Eastern ...
Ted Daniel's Energy Module: Innerconnection

by John Sharpe
Although 72-year old trumpeter Ted Daniel remains active on the scene -courtesy of his Duology partnership with clarinetist Michael Marcus, and his own International Brass and Membrane Corps -a significant part of his recent output has focused on archival recordings. As such, the first time release of the 2 CD Innerconnection from fall 1975 neatly fits ...
John O'Gallagher: The Honeycomb

by Mark Corroto
What if jazz was rock-and-roll? Not the corporate-halftime show-American Idol rock, but the dangerous music your parents (maybe grandparents) were afraid of. Remember, there was a time when jazz was threatening. Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie startled listeners with their revolutionary 'bebop,' before Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler caused fist fights and mini-riots. Jazz has since ...
Phil Haynes: Phil Haynes’ “No Fast Food” Trio: In Concert

by Dave Wayne
No Fast Food In Concert is rife with all sorts of footnotes and fascinating jazz lineages. But, one can simply enjoy it without being a fact-obsessed music nerd such as me; the first track, a truly pretty-but-not-precious waltz titled Dawn on the Gladys Marie" is evidence enough of the simple universality of great music. There's a ...
Andrew Drury: Content Provider

by Glenn Astarita
New York-based jazz and avant-garde drummer, Andrew Drury largely performs with the crème de la crème of likeminded artistes, and has assembled one heck of a band for his latest solo venture. Drury is firmly embedded in the global improvising scene and has performed with a who's who of current jazz and improv pioneers. In-between duties ...
Sonny Simmons: Leaving Knowledge, Wisdom and Brilliance / Chasing the Bird?

by Eyal Hareuveni
American alto sax and English horn (Cor Anglais) player Sonny Simmons needs no introduction. Now 81 years old, Simmons was a key player in America's free jazz eruption in the 1960s. He released his first solo albums on ESP- Disk, the exponent label of free jazz and recorded or played with legendary musicians like Eric Dolphy, ...
Rob Mazurek and Black Cube SP: Return the Tides: Ascension Suite and Holy Ghost

by Troy Collins
Return the Tides is a heart-felt tribute to Rob Mazurek's mother, Kathleen Mazurek, who died on May 4, 2013, just days after receiving a diagnosis of late stage cancer. Her sudden and unexpected passing motivated Mazurek to honor her generous spirit through music that would, in his words, clear a path for my mother into the ...
Mark Holub e il Questionario di Proust

by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Mark Holub: Mi è difficile guardarla dall'esterno, spero si percepisca una forte componente di gioia nel fare musica. AAJ La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. M.H. Mi piacciono i musicisti che affrontano ogni situazione con la ...
Assif Tsahar, Gerry Hemingway, Marc Dresser: Code Re(A)d

by Alberto Bazzurro
Ogni tanto fa piacere imbattersi in lavori che mostrino di raccogliere con la dovuta coerenza filologica (che non vuol dire riciclo mani e piedi) la lezione del free jazz storico. È quanto accade in questo bell'album, che riunisce una volta di più una coppia ritmica (chiamiamola così, per comodità) in sella ormai da una trentina d'anni ...