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Alan Wilkinson/John Edwards/Steve Noble: London, England, January 9, 2013
by John Sharpe
Alan Wilkinson/John Edwards/Steve NobleCafé OtoLondonJanuary 9, 2013It didn't look promising to begin with. In the dark days of January with the New Year festivities over and done, there's not a lot of enthusiasm for nocturnal adventure, so it was no surprise to see just a couple of people waiting outside before ...
Alexander Hawkins: Retaining The Sense of Discovery
by John Sharpe
One of the fastest-rising stars of the UK jazz scene, pianist Alexander Hawkins is remarkable in that he shines equally in both the further reaches of free improvisation and the creation of ingeniously crafted charts. Indeed, Hawkins' particular talent might be in bringing the two so close that it's hard to distinguish between them. At times ...
All There, Ever Out
Label: Babel Label
Released: 2012
Track listing: Ologbo (Double Trio); Tatum Totem III; Owl (Friendly)/A Star Explodes 10,000 Years Ago, Seen By Chinese Astronomers; AW/LJ (Differently); Ahab; (Untitled Free Improvisation); Marta; Elmoic; So Very, Know.
John Sharpe’s Best Releases of 2012
by John Sharpe
Here are ten new releases which stood out this year: Wadada Leo Smith Ten Freedom Summers Cuneiform Without a doubt, Ten Freedom Summers is the crowning achievement of trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's distinguished career to date. Years in the making, the complete sequence of 19 ...
Marilyn Crispell / Harrison Smith / Eddie Prevost: London, UK, November 7, 2012
by John Sharpe
Marilyn Crispell / Harrison Smith / Eddie PrévostCafé OtoLondon, UKNovember 7, 2012It was almost as if no-one wanted to break the perfection of the anticipatory hush at north London's Café Oto. Eventually, Harrison Smith ventured a quizzical phrase on tenor saxophone, which inaugurated an unostentatious exchange of ideas and viewpoints. Pianist ...
10 CD nel CD- Player di... Alexander Hawkins
by AAJ Italy Staff
01. Anthony Braxton - Two Compositions (Festival of New Trumpet Music) (New Braxton House - 2007). Mi sono appena iscritto all'eccellente Tri-Centric Foundation, sito web dell'etichetta Braxton House, contenitore di una serie notevole di bootleg. Qui Braxton non suona ma dirige: la composizione 103, per sette trombe e la composizione 169, per quintetto di fiati. Sono ...
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: All There, Ever Out
by John Sharpe
It has been the Holy Grail of jazz since its inception: to carve out the perfect balance between the written and the spontaneously invented. While All There, Ever Out may not be the definitive statement, English pianist Alexander Hawkins has taken a bold stab at a new version of the equation, combining composition and improvisation in ...
Elmoic
Album: All There, Ever Out
By Alexander Hawkins
Label: Babel Label
Released: 2012
Duration: 06:20
Convergence Quartet: Cambridge, UK, November 9, 2011
by John Sharpe
Convergence QuartetChurchill CollegeCambridge, UKNovember 9, 2011 What began as a one-off invitation, requiring no little chutzpah, shows all the signs of developing an enduring life. Following by multi-instrumentalist/composer Anthony Braxton's >quintet at the 2004 London Jazz Festival, British pianist Alexander Hawkins and bassist Dominic Lash invited cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum--a key ...
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