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Peter Brendler and John Abercrombie: The Angle Below
by Bruce Lindsay
Peter Brendler and guitarist John Abercrombie have developed their playing partnership over a number of years, but The Angle Below is their first duo recording. Brendler--"the guy on the bass" as he's described in Neil Tesser's sleeve notes--is the nominal leader but he refers to the album as a collaboration. He's not wrong. He may be ...
Billy Bang: Da Bang!
by Glenn Astarita
Da Bang was recorded two months before violinist Billy Bang's battle with cancer ended in April, 2011. The album title is lifted from Bang's former FAB Trio band mate, drummer Barry Altschul. Indeed, Bang was an influential presence, partly due to his cutting-edge improvisational faculties. He was an artiste markedly comfortable in most any setting. On ...
Billy Bang: Da Bang!
by John Sharpe
Even were one not viewing Da Bang! through the lens of this being violinist Billy Bang's last album, recorded just two short months before he succumbed to cancer in April 2011, there is still a detectable elegiac air which pervades even the brightest tracks. That's not the fault of the cast, although trombonist Dick Griffin comes ...
Billy Bang: Da Bang!
by Troy Collins
Da Bang! is the last studio album recorded by violinist Billy Bang, made just two months before he passed away on April 11, 2011. Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, Bang spoke about the healing power of music during these sessions and how he wanted to give something back to those who inspired and supported him. ...
Billy Bang: Da Bang!
by Dan McClenaghan
The list of prominent jazz violinists is not a long one. Start with Stéphane Grappelli and his legendary Hot Club de France swing recordings with gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Then there's Stuff Smith and his innovative electrolyzing of the instrument; Joe Venuti; the late Polish firebrand Zbigniew Seifert; and the still-active, post-bop/fusion player Jean-Luc Ponty.
Meet Maxim Micheliov
by AAJ Staff
I currently live in: Vilnius, LithuaniaI joined All About Jazz in: 2010What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? My professional background is in web marketing, and I connected with Michael Ricci through Chris Rich, who encouraged me to submit my first article “Howard Riley: Five Decades in Music." High ...
Barry Altschul: The 3dom Factor
by Glenn Astarita
Approaching five decades of residing in the cutting-edge of modern jazz development, drummer Barry Altschul's influence and legacy as a drummer is rather legendary. Performing on groundbreaking albums with Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland and many others too numerous in scope to cite, the artist surges onward through the inner-workings of this flexible and dynamic ...
Barry Altschul: The 3dom Factor
by AAJ Italy Staff
Per chi ha nel cuore le traiettorie più avventurose del jazz degli anni Sessanta e Settanta, quello del batterista Barry Altschul è un nome imprescindibile. Strumentista tra i più sensibili e versatili della sua generazione, ha vissuto in prima persona alcuni del momenti cruciali del jazz post-coltraniano, nel trio di Chick Corea che sarebbe evoluto nei ...
Barry Altschul: The 3dom Factor
by Eyal Hareuveni
Legendary drummer Barry Altschul, known for his historic collaborations with innovative and influential musicians as Paul Bley, Anthony Braxton and Sam Rivers, knows much about the concept of freedom in music. To be free, as he states in the liner notes, one needs choices and a large vocabulary of musical choices. Atlschul has plenty of choices. ...
Enter the "Barry Altschul - The 3dom Factor" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the TUM Records “Barry Altschul - The 3dom Factor“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 15th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Barry Altschul at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! ...
