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Revolutionary Ensemble: And Now...
by Andrey Henkin
When the Revolutionary Ensemble reformed at the last Vision Festival after 27 years, it was a special occasion, a novelty. It was felt that this could be more than a one-off reunion and that the band that spearheaded the chamber jazz movement could make a more permanent go of it. To that end, Pi Recordings brought ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic
by Andrey Henkin
Much is made of jazz as the music of African-American experience, one that is sadly pockmarked with racism, prejudice and struggle. These labors give jazz legitimacy and relevance as well as an opportunity for many to say that only jazz' black practitioners are bona fide. The 10th Anniversary of free elections in South ...
Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost
by Andrey Henkin
Albert Ayler Holy Ghost Revenant 2004 Albert Ayler was a mysterious figure. His recording career was relatively brief, beginning in 1962 and ending in 1970, with several of the entries live performances released many years after his passing. His demise itself was a bizarre circumstance. Revenant Records, ...
Sonore; Ken Vandermark; The Thing
by Andrey Henkin
Sonore No One Ever Works Alone Okka Disk 2004 When the saxophone trio Sonore played Tonic last month, the moods evoked included a honky-tonk blues bar, a foggy Holmes-ian London complete with murdered prostitute and a pit filled with the screaming damned souls of hell. Their album, ...
John Abercrombie: Class Trip
by Andrey Henkin
When guitarist John Abercrombie connected with violinist Mark Feldman for Open Land (ECM, '99), he continued a tradition, albeit in an updated fashion, that stretched back to Reinhardt and Grappelli. Introducing drummer Joey Baron in to the fold for the followup, Cat n' Mouse (ECM, '02), continued the lineage down to the triumvirate of John McLaughlin, ...
Sonny Fortune: Continuum
by Andrey Henkin
For those that only know Sonny Fortune through his work with the Three Altos or his duo with Rashied Ali, his new self-released album Continuum will present a very different musician. The aforementioned groups feature Fortune solely on alto and as a firebreather playing on standards. Not that there is anything wrong with that (a set ...
Rashied Ali/Arthur Rhames: The Dynamic Duo Remember Trane and Bird
by Andrey Henkin
For some, Interstellar Space was the end of John Coltrane--and for others, just the beginning. As many people dislike Rashied Ali for being Trane's last drummer as like him for that same reason. Indisputable though is that Interstellar Space began the examination of new possibilities for the duet format, apart from the typical piano/bass example. Ali ...
Willem Breuker
by Andrey Henkin
Willem Breuker's music is an experience--part circus, part orchestra, part theater. The man himself is no less complex and some of his thoughts on being a musician bely his humour and good nature. At Joe's Pub this month with his long-standing Kollektief, Breuker spoke with All About Jazz. All About Jazz: Let's start ...
Pierre Favre on Intakt
by Andrey Henkin
One of the most important skills contributing to the longevity of an improvising musician's career is versatility. A look at several successful examples demonstrates a commitment to adaptability: Evan Parker, William Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Anthony Braxton. Two new albums by venerable Swiss drummer Pierre Favre, one an improvised duet and the other a carefully sculpted quasi-sextet ...
Mongezi Feza: Free Jam
by Andrey Henkin
When South African trumpeter Mongezi Feza passed away in 1975 at age thirty, a mere eleven years after leaving the oppressive regime of his native country, jazz lost a musician who bridged the gap between Freddie Hubbard and Don Cherry. “Mongs," as he was affectionately called, was not an avant-garde player or a trad player--rather he ...
