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Craig Taborn: Junk Magic
by Mark Corroto
Craig Taborn inhabits the territories in between the gestures we recognize as music. His sources are revealed to be “found sound" and the psychology of loops. As fans of the innovative '70s band Weather Report know, Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul’s genius was the sounds they created in between the hooks of their popular music.
Craig Taborn: Suggesting Textural Dimension
by Phil DiPietro
Craig Taborn has distinguished himself through his work, some of it nothing short of groundbreaking, with some of the most important musicians in New York's “Downtown" scene. His contributions during parallel careers with Mat Maneri, Drew Gress, Marty Ehrlich, Gerald Cleaver, Dave Douglas' Witness project, and Tim Berne's Hard Cell and Science Friction Units, has been ...
Light Made Lighter
By Craig Taborn
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2002
Track listing: bodies we came out of (part 1); st. ride; I cover the waterfront; crocodile; light made lighter; whisky warm; morning creatures; st. rangelhold; american landscape; light made lighter (piano); bodies we came out of (part 2).
Craig Taborn: Light Made Lighter
by Matt Rand
The decision to form an acoustic piano trio for his latest release, Light Made Lighter, offered an interesting challenge for Craig Taborn. Although he has years of experience with the instrument, he's also spent every one of those years fiddling with the dials on his Moog. Whether on synthesizer, sequencer, Fender Rhodes or Hammond B-3, he’s ...
Dave Douglas: Brave New World
by AAJ Staff
Trumpeter / composer Dave Douglas has been creating new worlds for listeners for the past decade. His ethereal writing style for unconventional configurations transports audiences into unfamiliar territory. These distinctive compositions combined with his astonishing technique and expressionist improvisations have brought him critical and public acclaim as a visionary of his generation. The diversity of his ...
Light Made Lighter
By Craig Taborn
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2001
Track listing: bodies we came out of (part 1); st. ride; I cover the waterfront; crocodile; light made lighter; whisky warm; morning creatures; st. rangelhold; american landscape; light made lighter (piano); bodies we came out of (part 2).
Craig Taborn Trio: Light Made Lighter
by AAJ Staff
The title of this trio disc by Craig Taborn may summon up all kinds of ideas, but the one that definitely doesn't fit is lightweight. This is serious, creative, challenging music. Taborn built his reputation through a series of records dating back to '93 with James Carter's groups. Now Carter may be an experimentalist of sorts ...
