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String Trio of New York: Frozen Ropes (with Oliver Lake)

Read "Frozen Ropes (with Oliver Lake)" reviewed by Troy Collins


The venerable String Trio of New York, founded in 1977, is one of the jazz world's longest running avant-chamber ensembles. Co-founding guitarist James Emery and bassist John Lindberg, along with the group's most recent addition, violinist Rob Thomas, continue to balance stunning virtuosity with free-form expressionism. Featuring iconic alto saxophonist Oliver Lake as a guest artist, ...

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Frozen Ropes (with Oliver Lake)

Label: Barking Hoop
Released: 2005
Track listing: Shiffs; Frozen Ropes; Reminds Me; Texas Koto Blues; Lonnie's Lament.

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String Trio of New York: Frozen Ropes (with Oliver Lake)

Read "Frozen Ropes (with Oliver Lake)" reviewed by David Adler


On occasion, the String Trio of New York (guitarist James Emery, bassist John Lindberg, and violinist Rob Thomas) has worked with special guests, including pianist Anthony Davis and vocalist Jay Clayton. Frozen Ropes, with altoist Oliver Lake, is a worthy and concise addition to the group's catalog. These five selections total just over 46 minutes. The ...

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Time-Space Modulator

Label: Barking Hoop
Released: 2004
Track listing: Mother Tongue; Seoul Soul; Didkovsky; Milt's Forward Looking Tradition; Microbug; Atie Aife; Difficulty; Moonstruck.

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Kevin Norton's Bauhaus Quartet: Time-Space Modulator

Read "Time-Space Modulator" reviewed by Mark Corroto


I must admit, I didn't consider Kevin Norton's latest entitled Time-Space Modulator to be a reference to L'szl' Moholy-Nagy's sculpture “Light-Space Modulator." Nope. I referenced the drummer's work with, and admiration for Anthony Braxton, and immediately connected this disc with Bugs Bunny's encounters with Marvin the Martian. I can even picture Braxton speaking with Marvin's voice ...

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Play The Music Of Anthony Braxton

Label: Barking Hoop
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1.Composition No. 60 2.Composition No. 40P 3.Composition No. 23h (dedicated to Burckhardt Hennen) 4.Composition No. 6n (dedicated to Jerome Cooper) 5.Composition No. 62

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Change Dance - troubled energy

Label: Barking Hoop
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1.Section A/Section B 2.Alto (Steve) focus: Section C 3.Alto (Rachel) focus: Section D 4.Bass/Trumpet focus: Section E 5.Trumpet/Percussion duo 6.Percussion solo 7.Collective focus: Section A/F 8.Coda

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Kevin Norton: Change Dance - troubled energy

Read "Change Dance - troubled energy" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Percussionist/composer Kevin Norton’s latest production adds a little more amplitude to his stature as one of the leading thinkers and practitioners of progressive jazz. There’s a story behind Change Dance, and Norton approaches these intersecting works via multipart segments, each marked by key focal points that highlight the various instrumentalists. With this release, ...

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Kevin Norton & Haewon Min: Play The Music Of Anthony Braxton

Read "Play The Music Of Anthony Braxton" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Composer/percussionist, Kevin Norton has spent a lot of quality time with the estimable saxophonist/composer, Anthony Braxton. On this production, recorded live at “Roulette” in New York City, Norton and classically trained pianist, Haewon Min, reinterpret or perhaps personalize, five of Braxton’s works. Norton utilizes small percussion instruments, vibes, and marimba as contrapuntal and exploratory devices throughout ...


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