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Keez Hazevoet: Pleasure
by Andrey Henkin
Pianist Keez Hazevoet is the Marzette Watts of Holland. The key behind this ridiculous statement is what propels Atavistic's Unheard Music Series (UMS). Knowing that many key documents of avant-garde jazz are unknown to the folks who would most like to hear them, the people in charge of the UMS have seen fit to reissue choice ...
Bassists Together
by Andrey Henkin
Phillips/Léandre/Parker/Saitoh After You Gone Victo 2004 In May 2002, German bassist Peter Kowald played a remarkable duet with William Parker at the Victo Festival in Canada. Sadly, Kowald would pass away a short four months later; posthumously, a slew of new recordings with or for him have been released. One ...
Revolutionary Ensemble: The Psyche
by Andrey Henkin
When the Revolutionary Ensemble formed in the early ‘70s, the New Thing in jazz, disbursed mainly through the ESP label, had flamed brightly, been co-opted by political influences and developed into a more violent strain of free improvisation, a move from which it has yet to recover. What was happening concurrently was a total acceptance of ...
Barre Phillips
by Andrey Henkin
Last year AllAboutJazz-New York had the chance to sit down with groundbreaking bassist Barre Phillips and discuss his myriad accomplishments in improvised music. This year, Vision Festival attendees will have the rare opportunity to see him in action. All About Jazz: You grew up in San Francisco and had a background in classical ...
The Music of Andrew Cyrille/Michael Carvin & Joseph Jarman
by Andrey Henkin
New York Society for Ethical Culture November 10, 2001 Since October, New York City has been the privileged host of many of Chicago's finest players: Muhal Richard Abrams, Leroy Jenkins, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell. Following on the heels of the Oliver Lake Big Band and the Muhal Richard ...
Montreal Jazz Festival 2001
by Andrey Henkin
Jazz festivals can be an exercise in anticipation: Look forward to the first show, then the next, then the one after and then the festival ends. The hectic schedule means one concert is barely over by the time you are scrambling to find your seat at the next.The Montreal Jazz Festival alleviates this difficulty in ...
Andrew Hill Sextet at Iridium
by Andrey Henkin
New York City, long-time jazz capital, is going through an upheaval. It was once the home of legendary venues like the Village Gate, the Five-Spot, The Half-Note and others; locations graced by every major jazz musician of the last 30 years. In recent years, it had become a rather dry and predictable dichotomy. Avant-garders and downtowners ...
Piano Legends at the Blue Note: McCoy Tyner Trio; Mal Waldron Trio
by Andrey Henkin
While we can lament the overall reduction in unusual appearances, the Blue Note, now one of the big three remaining jazz clubs, starts off the regular season with two intriguing weeks of piano history.After hosting Oscar Peterson, the Blue Note shifts its focus to famous piano sidemen-turned-headliners. While taking very divergent paths to these club ...
The Music of Muhal Richard Abrams
by Andrey Henkin
New York Society for Ethical Culture Featuring the Muhal Richard Abrams Double Trio Trio One: Leroy Jenkins (vln); Min Xiao-Fen (pipa); Muhal Richard Abrams (ap, synth) Trio Two: George Lewis (trom); Thurman Barker (perc); Muhal Richard Abrams (ap, synth) October 13, 2001 The fall of 2001 ...
John Hollenbeck: Quartet Lucy CD Release Gig Tonic, December 5, 2001
by Andrey Henkin
The fall of 2001 has seen the release of three new albums by local drummer and percussionist John Hollenbeck. A variation of the Quartet Lucy, spearheaded by Hollenbeck and Theo Bleckmann on vocals, played a short set to an enthusiastic Tonic audience celebrating the CD release.Hollenbeck's albums are very different from those put out by ...
