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Article: Live Review

Guelph Jazz Festival: Guelph, Canada, September 5-9, 2012

by Ted Harms
September 23, 2012

Guelph Jazz FestivalGuelph, OntarioSeptember 5-9, 2012The Guelph Jazz Festival is in its 19th year. Under the direction of Ajay Heble, the festival has few equals in Canada, attracting the upper echelon of improvising musicians.It is a rare festival that can resist the allure of “tent-pole" shows--the mass-appeal artists that have vague, ...

News: Festival

Jamaica Celebrates Its Legendary Music During the Island's 50th Anniversary of Independence

April 10, 2012

Fifty years of Jamaica’s independence also marks over 50 years of legendary Jamaican music. To commemorate the famous artists and genres that hail from the island, there are a number of heart-thumping music events and festivals this year. Throughout 2012, visitors will have an opportunity to experience the music of Jamaica during a series of island-wide ...

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Article: Book Review

The Da Capo Best Music Writing 2010

by C. Michael Bailey
January 15, 2011

The Da Capo Best Music Writing 2010Ann Powers, Guest Editor; Daphne Carr, Series EditorHardcover; 352 pagesISBN: 0306819252Da Capo Press2010 This is an editorial disguised as a review written by a music writer about a collection of articles written by other music writers, compiled and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Presents Ralph Bowen at Cheltenham Art Center on January 5, 2011

December 20, 2010

Saxophonist Ralph Bowen has made his mark on the New York jazz scene for over two decades, while bringing his “casual perfectionism" to clubs, concert halls, and festivals worldwide. Bowen's discography of over 60 titles includes collaborations with Orrin Evans, Michel Camilo, and Horace Silver. Bowen will be appearing at the Cheltenham Art Center, 439 Ashbourne ...

News: Recording

Copal: Electro-Acoustic Folktronic Belly Dancers

October 11, 2010

Tying into the ancient past of austere nobility, elegant damsels, extremes of affluent wealth and bitter poverty, lays Copal. Their music mirrors our fast-paced modern world, with electronics and stylish innovations all while keeping focus on their old-world traditions. It inspires visions of mystery pools and deep forested paths—it's a journey from dusk to dawn through ...

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News: Award / Grant

Chris Brown Billboard Artist of the Year

December 13, 2008

The accolades keep coming for Chris Brown this time, he's been named Billboard's top artist of 2008. R&B enjoyed solo hits such as With You and Forever. Chris Brown won three awards at the American Music Awards in November, including artist of the year. “It's bigger than what I can ever imagine. It's unexpected totally, ...

Album

Cutter Heads

By Chris Brown

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: 01. Telltale Streamers of Dust - 10:23; 02. Nothing But make Me - 9:15; 03. Swing Like Riddle - 9:17; 04. Thick Air - 8:04; 05. Sings the Foundation - 11:20; 06. The Way You Do The Things. Tutte le composizioni sono di Frith e Brown

Article: Album Review

Fred Frith - Chris Brown: Cutter Heads

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 24, 2007

Due tra i massimi sperimentatori della libera improvvisazione, danno vita in questo disco (registrato ad Oakland, nel gennaio 2002 e nell'agosto 2004) ad una relazione intensa e visionaria, capace di integrare i riferimenti più vari, entro un tessuto coerente e fantasioso. Fred Frith imbraccia come di consueto le sue chitarre elettriche ed acustiche mentre Chris Brown ...

Album

Suspension

By Chris Brown

Label: Rastascan Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: 01. Alop - 6:17 02. Crescendo - 8:52 03. Shuffle (1) - 11:08 04. Don�'s Song - 7:57 05. Outside/Inside - 6:30 06. Shuffle (2) - 13:48 Tutti i brani sono di Brown/Vinkeloe/Robinson

Article: Album Review

CBD Trio: Suspension

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 12, 2006

Il titolo Suspension sembra perfettamente adatto a questa musica - improvvisata - con il suo andamento quasi da ballad spaziosa, ambigua, dalle pause che accolgono l’interazione lucida tra il pianoforte e le atmosfere elettroniche di Brown ed il sax/flauto della Vinkeloe insieme alla batteria di Don Robinson. I tre sono veterani dell'improv e per la sassofonista ...