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Take Five With Billie Davies

Read "Take Five With Billie Davies" reviewed by Billie Davies PR


Meet Billie Davies:Drummer and band leader Billie Davies is mostly an autodidact whose natural talent, relentless, explorative spirit, and multifaceted experiences have led to an innovative approach to jazz. With a background in classical and jazz along with a lifetime of musical experiences in jams, performances, recordings, and music production, the listener is treated ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Paul Motian: Paul Motian (Old & New Masters Edition)

Read "Paul Motian: Paul Motian (Old & New Masters Edition)" reviewed by John Kelman


In a time when leadership roles are being thrust increasingly upon young musicians who may have the chops, the technique and the theory, but not the experience, drummer Paul Motian could be considered a lesson in patience, in waiting for the right time, in holding off for the precise moment of readiness.It's not that ...

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Organic Music Society

Read "Organic Music Society" reviewed by John Eyles


By the early 1970s, trumpeter Don Cherry had moved a long way--geographically and musically--from the music that had earned him a reputation as one of free jazz's great innovators. Resident in Sweden, he had embarked on a pioneering exploration of world fusion music, incorporating a range of influences, notably African, Native-American, Indian and Middle Eastern. During ...

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Article: Interview

Matthias Winckelmann: Happy Birthday ENJA!

Read "Matthias Winckelmann: Happy Birthday ENJA!" reviewed by Bob Hatteau


ECM, ACT, Winter & Winter, FMP, MPS, ENJA... Germany sounds like a generous land for creative jazz record labels. ENJA Records, the Münich-based jazz label, was founded in 1971 by Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber. For the last forty years ENJA has built an impressive catalog, with more than seven hundred releases that ...

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Article: Live Review

The TAO Saxophone Quartet on Tour

Read "The TAO Saxophone Quartet on Tour" reviewed by Gilles Laheurte


The TAO Saxophone Quartet UNIS Theatre / Bowery Wine Company / Zebulon's New York, NY April, 2011 After an absence of eight years--last appearing in the USA at the legendary Knitting Factory in 2002--the TAO Saxophone Quartet returned to New York. Formed in 1991 by reedman Noël Pelhate--a devoted fan of ...

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Article: Live Review

Mark Dresser Quintet Live at Dizzy's, San Diego

Read "Mark Dresser Quintet Live at Dizzy's, San Diego" reviewed by Robert Bush


Mark Dresser QuintetDizzy'sSan Diego, CAOctober 10, 2010 Double bass virtuoso Mark Dresser is a player whose expertise in multiple genres defies categorization. His is the story of the student becoming the maestro. Growing up, he was inspired by rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix, and bassist/composer Charles Mingus, and he began his ...

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Article: Album Review

Omri Ziegele’s Where’s Africa Trio: Can Walk On Sand

Read "Can Walk On Sand" reviewed by Nic Jones


This could almost be a band “on a hiding to nothing" considering it self-consciously mines the seam of vibrant music first tapped by the likes of Chris McGregor and Harry Miller. Given the fact that it's only a trio, it's inevitable perhaps that the group lacks the sheer sonic impact of McGregor's much larger bands, but ...

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Live At Montreux

Label: Enja Records
Released: 1989


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