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Dominic Duval/Mark Whitecage: Rules of Engagement, Vol. 1
by Jerry D'Souza
Dominic Duval and Mark Whitecage have worked together before – State Of The Art and Free For Once are effective representatives of their shared craft. Both are visionaries and neither is bound by the known or the expected. They explore opportunity and in doing so usher a sense of adventure into their music. ...
Joe Giardullo 4tet: Now Is
by Frank Rubolino
Spirited improvisation marks the offering of soprano saxophonist Joe Giardullo and his quartet on Now Is. Master brass and reed authority Joe McPhee is on board, as is stellar bassist Mike Bisio and fiery drummer Toni Tabbal. Together, the four artists stretch it out in free time with music that provides a kick through its high ...
Joe Giardullo 4tet: Now Is
by Rex Butters
Listening to Joe Giardullo’s Now Is, it’s hard to believe the multi-instrumentalist/composer spent twelve years honing his craft in private, convinced no one was interested in his artistic output. After his Gravity Music for Chamber for Creative Chamber Group tanked commercially in ’79 (despite a four star review from Downbeat ), Giardullo resigned himself to working ...
Joe Giardullo 4tet: Now Is
by Mark Corroto
Spontaneity in music doesn’t have to come at the cost of order. In other words, Janis Joplin was wrong when she sang “Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.” Saxophonist Joe Giardullo’s return to music 12 years ago at the urging of his friend and musical partner Joe McPhee has resulted in the ...
Andrew Barker / Matthew Shipp / Charles Waters: Apostolic Polyphony
by Frank Rubolino
In the late 1990s, New Yorkers became enamored with a brash group of freewheeling improvisers from Atlanta going under the name Gold Sparkle Band. The chemistry of their fresh and ambitious style clicked with the New York establishment, and the group members soon began integrating with the entrenched Downtown musicians in taking the music forward at ...
Aercine: Aercine
by Jerry D'Souza
Artful meshing of sound and form is an important factor in making improvisation work. Without a core that draws the players, it doesn't work. If they let invention go off at different angles, the result can at worst be irksome and at best unsatisfying. Aercine offers a mixed bag. When the pieces fall ...
Aercine: Aercine
by Farrell Lowe
It's rare to find an album as compelling as this one, and it's even more remarkable when all of the music on the disk is completely improvised. There is a stunning empathy between the five musicians who comprise Aercine, and the results of their musical relationship are sheer joy. Aercine crosses musical boundaries as ...
Joe Giardullo: Language Of Swans
by Richton Guy Thomas
Language Of Swans represents multi instrumentalist/composer Joe Giardullo's second release on Drimala Records. The first, Shadow And Light, was made with Joe McPhee on September 11, 2001. Language of Swans has a very different feel than the sheer intensity of Giardullo's first disc. It offers an opportunity to hear Joe Giardullo’s whole musical world, ...
Naked Mirror
By John Blum
Label: Drimala Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Ethereal Plane 2. Rain Dark Rain 3. Heart Tumor 4. Consternation
5. Glowing, Pulsing 6. Dismal Cry 7. Silence Trickle
8. Naked Mirror
