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Article: Extended Analysis

Hutchinson Andrew Trio: Prairie Modern

by John Kelman
March 12, 2014

If Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are the only places in Canada considered, in any way, as hotbeds for jazz, the prairie provinces are, with the exception of the annual Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music, pretty close to the bottom of the list of other Canadian cities that have small but aspiring jazz scenes. ...

Article: Live Review

Joel Harrison 5 at Gigspace Performance Studio

by John Kelman
March 5, 2014

Joel Harrison 5 Gigspace Performance Studio Ottawa, Canada March 1, 2014 Tucked at the end of a small strip mall in an unlikely location, Gigspace Performance Studio has, since opening in the fall of 2011, garnered a reputation as an intimate performance space where magic often happens. A not-for-profit 46-seat venue, ...

News: Recording

Whirlwind Recordings Announces Upcoming Releases

March 3, 2014

Whirlwind Recordings announces its bumper-crop of upcoming releases for 2014, featuring an eclectic mix of standout albums from known and up-and-coming artists based in NYC, London and beyond. Here's a snapshot: March 11, 2104: Leave the Door Open by Joel Harrison & Anupam Shobhakar. A brand new collaboration featuring cutting edge western improvisation, roots music and ...

Article: Live Review

Simone Graziano Quintet al Pinocchio Jazz Club

by Neri Pollastri
February 14, 2014

Pinocchio Live Jazz Firenze 30.11.2013 Autore di uno dei CD italiani più interessanti del 2013 con un quintetto dalla front line stellare--David Binney e Chris Speed--Simone Graziano ha svolto un tour di presentazione del lavoro che ha toccato varie città italiane, portando in scena il gruppo con una sola ...

Article: Album Review

Antonio Sanchez: New Life

by Phil Barnes
January 28, 2014

Ever felt as if modern jazz lost its way somewhere along the line? Too many artists constructing beautifully played, superbly recorded music that fails to connect at any emotional level whatsoever--it gets played a couple of times before being filed away in the collection never to emerge again. Well, the signs are more positive for this ...

Album

Lifted Land

By David Binney

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2013
Track listing: 01. Fanfare for Basu; 02. The Road to Your House; 03. As Snow Before A Summer Sun; 04. The Blue Whale; 05 Curious About Texas; 06. Lifted Land; 07. Losing the Central Valley; 08. Red Cloud (C.Taborn). Composizioni di David Binney tranne quelle indicate.

Article: Book Review

Being Here: Conversations On Creating Music

by Ian Patterson
December 27, 2013

Being Here: Conversations On Creating Music Radhika Philip 461 pages ISBN: 13:978-0-989-488006 Radio.org 2013 New York has been the incubator for much of the most dynamic music in the history of jazz. For Bombay-born anthropologist Radhika Philip, witnessing one gig in Smalls was a life-changer. Seduced by the ...

Article: Extended Analysis

John Escreet: Sabotage and Celebration

by Phil Barnes
December 20, 2013

Doncaster born pianist John Escreet recorded this exhilarating modern jazz record in his adopted home of New York on 7 November 2012 informed, he has said in a recent interview, by two events. The first, Hurricane Sandy, was responsible for his incarceration in his Brooklyn apartment for long enough to write and fine tune the material ...

Article: Record Label Profile

ArtistShare: A Record Label for the Digital Age

by Paul Naser
November 27, 2013

In the information age, as technology is transforming the way we share ideas, the creative artist seems to be in a dangerous situation. Peer-to-peer file sharing and free-streaming content are direct threats to an artists' livelihood. Combining this insight with a love for music and an appreciation for artists and the value of their work, Brian ...

Article: Album Review

John Escreet: Sabotage and Celebration

Read "Sabotage and Celebration" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 25, 2013

The music of composer and pianist John Escreet is a profound discovery. Each of his releases has been a revelation and an opportunity to scrutinize a major talent in the midst of his creative process. Not satisfied to work within 'the jazz tradition,' he assimilates multiple styles and musical models into his compositions. Drawing from 20th ...