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Article: Album Review

Rudresh Mahanthappa: Samdhi

Read "Samdhi" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
September 20, 2011

About halfway through the aptly named “Killer," it becomes apparent that saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa's Samdhi is up to something just a little different. Amid the track's impossible changes and blistering tempo, the saxophonist's alto undergoes acoustic-electric alterations that are processed through a laptop. Not that it was ever needed, but this embracing of technology, and other ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Thirsty Ear at The Stone (NYC) October 1st to the 15th

August 25, 2011

Tapping into the vast resources of Thirsty Ear's much-heralded Blue Series, President Peter Gordon will be curating two weeks at The Stone, from October 1st to October 15th. From free jazz masters, legends in their own time, to some of the most innovative hip-hop and electronic music producers, to individuals whose music defies any such labeling, ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Robert Hurst: Unrehurst Volumes 1 and 2

by C. Michael Bailey
July 8, 2011

The jazz piano trio--piano, bass, and drums, also known as the “rhythm section"--is a fundamental unit in jazz ensembles. It is the motor that drives all combos greater than itself. Which instrument a trio “leader" plays often has a profound effect on the personality and temperament of the music produced. Bass-led trios often bring the bass ...

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Article: Live Review

Montreal Jazz Festival 2011

by John Kelman
July 4, 2011

Days 1-3 | Days 4- 6 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montreal, Canada June 25- July 4, 2011After a hiatus in 2010, in order to take a three-week Norwegian road trip, it's great to get back to the festival that the Guinness Book of Records calls “The biggest ...

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News: Festival

It's Trumpet Time with the Festival of New Trumpet at Vision Festival 16

June 6, 2011

Festival of New Trumpet makes its contribution to Vision Festival 16 and offers a detailed interview with Ted Daniel including this summary below. FONT: What is your relationship to King Oliver's playing? TD: King Oliver's improvisations were blues based, rhythmically intricate and his sound, which he constantly worked on, was highly personal and original. He was ...