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Lee Konitz: What True Improvising Is
by Bob Kenselaar
Lee Konitz is legendary as one of the great individualists in jazz, an art form that has always placed an extraordinary high value on individualism and unique forms of expression. “I've pretty much dedicated myself to trying to figure out what true improvising is," he says, “as opposed to playing what you know and getting loose ...
RDV De L'Erdre 2012
by Martin Longley
RDV De L'Erdre 2012 Nantes, France August 31-September 2, 2012 The Rendez-vous de l'Erdre might be one of Europe's lesser-known festivals, but it has grown up over 26 years and now involves what seems to be the entire city's populace. Spread over multiple, simultaneously programmed stages, its essential ...
The Black Butterflies: Rainbows for Ramon
by Matt Marshall
The Black ButterfliesRainbows for RamonSelf Produced2012Judging by its title alone, some might expect Rainbows for Ramon, the sophomore release by The Black Butterflies, to be a flighty affair that trills off into flowery musical fields fit for skipping unicorns. It is not this (thankfully), even though joyful melodic ...
The Black Butterflies: Rainbows For Ramon
by Dan Bilawsky
The Black Butterflies' debut, 1 De Mayo (Self Produced, 2010), introduced an ensemble that found beauty in brashness and an all-inclusive recipe for musical creation. The group found its way by liberally mixing free jazz, Latin music, blues, John Coltrane-like spiritualism, primal urges and strong rhythmic elements, giving their music a sense of raw immediacy that's ...
Dan Tepfer: Goldberg Variations / Variations
by AAJ Italy Staff
Trent'anni, newyorchese nato e cresciuto a Parigi da genitori americani, Dan Tepfer ha una formazione classica, collaborazioni con jazzisti di prim'ordine e già vari dischi a proprio nome (tra i quali Duos with Lee in duo con Lee Konitz e Five Pedals Deep). Qui il pianista si rimette alla prova con un progetto singolare, affrontando le ...
Take Five with Lisa Hilton
by AAJ Staff
Meet Lisa Hilton: Pianist Lisa Hilton is driven to compose. Her compositions--rich in blues inflections and soul--make precise use of harmony and rhythm, welcoming audiences into a unique exchange between composer and listener, a human intersection where magic happens. The result is a fresh sound that is evocative, engaging and infused with 21st century ...
Lee Konitz, Dan Tepfer, Bill Frisell, Sam Amidon, Vinny Golia, Lisa Mezzacappa, Wayne Krantz & Cliff Almond
by Martin Longley
Lee Konitz / Dan Tepfer Jazz Standard March 21, 2012 An improvising dialogue has been steadily developing between veteran alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and recently emerging pianist Dan Tepfer. Konitz is 84, Tepfer is 30. It's already been three years since their collaborative album on the Sunnyside label , ...
New Thinking in Jazz Education: Lee Konitz and Jean-Michel Pilc
by Dan Bilawsky
The idea of making the mold while breaking the mold may seem paradoxical, but it's appropriate when exploring education. The education sector has become obsessed with standardization--in regard to everything from pedagogy and methodology to content--but nobody seems to address the fact that much of the content itself wouldn't exist if not for original thinkers who ...
Take Five With Aidan Carroll
by AAJ Staff
Meet Aidan Carroll: Originally from Oklahoma, now living in New York and on the road, Aidan Carroll is an acoustic/electric bassist, composer, and educator. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma on full jazz scholarship, attended the Banff Workshop following college, and subsequently moved to New York for a Masters Degree at City College ...
Five Pedals Deep
By Dan Tepfer
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2011
Track listing:
01. All I Heard Was Nothing - 6:26;
02. Le Plat Pays - 6 :29 ;
03. Interlude 1 (Unisons) - 1 :07 ;
04. Peal, Repeal - 9:30;
05. Back Attya - 7:46;
06. Interlude 2 (Fifths) - 1:00;
07. The Distance - 5:14;
08. Diverge - 6:15;
09. Interlude 3 (Sevenths) - 1:04;
10. I Was Wonderin' - 7:58;
11. Interlude 4 (Sixths) - 1:17;
12. Body and Soul - 4:11.
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