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Overtone Quartet on Display at Kennedy Center
by Franz A. Matzner
Overtone QuartetOctober 10, 2009Washington, D.C. The Overtone Quarter played together as a group for the first time in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater Saturday. The four musicians--Dave Holland, Jason Moran, Chris Potter, and Eric Harland--each took the stage as a master of his art, and the quartet ...
October 2009
by AAJ Staff
Gordon GrdinaBar 4Brooklyn, NY September 7, 2009There were other things in the music Gordon Grdina played at Bar 4, bits of McLaughlin, Santana, Sharrock, but for the first few minutes of his trio's Sep. 7th set it was hard to hear anything other than how together they were. From the ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Holland
All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Holland's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave HollandAt the pinnacle of his career, Dave Holland has settled into the unassuming role of jazz master. The multi-award and poll-winning bassist, composer... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Dave Holland ...
Chicago Jazz Festival 2009
by Sandy Ingham
Chicago Jazz Festival 2009Chicago, IllinoisSeptember 4-6, 2009 Chicago can't lay claim to being the jazz capital of the world, nor was it the birthplace of jazz (though as the place where Louis Armstrong and other seminal New Orleans artists came after New Orleans, and as the birthplace of Benny Goodman 100 years ago, ...
Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2009, Lenox, MA
by R.J. DeLuke
Tanglewood Jazz FestivalLenox, MassachusettsSeptember 4-6, 2009 The annual Tanglewood Jazz Festival in western Massachusetts has become an intriguing mix of music over the years, its programming taking into account jazz masters, as well as young talent, and projects that are as new or at least a bit different; something that isn't experienced everywhere ...
An Experienced Leader Brings out a Collectivist Spirit
There are few musicians in jazz with a more untroubled sense of leadership than the bassist Dave Holland. Since the first recordings made under his name, in the early 1970s, Mr. Holland has expressed his point of view with gracious clarity, drawing out the best from his partners while keeping a firm hand on the tiller. ...
John Patitucci: Celebrating Jazz Heroes
by R.J. DeLuke
As sayings go, “One man's trash is another man's treasure" is pretty straightforward, especially for those enamored with garage sales. For lovers of jazz music, it may hold a bit more significance, for it played a fateful role in the life of one of today's superlative artists in the genre. John Patitucci is one ...
John Surman: Listen and Trust
by Thomas Conrad
John Surman is arguably the best baritone saxophonist to come into jazz since Gerry Mulligan and one of the most important British jazz musicians of his generation. Yet he has rarely performed in the United States and never as a leader. Therefore it is no exaggeration to describe his upcoming gig at Birdland as a genuine ...
Chris Potter: Monterey Quartet & Underground
by George Kanzler
Dave Holland / Gonzalo Rubalcaba / Chris Potter / Eric HarlandThe Monterey Quartet: Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz FestivalMonterey Jazz Festival RecordsYear Chris PotterUltrahangArtistShare2009 Although he was the youngest ...
Crystal Silence: The ECM Recordings 1972-79
by John Kelman
It's a story that's been told before, but it's worth repeating. Pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton were performing individually at a 1972 Munich festival, and ended up as the only two artists at a late night jam session. While the two had attempted working together in the 1960s, it was in a quartet context ...
