Results for "David Liebman"

ARTICLE: RADIO March 27, 2020

Fredrik Lundin, Francesco Cusa, and Gianni Lenoci

It's just one of those happy coincidences that bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, whose name is likely Italian in orgin, is one of the featured artists in this episode, because there's noticeable Italian content as well. Mezzacappa's latest with her ensemble Six, is inspired by the short stories of Italo Calvino (also Italian). Music from Italian musicians comes ...

ARTICLE: RADIO March 4, 2020

Susana Santos Silva, Tim Berne, Andrew Bain and More

By MAURICE HOGUE

Some of the jazz world's top female improvisers are front and center in this episode. Anna Webber and Angela Morris, two Canadian expat saxophonists who've earned big cred in New York, have released Both Are True with their excellent big band. Portuguese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva has a new album with her quintet, Impermanence. You'll also ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW November 20, 2019

Brian Lynch Big Band: The Omni-American Book Club / My Journey Through Literature in Music

By JACK BOWERS

Aside from being a multi-award-winning trumpeter and composer, Brian Lynch appears to be an avid reader and social arbiter as well. His twenty-third album as leader, a two-CD set whose protracted and austere name, The Omni-American Book Club / My Journey Through Literature in Music, belies its bold and free-hearted nature, is dedicated to a number ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW August 8, 2019

Jazz Festival Ljubljana 2019

By HENNING BOLTE

Cankarjev Dom Jazz Festival Ljubljana Ljubljana June 18-22, 2019 Ljubljana—capital of the Republic of Slovenia, member of the EU, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy—hosts a now six decades old jazz festival. The event is organized by Cankarjev House/Cankarjev Dom, a prestigious, state-run cultural center in midtown Ljubljana opposite the ...

ARTICLE: RADIO June 12, 2019

OGJB Quartet & The Last Poets

By MAURICE HOGUE

There's no way to use geographical borders to define this music called jazz. For instance, the Freequestra from Slovenia: led by acclaimed guitarist Samo Salamon— the ensemble wends its way with power and emotion through Salamon's new Free Sessions Vol.2, a rollicking excursion through the avant-garde. Or in the case of OGJB, a quartet of four ...

ARTICLE: RADIO May 9, 2019

Mick Rossi, Le Rex, & Emile Parisien

By MAURICE HOGUE

Creativity must be recognized, particularly the kind endures. The AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) continues this day, just as it did over 50 years ago, inspiring, pushing forward, and setting the standard for creative music. Only the players change. The premier performing group of the AACM today is the AACM Great Black Music ...

ARTICLE: RADIO May 1, 2019

NY Free Quartet, Michael Gregory Jackson & Marc Jufer

By MAURICE HOGUE

There's a wide variety of great tunes this episode: Club D'Elf kicks it off with the title track to their latest live set, saxophonist Muriel Grossmann and her quartet acknowledge the musical and mystical paths of John Coltrane, the New York Free Quartet's Dream Time marks their return to releasing excellent work, and the very influential ...

ARTICLE: RADIO April 10, 2019

Joseph Benzola, Liebman/Rudolph/Drake, Tom Kessler and More

By MAURICE HOGUE

Canadian saxophonist and flautist Anna Webber has seen her star rising since settling in New York. She's become a highly regarded member of the creative improvisation scene there, and each recording of her own compositions becomes more impressive. With her septet she tackles a number of homages to some of her favourite 20th century composers' percussion ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW April 9, 2019

Dave Liebman: On the Corner Live!

By MIKE JURKOVIC

Saxophonist/flautist and 2011 NEA Jazz Master David Liebman knows of what he speaks when he speaks of Miles Davis. He was part of the pack stirring the rock/jazz/electronic/funk fusion cauldron, first working with Elvin Jones and then running with Davis in the studio--first appearing on the original On The Corner, (Columbia, 1972)--and on tour from 1972 ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW April 1, 2019

Kenny G: Playin' It Straight

By KEN DRYDEN

Kenny G has been categorized as a jazz musician by record companies simply because he plays saxophone. The reality is that his style is actually banal pop consisting of repetitious melodies with short passages of bland improvisation and, occasionally, long-held notes to show off his grasp of circular breathing—a technique Clark Terry and Rahsaan Roland Kirk ...