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Guelph Jazz Festival: Guelph, Canada, September 5-9, 2012
by Ted Harms
Guelph Jazz FestivalGuelph, OntarioSeptember 5-9, 2012The Guelph Jazz Festival is in its 19th year. Under the direction of Ajay Heble, the festival has few equals in Canada, attracting the upper echelon of improvising musicians.It is a rare festival that can resist the allure of “tent-pole" shows--the mass-appeal artists that have vague, ...
J. Leandre / N. Mitchell / D. Van Der Schyff: Before After
by John Sharpe
Flutist Nicole Mitchell's strong attachment to the Vancouver creative scene has borne unpredictable fruit. She has been an artist in residence at the city's International Jazz Festival from 2006-2010, but it was only when bassist Joëlle Léandre was likewise featured, in 2009, that the two combined, along with Vancouver native Dylan van der Schyff behind the ...
J. Leandre / N. Mitchell / D. Van Der Schyff: Before After
by Glenn Astarita
One of the preeminent thinkers and bassists within the modern avant-jazz era, Joëlle Léandre shares equal billing on this addition to her voluminous discography. The trio's performance, at a community center in Vancouver, Canada, offers additional credence to the understanding that free improvisation must, in boundless entities and designs, be evocative and focused to become successful. ...
Drip, Drip, Drip: A Celebration of Drip Audio
by John Eyles
Violinist Jesse Zubot's record label Drip Audio released its first CD, Zubotta, in March 2005. As it reaches its sixth anniversary, the latest releases on the Vancouver-based label show it continuing to display the strengths that have made it unpredictable and distinctive throughout its existence. Alongside releases featuring Jesse Zubot and his violinist brother Joshua, standout ...
Robin Holcomb and Talking Pictures with Wayne Horvitz: The Point of It All
by John Kelman
An unspoken rule amongst musicians is: don't date someone in the band, let alone marry them. Still, there are exceptions, one of the most notable being the husband/wife team of singer/songwriter Robin Holcomb and keyboardist Wayne Horvitz. Together for three decades, they've intersected when the time is right, while still maintaining absolute independence through their rich, ...
Dylan van der Schyff: The Definition of a Toy
by AAJ Italy Staff
Con un sottile intreccio di connessioni, il batterista canadese Dylan van der Schyff ha unito nel quintetto del suo esordio discografico - la registrazione è del 2003 - differenti personalità e storie musicali. Sono con lui infatti il trombettista Brad Turner, con cui condivide dai primi anni Ottanta alcune delle più interessanti avventure jazzistiche della scena ...
Mountain Passages
By Dave Douglas
Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2005
Track listing: Summit Music; Family Of The Climber; Gnarly Schnapps; Gumshoe; Twelve Degrees Proof; North Point Memorial; Cannonball Run; Palisades; A Nasty Spill; Purple Mountains Majesty; Off Major; Bury Me Standing; Encore - All is Forgiven.
The Definition Of A Toy
Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2005
Track listing: Trio I; Definition of a Toy; Duet; Jacques; Queen of the Box Office; Siberian Elm and
Furrowed Brown; Trio II; Gaivotas Sobre Lapa; Broken.
Dylan van der Schyff: The Definition of A Toy
by Jerry D'Souza
The title tune for The Definition of A Toy was written specifically for the album by reed multi-instrumentalist Michael Moore, who was inspired by an ad for a toy. The words that grabbed his attention were specifications that it be “open-ended, “interactive, and “encourage creativity. The members of this group inject those descriptives into every tune ...
Intersection Poems
Label: Spool
Released: 2004
Track listing: Merge A La Gauche; Elk Crossing; Pavement Ends; Intersection Poems; Children At Play; When Amber Flashing.
