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Either/Orchestra: Ethiopiques 20: Live in Addis
by Budd Kopman
Live in Addis, the latest release by the Either/Orchestra, provides a superb example of the way Russ Gershon, E/O's founder and main composer/arranger, keeps the band fresh and exciting by always moving into new territory and never standing still. The path that led to this historic concert has already been described in these ...
Tomasz Stanko
by Budd Kopman
Trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stanko (b. 1942 Rzeszow, Poland) was present at the birth of modern European jazz. He's most closely associated with the man who was at the center of seemingly all art forms in Poland in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Krzysztof Komeda. Although his early work has been described, even by himself, ...
Kenosha Kid (aka Dan Nettles): Projector
by Budd Kopman
The first question any jazz lover would ask when presented with this release would be “What is this? The answer, as I see it, is, while not the Allman Brothers meets Russ Johnson, that Projector is some kind of as yet unlabeled jazz, with a distinct country-rock feel either over or under it, depending on your ...
David Becker: Euroland
by Budd Kopman
David Becker grew up in Los Angeles but now lives in Wuppertal, Germany. He says that the impulse for Euroland was to “capture the vivid imagery of the European landscape with my guitar. One could say he as succeeded from the point of view of creating music that evokes images, some clearer than others, while a ...
Bob McHugh: On Track
by Budd Kopman
Bob McHugh has an has an impressive resume and has been on the New York metro scene for thirty years. On Track is a very pleasant collection of nine tracks ranging in style from the tango to rag to boogie and even three different Greek folk dances. While his playing here cannot be ...
"Bujo" Kevin Jones: Tenth World
by Budd Kopman
It would be easy to label Tenth World as a groove record, just by looking at the personnel listings and noting how percussion heavy it is. However, while there are many and varied grooves on this record--a mixture of many different African rhythms, Latin rhythms, R&B, and some recognizable jazz--the music overall is much deeper than ...
The Khmer Fusion Project: The Khmer Fusion Project
by Budd Kopman
The Khmer Fusion Project is a group of four very young Californian musicians who decided, in a karmic way, to pack up and move to Cambodia, at first to learn traditional instruments and music and record them for archival purposes. After being there a while and learning from various masters, they decided to create a fusion ...
Hakon Kornstad and Havard Wiik: Eight Tunes We Like
by Budd Kopman
Hakon Kornstad and Havard Wiik have produced an absolute gem of an album that is on my short list for Best of 2005. The joys of Eight Tunes We Like are manifold and start with this release's title. They are being more than half coy by using the word “tunes . A glance at the track ...
Deborah Thurlow: Patchworks
by Budd Kopman
Deborah Thurlow is the founder of Turn on the Music, which is her core quartet of French horn, violin, electric guitar, and electric bass, along with electronic processors for the acoustic instruments and computers to generate electronic sounds. Performances can also include guest players, here on theremin, ney flute, soprano sax, and piano, in various configurations. ...
Peter Frei: Three Trios
by Budd Kopman
Three Trios is one of those records that just lodges in your musical memory and refuses to leave. These seventy minutes of the most enjoyable and subtle mainstream playing continue to surprise and reveal layers upon layers after each listen. Peter Frei is new to me, but the bassist has been active on ...
