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The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 2

by Karl Ackermann
Part 1 of Jazz and Protest took an in-depth look at two landmark artists and the songs that laid the groundwork for protest within the jazz community. Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit" took a circuitous route from its origins as a poem to its successful recording on a small label that was not afraid to lend a ...
Fred Anderson: On the Run

by Lazaro Vega
This interview was first published at All About Jazz in August 2002 and is part of our ongoing effort to archive pre-database material. The Roscoe Mitchell Quintet with special guest Fred Anderson played a successful benefit concert for Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The quintet's performance, ...
Abbey Rader Quartet with Kidd Jordan: Reunion

by John Sharpe
Drummer Abbey Rader first encountered celebrated reedman Kidd Jordan when he was touring with Billy Bang and Frank Lowe back in 2000, as a member of the outfit featured on One For Jazz (No More Records, 2001). Jordan sat in, and the ensuing mix was successful enough for Rader to intend a follow up. That didn't ...
Zeno De Rossi: verso il futuro, volgendo lo sguardo al passato

by Giuseppe Segala
L'uscita del CD Zenophilia ci offre l'occasione di una densa chiacchierata con il batterista Zeno De Rossi, toccando un ampio ventaglio della sua versatile e sensibile attività artistica, che ha interagito con i maggiori esponenti del jazz contemporaneo sulla scena italiana, e non solo. All About Jazz Italia: Iniziamo dunque con il trio attuale, ...
Peter Kuhn Trio: The Other Shore

by John Sharpe
Returning to the music after some 35 years off the scene, reedman Peter Kuhn helms a live date which catches him in consort with two like-minded and accomplished free spirits in bassist Kyle Motl and drummer Nathan Hubbard. Interest in Kuhn has spiked following the reissue of his debut Livin' Right, as part of the splendid ...
Peter Kuhn: No Coming, No Going – The Music of Peter Kuhn 1978-1979

by John Sharpe
In No Coming No Going, the Lithuanian NoBusiness imprint has unearthed a real gem, as part of its continuing exhumation of the New York 1970s loft scene. Reedman Peter Kuhn was a minor presence during the latter half of the decade, releasing three discs under his own leadership, and appearing on dates by Frank Lowe and ...
John Coltrane: The Atlantic Years in Mono

by C. Andrew Hovan
Much has been made lately in audiophile circles about whether mono or stereo versions of vintage back catalog items best represent the truest form of the music. Of course, back before stereo was widely accepted and available to most consumers, monophonic was the only way to go. Stereo allowed for more choices in placement of the ...
Montreux Jazz Festival 2016

by Ian Patterson
Montreux Jazz Festival 2016 Various Venues Montreux, Switzerland July 9-12, 2016 No matter at what point, or for how long you dipped into the Montreux Jazz Festival during the seventeen days of its 50th edition, the sense of history was palpable. Charles Lloyd was present, just as he was ...
Peter Kuhn Is Back With A New Trio Recording And His Archive Recordings Reissue

Livin' Right is a product of the amazing NYC loft scene of the 1970s, where players from around the world gathered in a rare period of community, harmony, and creativity, a time when a relative unknown from California could meet and play with the great musicians on this disc. William Parker was already a phenomenon at ...
Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

by Mark Corroto
The expansion of the mind, or better yet, consciousness, can come from multiple approaches. Prayer, physical activity, hallucinogenic substances, and mathematics are but a few routes. All seem to distillate to one essence, that is quiet, the emptiness of silence. For prayer or meditation, the quiet is obvious. But also, great scientists and athletes tell us ...