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David Friesen: Waterfall Rainbow
by John Kelman
David FriesenWaterfall RainbowInner City1977 Today's Rediscovery is Waterfall Rainbow, from a bassist who garnered significant attention back in the '70s and '80s, but sadly never sustained it for reasons unknown--certainly nothing to do with his talent--and has, in the decades since, remained an active player, but one largely forgotten by the ...
Oregon: In Performance
by John Kelman
Oregon In Performance Elektra 1980 Sometimes it's a great experience to hear a live recording where you were actually at the show and can recall some of its most exhilarating moments. In the case of today's Rediscovery, Oregon's In Performance, I was at only one of the dates from which this ...
Collin Walcott: Grazing Dreams
by John Kelman
Colin Walcott Grazing Dreams ECM Records 1977 It's always great to go back and revisit a longtime favorite not heard in too long. Today's Rediscovery? Collin Walcott's Grazing Dreams, an ECM classic with Don Cherry, John Abercrombie, Palle Danielsson and Dom Um Romao. A truly deep recording that makes Walcott's death ...
Norma Winstone: Dance Without Answer
by John Kelman
If there's a single accomplishment that can be attributed to ECM Records--though there are, of course, many in its 45-year history--it's that it welcomes unusual instrumentation with open arms, affording such collaborations the opportunity to grow, to evolve, and build a new language. From the pan-cultural CODONA Trilogy (2009), which collected the three genre-defying recordings made ...
Burghausen Jazz Festival 2013
by John Kelman
Burghausen Jazz Festival Burghausen, Germany March 12-17, 2013 Located almost exactly halfway along the border of the province of Bavaria (located in Germany's southeast) and Austria, the town of Burghausen might seem an odd place for a jazz festival, especially one now celebrating its 44th year. But this town of just 18,000 people, ...
ECM: A Cultural Archeology
by John Kelman
ECM: A Cultural ArcheologyHaus der KunstMünchen, GermanyNovember 23, 2012-February 10, 2013A trip to München (Munich) is a bit like a pilgrimage for fans of Germany's ECM label, especially right now, with the city's Haus der Kunst hosting a three-month exhibition, ECM: A Cultural Archeology, celebrating the music of this nearly 44 ...
Oregon: Family Tree
by John Kelman
OregonFamily TreeCam Jazz2012Some things change; some things stay the same. As Oregon celebrates its 42nd year of existence with the release of Family Tree, it also reaches another milestone: its longest period of stability. Of course, the group already trumps any other contemporary jazz group, with three of ...
Oregon: In Stride
by John Kelman
OregonIn StrideCam Jazz2010 With a shared history of 40 years amongst three of its four members--and a fourth now rivaling the group's co-founder, the late Collin Walcott, as percussionist with the longest tenure, it's almost redundant to discuss the inherent chemistry shared amongst the members of the genre-busting ...
Don Cherry Interview - Talking Jazz with Ben Sidran / Remixed & Reproduced on Soulandjazz.com
Soulandjazz.com Presents: Talking Jazz with Ben Sidran Episode 3: Don Cherry Musical Selection & Additional Production by J. Scott Fugate Here's the story: Back in the mid-80's on National Public Radio (NPR) in America, a show ran called Sidran On Record. Presented by Ben Sidran, a musician, author, lecturer and journalist, the ...
Norwegian Road Trip, Part 2: Kongsberg Jazz, July 9-10, 2010
by John Kelman
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 [Editors Note: From July 6 to July 26, 2010, All About Jazz Managing Editor John Kelman will travel throughout Norway to cover both the Kongsberg Jazz Festival (also participating in Silver City Sounds) and Molde ...
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