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Winter Jazzfest, New York City, Day 1: January 7, 2011
by Daniel Lehner
Day 1 | Day 2 Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 7-8, 2011 Since the informal move of jazz to the cities in the 1930s, the lore and legend of jazz compositions have lain in streets and places. The most common ones were the clubs, where innovations in jazz were ...
Dave Holland Big Band: Philadelphia, December 11, 2010
by Dylan McGuire
Dave Holland Big BandPainted Bride Art CenterPhiladelphia, PADecember 11, 2010 Bassist and jazz music legend Dave Holland says he is a believer in the communal spirit of music and, judging by the scope of talent in his Big Band--as well as the enthusiastic capacity crowd at his shows at the ...
Best Jazz Albums of 2010
For the music obsessed, every year has a musical identity that's colored by the new albums and songs that receive steady play on our various devices. I generally love doing these year-end things because it gives me a chance to go back to pieces that jumped out at the time. More than that, it's interesting to ...
Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections: Emerald Hills
by John Sharpe
In some ways Chicago-based flautist Nicole Mitchell's Emerald Hills resembles an old style AACM record: there's an adventurous spirit, a diversity of approaches, and chops to burn. More recent reference points include Mitchell's own Xenogenesis Suite (Firehouse 12, 2008) but (largely) without the challenging vocals. Joining Mitchell in the quartet she calls Sonic Projections, are long ...
Melvin Gibbs announces weekly Free Music Download series
Bassist/Producer Melvin Gibbs announces Phree-dem Downloads, his weekly free music series. Every Monday for the next 10 weeks Melvin will release a recording from his pool of projects which include collaborators such as keyboardist John Medeski, guitarist Jeff Parker, trumpeter Graham Haynes, singer Emilio Barreto, keyboardist Craig Taborn, guitarist Pete Cosey and others. Rhythmic and electric, ...
Mike Pride's From Bacteria To Boys: Betweenwhile
by John Sharpe
Even though drummer/composer Mike Pride has appeared on over 70 albums, ranging from avant rock to blues, he remains not as well-known as he might be in the jazz field. Betweenwhile is likely to change that. Pride's From Bacteria to Boys has existed in various lineups since 2005, but the current foursome first came together in ...
Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory: Far Side
by Hrayr Attarian
Roscoe Mitchell's Far Side, with its theatrical quality, could easily function as a soundtrack to a modernist play. The beginning of the first and longest piece, “Far Side/Cards/Far Side," is reminiscent of the works of 20th century composers like Alfred Schnitke and Arvo Pärt, in the ominous sea of notes pouring out of the dual pianos ...
Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory: Far Side
by John Kelman
It's been over a decade since reed and woodwind multi-instrumentalist Roscoe Mitchell--a veteran of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), which he helped establish in the mid-1960s, in addition to co-founding the groundbreaking Art Ensemble of Chicago, around the same time--released Nine to Get Ready (ECM, 1999), with his Note Factory group. Far ...
Michael Formanek CD Release Show at Jazz Standard
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Michael FormanekJazz StandardNew York, NY October 27, 2010 Bassist Michael Formanek celebrated the release of The Rub and Spare Change with two sets at the venerable Jazz Standard, October 27, 2010. It was noteworthy as his debut for ECM Records and first new CD in about a dozen years.
Michael Formanek Quartet at the Philadelphia Art Alliance
by Nick Millevoi
Michael Formanek QuartetArs Nova Workshop at the Philadelphia Art AlliancePhiladelphia, PAOctober 28, 2010 On October 28, 2010, bassist Michael Formanek brought his quartet to the Philadelphia Art Alliance to celebrate the release of The Rub and Spare Change (ECM). The album draws upon many of the strengths of the individuals and ...
