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John Abercrombie on ECM - Part 1: Through the '80s

by Budd Kopman
Now that the The First Quartet set of recordings by guitarist/composer John Abercrombie from 1979-1981 has been released, it is as good a time as any to explore Abercrombie's career on ECM as a leader/co-leader, plus some his work as a sideman. There is a famous epithet from Bill Evans: Jazz is not a ...
Top Ten MP3 Downloads in 2015

Congratulations to the musicians whose tracks generated the most downloads in 2015! 1. Astrologic (5:48)By: Ernesto Aurignac From: UNO (Self Produced) 2. The Nearness of You (05:07)By: Dennis DeMille From: Sonority (Sonority Records) 3. Think of One (05:53)By: Alex Conde From: Descarga for Monk (Zoho Music) 4. ...
Jazztopad 2015

by Henning Bolte
National Music Forum Jazztopad 2015 Wroclaw, Poland November 21-25, 2015 The city of Wroclaw by the Odra River in the southwest of Poland has occupied a pre-eminent position throughout its long, turbulent history, and it still does. Wroclaw's Jazztopad festival is a relatively young one. This year celebrated had ...
John Abercrombie: The First Quartet

by Karl Ackermann
In his more than thirty year career--almost exclusively with ECM--guitarist John Abercrombie has more often than not confined his formation to smaller groups ranging from solo through quartet. He has been less restricted in the style of music he creates and that diversity is demonstrated with mixed results on The First Quartet. The albums included in ...
Michael Gibbs: Still Pushing The Envelope

by Ian Patterson
In a career spanning well over fifty years, veteran composer/arranger Michael Gibbs has chalked up a truly impressive range of credits, from Mahavishnu Orchestra to Jaco Pastorius, from Gary Burton to John Scofield and from Kenny Wheeler to Norma Winstone. The Zimbabwe-born maestro has worked with the very best jazz musicians on both sides of the ...
AACM - The Association of the Advancement of Creative Music

by Hrayr Attarian
The Association of the Advancement of Creative Music (AACM) was created 50 years ago in Chicago to give voice to adventurous African American musicians and to express the political turmoil of the era. As this is the anniversary year of this revolutionary collective here are ten essential classic AACM recordings that belong in any collection, regardless ...
Michael Cain: Sola

by Karl Ackermann
In his long and well-established career, keyboardist/composer Michael Cain has often flown under the radar. Dating back to 1991, Cain was part of the bassist Anthony Cox's impressive quartet which included saxophonist Dewey Redman drummer Billy Higgins in its initial formation. His fine piano trio outing Circa (ECM, 1997) with trumpeter Ralph Alessi and saxophonist Peter ...
Poker di Jon Irabagon

by Stefano Merighi
Il jazz di oggi è sicuramente policentrico, continuando in questo la sua stratificata tradizione. Sempre più spazio trovano artisti americani di origini diverse. Tra essi, il sassofonista Jon Irabagon (sangue filippino) è emerso da un decennio con una forza dirompente, conseguenza di una preparazione enciclopedica, tradotta abilmente in un'ampia gamma di situazioni sonore.
Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Mauch Chunk

by Karl Ackermann
If ever a jazz group defied labeling, it is Mostly Other People Do the Killing (MOPDtK). With their self-titled debut (Hot Cup Records, 2004), the group had demonstrated a wildly engrossing pastiche encompassing influences as diverse as Ornette Coleman and traditional New Orleans swing. MOPDtK was founded by bassist Moppa Elliott and trumpeter Peter Evans who ...
Mirko Pedrotti Quintet: MPQ

by Giuseppe Segala
Mirko Pedrotti, vibrafonista, percussionista e compositore trentino, giunge con questo lavoro al secondo CD a proprio nome, alla guida del quintetto che con lo stesso organico (più qualche ospite, tra cui Saverio Tasca) pubblicò nel 2013 Kimèra. Unica variante, la sostituzione del pianista di allora Luca Poletti con Luca Olzer, che qui compare alle tastiere Rhodes ...