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Charles Gayle Celebrates 70
Charles Gayle, pioneering saxophonist and genius piano player, turns 70 this Saturday, February 28, 2009 Born in Buffalo NY, Charles played piano as his first and only instrument until the age of 19. He played saxophone with Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders in New York City in the early 60's, although no recordings seem to exist ...
Lola Danza: Free To Sing Free
by AAJ Staff
Free jazz has wound its way through many permutations since arriving in the early '60s. An important custodian of its new directions is vocalist and composer Lola Danza, of Brooklyn. Danza is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, Boston, and stayed in Boston for a few years after graduating, developing her ...
February 2009
by AAJ Staff
Jeff “Tain" WattsJeff “Tain" WattsWinter JazzfestLe Poisson RougeNew York City January 10, 2009The big draw of Winter Jazzfest was drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts' midnight set at Le Poisson Rouge Jan. 10th in honor of Max Roach's birthday, with Terence Blanchard (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (tenor and soprano ...
William Parker: Deep Roots
by Kurt Gottschalk
William Parker's East Village apartment is abuzz with activity on what would seem to be a typical November afternoon in the hive of New York free jazz. Cell phones and laptops are whirring, Parker making arrangements for an upcoming tour as his wife, the dancer and tireless organizer Patricia Nicholson, sets details for an upcoming fundraiser ...
Charles Gayle: Live at Crescendo and Forgiveness
by Jeff Stockton
By Any Means Live at Crescendo Ayler 2008 Charles Gyale Trio Forgiveness Not Two 2008 20 years ago Charles Gayle forged a reputation for iron chops, a ...
Forgiveness
Label: Not Two Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Living Waters; Glory, Glory, Glory; Holy Birth; Confess; Song To Thee; Giant Steps;
Forgiveness.
Touchin' On Trane
Label: Jazzwerkstatt Berlin-brandenburg E.v.
Released: 2008
Track listing: Part A; Part B; Part C; Part D; Part E.
Charles Gayle: Touchin' On Trane
by Francis Lo Kee
A long time ago, there was an advertising line: “The Rolling Stones are not just a band; they are a way of life." That ad man was of course tapping into the old adage of jazz: if you don't live it, it won't come through your music. In the '90s, The New Thing of the '60s ...
Charles Gayle Trio: Forgiveness
by Mark Corroto
His story is familiar to many. Charles Gayle, the many times homeless saxophonist, plays his signature firebrand music and testifies to his religious faith in equal measure. Known for his tenor, he also plays the piano (an early instrument for him) with his unique style that is simultaneously old school and modern. Here he ...
Charles Gayle at the Red Rose Club, London
by John Sharpe
Charles Gayle, William Parker, Mark Sanders Red Rose Club London, England September 21, 2007 Charles Gayle was so keen to get started that he launched his opening salvo--a short repeated squeal of a motif--almost before drummer Mark Sanders had finished thanking promoters Birmingham Jazz for making this short English tour ...
