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Jason Adasiewicz’s Rolldown: Varmint
by Nic Jones
Varmint is the second release from vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown, following its self-titled 2008 debut on 482 Music. It's clear, from this program, that Rolldown is not content to stay in one place; no mean feat, considering the extent to which this music pays homage to Blue Note's documentation of artists like Andrew Hill and Sam ...
Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown: Varmint
by Jerry D'Souza
Vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz brings a wide ranging sensibility to his compositions. He has a strong feel for mainstream jazz that he pursues and invigorates with a range of free idioms. The music thrives and blossoms, not only in the potency of the mix, but also in its invention and surprise. His band mates enrich the tunes ...
Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown: Varmint
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz appears to imagine a world exploding with the most unimaginable sound possible, bringing to life what he hears in his inner ear. Varmint is brimming with the unimaginable as Adasiewicz and Rolldown, comprising of cornetist, Josh Berman, woodwinds multi-instrumentalist Aram Shelton, bassist Jason Roebke and drummer Frank Rosaly hit a wonderful groove. Together ...
Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens: Two Cities
by Jerry D'Souza
The Fast Citizens was formed by Keefe Jackson in 2002, who led the band on its debut recording Ready Everyday (Delmark Records). The sextet rotates leaders, and this time around it's led by saxophonist/clarinetist Aram Shelton. Shelton is based in Oakland, California but also has an ongoing musical relationship with Chicago. Hence the title, Two Cities. ...
Two Cities
By Aram Shelton
Label: Delmark Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Two Cities; Big News; Western Promenade; VRC#9; In Cycles; I am Here, You are There; The Twenty-Seven; Wontkins; Easy.
Last Distractions
By Aram Shelton
Label: Singlespeed Music
Released: 2009
Track listing: Straw Men; Ad Hominem I; Ad Hominem II, Broadened Issues; Marginalized; The Opposition; Scapegoats; Phenomena; Bandwagon.
The Way
By Aram Shelton
Label: Singlespeed Music
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Way; One Last Thing; Internal Frame; External Frame; Switches; Old Thoughts.
Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens: Two Cities
by Troy Collins
One of the defining characteristics of Chicago's progressive jazz scene is the ubiquity of a tight-knit group of young, post-Vandermark improvisers who alternate sideman and leadership duties in a variety of ensembles. Whether led by individual artists or operating as loose collectives, they approach the tradition from similar angles, seamlessly incorporating aspects of swinging post-bop, edgy ...
Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown: Varmint
by Mark Corroto
Jason Adasiewicz's quintet Rolldown, has been together since 2004, and Varmint, its second release, again invites you into Mr. Peabody's “wayback machine" (from The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show of the 1960s) to explore ancient history with a modern ear. That ancient history is the 1960's New Thing, and our explorers are armed with the knowledge of ...
Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown: Varmint
by Troy Collins
Varmint is the sophomore follow up to Rolldown (482 Music, 2008), the self-titled debut of vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz's quintet. Inspired by the avant-garde innovations of such late 1960s Blue Note recording artists as Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie McLean, and Grachan Moncur III, Adasiewicz continues to explore the tenuous divide between inside and outside ...
