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Article: In the Artist's Own Words

Mark O'Leary: Plucking the Flower

by Eyal Hareuveni
April 29, 2009

Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary emerged on the global improvised music scene in the last few years, pushing his bold vision and broad scope of musicality through constantly-changing collaborations. O'Leary can cross easily between genres, from progressive, synth-laden rock and seventies fusion to free jazz and abstract soundscapes.The guitarist's encyclopedic interests and remarkable prolificacy are ...

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News: Recording

Incus Records Returns with Release of "Lot 74"

April 8, 2009

Incus Records was set up in 1970 by Derek Bailey, Tony Oxley, Evan Parker, and Michael Walters. It was the first independent, musician-run record company in Britain. Its independence extended to its releases which were always centred on improvisation. Incus has issued over 100 recordings on diverse formats including an EP, LPs, reel to reel tapes, ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Auand: A Matter of Trust

by Jakob Baekgaard
April 8, 2009

To collect music is a path and a passion that sometimes can lead into an unexpected profession. The founders of some of the most famous labels in jazz history; people like Bob Weinstock (Prestige), Alfred Lion (Blue Note), Norman Granz (Verve) and Orrin Keepnews (Riverside) were listeners, who felt the need to document the new sounds ...

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Article: Album Review

Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: Thin Air

Read "Thin Air" reviewed by Farrell Lowe

by Farrell Lowe
March 27, 2009

The music of guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone is immediately galvanizing but comfortable, unpredictable yet composed, powerful yet subtle, vulnerable and courageous. In the rarified air of duet recordings where there are few places to hide, the music's context becomes a powerful resonator for artistic values. Thin Air is the third release by the ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Derek Bailey

January 29, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Derek Bailey's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Derek BaileyBailey was born in Sheffield, England. A third generation musician, he began playing the guitar at the age of ten, going on to study with John Duarte among others. As an adult he found ...

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Article: From Far and Wide

Contemporary Jazz in Denmark: Different Sounds, Different Scenes

by Jakob Baekgaard
January 6, 2009

There's an often-quoted phrase by Shakespeare saying that “something is rotten in the state of Denmark" but when it comes to jazz, the environment of the country is indeed very fertile, and at this point, the many sounds of Danish jazz are reaching across the borders and finding new listeners everywhere in the world. The homogeneity ...

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The Advocate

By Derek Bailey

Label:
Released: 2007
Track listing: 01. Sheffield Phantoms (Bailey/Oxley); 02. Medicine Men (Bailey/Oxley); 3. Playroom (Bailey/Oxley); 4. The Advocate (Oxley).

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Standards

By Derek Bailey

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2007
Track listing: Nothing New; Frankly My Dear I Don

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Five Gentlemen of the Guitar

By Derek Bailey

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2007
Track listing: Improvisation No. 4; Ascension; The Dog That Didn

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The Moat Recordings

By Derek Bailey

Label:
Released: 2007
Track listing: CD 1 01. Orchard - 11:27; 02. Condensation - 8:50; 03. Crookesmoor - 16:49; 04. Campo - 6:51; 05. Fermata - 11:41; 06. Radio Bossa - 8:01; 07. Mappin - 4:56. CD 2 01. Holderness - 12:47; 02. Cord - 9:53; 03. Tenter - 8:20; 04. Edinburgh - 12:10; 05. Cortical - 10:20; 06. Chiuso - 4:56; 07. From Bar Seven - 11:40; 08. Matilda - 2:48.