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Bassist Steve Tintweiss
by Andrey Henkin
At the end of the summer, Steve Tintweiss, best known as bassist for Albert Ayler and Patty Waters, performed at the renovated bandshell in Forest Park in Queens. The performances, which featured a group including clarinetist Perry Robinson and drummer Lou Grassi, marked five decades in which Tintweiss had been producing grant-funded concerts in New York ...
Albert Mangelsdorff: A Legend at 75
by Andrey Henkin
In the center of Frankfurt, Germany is the stately Old Opera House, Die Alte Oper. Its dignified classical fa'ade houses a remarkably modern interior. The same can be said for trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff, German jazz star who celebrated his 75th Birthday at the Opera House on Sept. 12th, 2003. A resident of Frankfurt ...
Henry Grimes
by Andrey Henkin
By now the news that Henry Grimes, veteran bass player and stylistic maven, has resurfaced is well-documented. The efforts of Atlanta social worker Marshall Marotte to find the 64-year-old Grimes, out of jazz or any music for over 30 years, has been written about in periodicals such as Signal to Noise (the original newsbreaker) and the ...
Miles Davis: The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
by Andrey Henkin
The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions completes the trifecta Columbia began with similar treatments to In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. Five discs, recorded from February 1969 to June 1970, comprising material available on 5 albums and including 34 previously unissued tracks, paints a rich portrait of the time period. The set does ...
Dave Phillips: Prayer
by Andrey Henkin
The family business of jazz is a perilous one. Expectations come high when a child follows the parent's example. Will the offspring be as productive, or will comparisons undermine their prospects before they mature? Bassist Dave Phillips is the son of improvisatory bass legend Barre Phillips. Such a pedigree is not always a boon. ...
Nucleus: Live in Bremen 1971
by Andrey Henkin
Though hard to believe these days, “fusion" was lauded early in its history as fresh, innovative and a potential economic savior for a slumping industry. But the freshness quickly wore off; innovation gave way to derivative technical exercises; and the sales balm was only temporary. But in its nascent stages, creative groups were ...
Various Artists: VisionFest:VisionLive
by Andrey Henkin
The Vision Festival has little in common with its more visible New York City brethren. Small and independently organized, it functions as an umbrella under which progressive New York musicians can come together in front of sympathetic audiences. During the 2001 incarnation, an ambitious series of recordings was undertaken to capture some of ...
Drummer Han Bennink
by Andrey Henkin
Do not take Han Bennink lightly. While his exuberance is refreshing and entertaining, above all he is a passionate and committed musician with an international resume spanning five decades. The son of a concert percussionist, Dutchman Bennink has been around the drums since birth. Bennink recounts, “I was a lonely child and went with ...
John Surman: Free and Equal
by Andrey Henkin
ECM's jazz releases have attempted to bridge the gap between the refinement of classical music and the spontaneity of improvisation. Some efforts have been more successful than others, particularly when undertaken by musicians who have tried to rectify these concepts within their own musical careers. John Surman is such a musician, adding a long affiliation with ...
A Conversation Between William Hooker & Ras Moshe
by Andrey Henkin
William Hooker is a spirit drummer who has shared his energy with musicians from Billy Bang, David Murray and David S. Ware to DJ Spooky and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo. He has been given the opportunity to hone the minds and souls of children by teaching social studies and literacy with components of ...
