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J.S. Bach's Problem Child: Die Kunst Der Fuge (The Art of Fugue)
by C. Michael Bailey
Old man Johann Sebastian Bach begat 20 children by two wives. Those that lived to adulthood turned out pretty good. Rather, it was one of the children Bach created that went bad, his last one, Die Kunst Der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), and it killed him on July 28, 1750. Okay, it was old age ...
The State of the Tenor 2009: AJ Kluth and Ricky Sweum
by C. Michael Bailey
Saxophonists AJ Kluth and Ricky Sweum look more like the backfield from Friday Night Lights than they do jazz musicians. But jazz musicians they are, playing what may be heard as the logical, evolutionary result of post-bop: a dry ice eutectoid of smooth, free, avant-garde, cool and modal jazz. Their music is characterized by open composition ...
Leonisa Ardizzone: A Constellation in the East
by C. Michael Bailey
"For unto whomsoever much is given, of her shall be much required..." Renaissance men and women still exist. For example, the intrepid Dr. Leonisa Ardizzone is the executive director of The Salvadore Center, a non-profit educational organization centered in New York city dedicated to educating young students and their teachers about architecture, structural engineering and urban ...
The Sisterhood Of Saxophone Players: Sharel Cassity, Nancy Wright and Pattie Cossentino
by C. Michael Bailey
Once a novelty, women saxophone players have been claiming center stage in the last twenty years. Virginia Mayhew, Idit Shner, Clair Daly and Christine Jensen are among the most notable artists in this sisterhood. Add to this list three more names to consider. Sharel CassityJust for YouDW Records2009 Sharel Cassity ...
High On Classical Gas: Jacques Loussier, Tiempo Libre and James Galway, Burgstaller Martignon
by C. Michael Bailey
Jazz and classical musics should be friends. They have much in common. It is conceivable that a synthesis of the two could be achieved as successfully as that existing between jazz and rock. However, most attempts to meld jazz and classical have yielded mediocre results. Some headway has been made. The recent appearance of pianist Enrico ...
The Charles Ives Songs Series 2: Theo Bleckmann and Kneebody / Naxos, Vol. 1
by C. Michael Bailey
Fortunate for the recently completed cycle of songs by Charles Ives on Naxos' Charles Ives: Songs, Vol. 1 are Theo Bleckmann's re-imaginings of 12 of Ives' better known vocal compositions, Twelve Songs by Charles Ives. These two releases provide stark contrast between traditional and progressive performances of not only Ives, but of “art songs" in general. ...
Irene Atman and Daniela Schachter meet at the Intersection of Joel Frahm
by C. Michael Bailey
Nowhere in jazz is the soil so rich as it is in the area of female vocals. Major label, independents, melting pots and old school, there are vocal releases appealing to any persnickety taste. Such a diverse marketplace is to the fortune of the listening public. This fortune is magnified when two dramatically different singers share ...
Origin Classical: from Seventeenth Century lutes to Berio on morphine
by C. Michael Bailey
The Seattle-based record label Origin is making its bid to become the American ECM (or Winter and Winter), dividing the label's efforts between refined, eclectic jazz and edgy, progressive classical composition and performance. Origin's jazz roster is well known while Origin Classical is a more recent phenomenon. Two Origin Classical recordings illustrate the the polar nature ...
The Beethoven Piano Sonata Series: Idil Biret and Andras Schiff - Sonatas 1, 2, 19, 20
by C. Michael Bailey
Turkish pianist Idil Biret (b. 1941) has been a household name at a number of record labels, most notably EMI and Naxos. A student of Nadia Boulanger and Alfred Cortot, Biret is steeped in the Romantic piano tradition, being known particularly for her Chopin and Brahms. She has recently formed the Idil Biret Archives (IBA) to ...
The Beethoven Piano Sonata Series: Introduction
by C. Michael Bailey
Before Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) changed the direction of music forever, he was a pianist...and a pretty good one to boot. Beethoven could play fiddle too, but, then again, he was no Paganini (though his Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 has never been out of the repertoire and his 10 violin sonatas have always ...
