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The violin is hardly the first instrument that comes to mind when you think about jazz, but that's never daunted Billy Bang, one of the instrument's most adventurous exponents. Over the past 26 years Bang's hard-edged tone, soulful sense of traditional swing and evocatively expressive style has enhanced over two dozen albums by top names in a variety of genres, from the blistering funk of Bootsy Collins and the harmolodic groove of Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society to the intergalactic uproar of Sun Ra. With more than 15 albums under his own leadership, nearly a dozen more in co-led endeavors, and five more with the String Trio of New York (which he co-founded in 1977 with guitarist James Emery and bassist John Lindberg), Billy Bang is one of the more prolific and original members of the progressive scene
2026 New Releases, Part 1
by Jon Greenbaum
These kinds of lists are like a mirror; our aesthetic preferences reflect back to us who we are. This list is saying I-don't-care-much-for-walking-bass-or-the-accepted-conventions-of-the-jazz-tradition. I don't want to accept that truth. I want to love The Tradition. And in my defense of my fealty to straight ahead jazz I will say that I just got ...
Marion Brown: Live in Europe 1968 & 1972
by Mark Corroto
There was not much room in the crowded landscape of the 1960s avant-garde for everyone to receive equal attention. Critics and listeners alike gravitated toward the towering presence of John Coltrane, whose music dominated both record sales and jazz journalism. As a result, visionary figures such as Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler and Marion Brown often found ...
Homage to John Coltrane, Including the Album A Love Supreme Interpreted By Four Different Jazz Musicians
by David W. Daniels
Our annual tribute to John Coltrane on the week of his birthday--His music as interpreted by Billy Bang, Bob Mintzer Big Band, Kenny Garrett, Larry Coryell and more. Includes a rendering of the album A Love Supreme with four different jazz artists performing each part of the four-part composition. Playlist John Coltrane “Giant Steps"--from ...
Kenny Dorham: Blue Bossa in the Bronx: Live from the Blue Morocco
by Troy Dostert
On their 1955 live recording At the Cafe Bohemia (Blue Note), the Jazz Messengers' Art Blakey introduced his trumpet player, Kenny Dorham, as the “Uncrowned King," a title that was perhaps fitting at the time given Dorham's still-rising trajectory. But even in his prime, Dorham arguably never received his proper accolades, and he would typically be ...
Billy Bang: Peaceful Dreams
by Carl Medsker
Developing a unique, recognizable voice is a vital accomplishment for a jazz musician. Within a few notes, there is no mistaking the distinctive violin of Billy Bang. In nearly every aspect of the instrument, he was singular: timbre, articulation, bowing technique, percussive use of the bow, pizzacto playing, glissandos, phrasing and yes, the occasional dissonance. He ...
Joy To The World... Samara!
by Hobart Taylor
Joy to the world! Samara Joy that is! As well as newly released music from Keith Jarrett, Renee Rosnes and John Hollenbeck with the NDR Bigband. Playlist Anne Sajdera “It's Here" from It's Here (Bijuri Records) 0:00 Aaron Rimbui “Ndugu Ll" from Imani (Ropeadope) 7:17 Host Speaks 15:26 </li> <li>{{m: Renee Rosnes “ Estorias ...
Joe Fonda: Eyes On The Horizon
by Mark Corroto
When a musician who is a legend himself, herein bassist Joe Fonda, creates an album of tribute music to his mentor and teacher, it is rare that that person also performs on the recording. Fonda wrote the seven compositions heard here, with five dedicated to the master musician Wadada Leo Smith. On Eyes on The Horizon, ...
Jenny Scheinman Brings the Experience of Awe
by Dean Nardi
Play your violin for us like that wild, joyful hippie girl. You who look as if you might have come from the steppes of Russia instead of the Lost Coast, a remote region of northern California prone to earthquakes and mudslides. You who galloped into school on a snorting mare, its hair used to string the ...
Patricia Nicholson Parker: A Disciplined Disregard for Traditional Boundaries
by Dave Kaufman
Patricia Nicholson Parker is a dancer, poet, and organizer of movement, music and causes. She is the founder and executive director of Arts for Art (AFA) and the Vision Festival. Entering its 27th year when this interview was conducted, the Vision Festival celebrates free jazz in all its forms, with a focus on equity, diversity and ...
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