Results for "Asher Gamedze"

Steve Swell, Asher Gamedze, Dan Rosenboom & Fergus Quill

by Maurice Hogue
April 10, 2023

An energetic episode this time around on One Man's Jazz! There's plenty of punch from South African drummer and composer Asher Gamedze, trombonist Steve Swell's Fire Into Music (featuring the late Jemeel Moondoc), L.A. trumpeter Dan Rosenboom with a killer band, New Zealand mates drummer Edward Ware and saxophonist Jeff Henderson reunion, the quirky Imaginary Big ...

Celebrating International Jazz

by Maurice Hogue
May 25, 2022

This is the playlist for the April 28th show--two days ahead of the International Jazz Day--so it's loaded up with music from artists from 16 different different countries. The entire last hour is entirely international, but then again, One Man's Jazz has been featuring such music and artists for several years now. Jazz doesn't need a ...

Myra Melford, Eric Plaks & Music For Ukraine

by Maurice Hogue
April 20, 2022

Myra Melford's new recording, For The Love Of Fire And Water, is an excellent one. It's a multi-part suite performed by Melford, Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, Tomeka Reid and Susie Ibarra. It's one of the feature recordings in a decidedly internationally-flavored show. New York pianist Eric Plaks contributes music from four of his groups, German saxophonist ...

On Our Own Clock

By Alabaster DePlume

Label: Mushroom Hour Half Hour / Total Refreshment Centre
Released: 2021
Track listing: How To Make Art In A Pandemic (Part 1); Be The Light; Cuts and Pieces; Ngikhethile; Good Are Good; How To Make Art In A Pandemic (Part 2); 808 O’Clock; Dune Dance; How To Make Art In A Pandemic (Part 3); (Tell The Gods) We Still Building; Revelation.

On Our Own Clock: On Our Own Clock

by Chris May
September 10, 2021

The fourteen-strong international ensemble which recorded On Our Own Clock includes, from London, keyboard player Danalogue from Shabaka Hutchings' The Comet Is Coming and tuba player Theon Cross from Hutchings' Sons Of Kemet; from Dakar, percussionist Yahael Camara Onono and kora player Tarang Cissoko; and, from Johannesburg, keyboardist Zoe Molelekwa, bassist Tebogo Sedumede, trombonist Siya Makuzeni ...

Asher Gamedze

One Man’s Jazz’ 2020 Favourite Releases

by Maurice Hogue
February 3, 2021

These days, it seems we all like to pick our favourites or best-of lists. I've been doing this for several years so why stop now. Despite the pandemic and its disastrous effect on the music business, there was some excellent music released in 2020. I'll cover some of them in this show and the next. If ...

Jorma Tapio’s Kaski, Robert Burke & Eivind Opsvik

by Maurice Hogue
July 22, 2020

A little “Finnish" to start? Why not? Some fine bands from Suomi kick off this episode, with the fine saxophonist Jorma Tapio and his trio, Kaski, leading the way from their new release Aliseen. Tapio and mates use the folk music of Finland as the basis for their intriguing improvisations. After that you'll hear two newer ...

Brodie West, Anna Högberg & Veryan Weston

by Maurice Hogue
July 1, 2020

Contrasting alto saxophonists highlight this episode. Toronto's Brodie West leads his quintet through a quirky and edgy set of tunes from Clips, while Sweden's Anna Hogberg leads a very free blowing group called Attack, and that's exactly what she does on her recent Lena. Another saxophonist, American Seth Trachy, brought along his mentor, the very respected ...

Whit Dickey, Asher Gamedze, Quin Kirchner, Icepick and More

by Maurice Hogue
June 24, 2020

Three albums by drummers highlight this episode. South Africa's Asher Gamedze's Dialectic Soul brings to light the freer, more avant side of contemporary South African jazz (perhaps in a way that the revered Louis Moholo Moholo did over fifty years ago), while drummer Quin Kirchner's latest delves into various rhythms and tributes to favorite musicians. Tying ...