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CDs We Almost Missed In 2003
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although jazz accounts for a very small percentage of sales in terms of total product sold each and every year, it seems that there's no shortage of new material hitting the stores at any given time. And now with technology allowing almost anyone to cut a CD in their garage, there's an even longer list of ...
A Large Bite From the Big Apple: Reflections on IAJE 2004
by C. Andrew Hovan
Even on an average week, New York City boasts an abundance of jazz concert opportunities that few cities could even hope to rival. Then you add to the mix the festivities related to the annual conference of the International Association for Jazz Education and the preponderance of musical activities is such that even the seasoned veteran ...
Sam Rivers: Contrasts
by C. Andrew Hovan
As an icon of creative endeavors, the ECM label is world renown for its releases by such heavyweights as Dave Holland, Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett, and Jack DeJohnette, to name just a few. Probably much less acknowledged however are those little trinkets of musical pleasure that have fallen through the cracks over the years, several of ...
Best Reissues of 2003
by C. Andrew Hovan
It seems to this reviewer that 2003 marked a turning point not only for new music but also for jazz reissues. Of course, most labels have maintained a very active back catalog program for several years now and so a great deal of product has made it to the marketplace. So at this point, holes are ...
Charles Lloyd Quintet
by C. Andrew Hovan
Charles Lloyd Quintet Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, Michigan November 13, 2003 Even with some forty-five minutes remaining until show time, the crowd gathering outside of the Michigan Theater was growing with the sense of anticipation almost palpable, and all this despite some rather frigid temperatures. Charles Lloyd, who is ...
Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations
by C. Andrew Hovan
Much of the allure of producer Manfred Eicher's ECM label over the span of some three decades has been in the roster of artists who have found in the company an excellent match between the “chamber-like aesthetics of the recordings and their own muse. As such, it's no surprise that with today's smaller circle of artists ...
Bennie Green: Mosaic Select 3: Bennie Green
by C. Andrew Hovan
As Mosaic’s ingenious new series of reissues continues, we come to an artist where the approach seems certainly tailor made. Trombone man Bennie Green bridged the gap between swing era stylists and bop practitioners, making him somewhat of an enigma in the eyes and ears of the casual jazz follower. As such, he has not received ...
Eric Kloss: Grits and Gravy
by C. Andrew Hovan
One of the true child prodigies of the ‘60s, saxophonist Eric Kloss holds the distinction of having a record contract with Prestige Records at the ripe young age of 15. Blind, smart as a whip, and technically proficient at even this early stage in his career, Kloss went on to make some remarkable albums up through ...
Pat Metheny Solo and Trio
by C. Andrew Hovan
Pat Metheny Solo and Trio Severence Hall Cleveland, Ohio November 9, 2003 It might serve useful to consider Pat Metheny’s chameleon-like activity as a musician akin to the trend-setting ways of Miles Davis. Like Davis, Metheny prefers to keep his sights on new horizons as opposed to recreating a known ...
Andrew Hill: Passing Ships
by C. Andrew Hovan
Along with Sam Rivers and Archie Shepp, pianist Andrew Hill remains one of the few viable avant-garde musicians of his generation to continue to make an impact on the current jazz scene. Last year's critically acclaimed A Beautiful Day offered more proof than anything that Hill was still championing his post hard bop style while allowing ...
