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Gerry Hemingway Quintet: Riptide
by Mark Corroto
Over the past 25 years, the lineup of drummer/percussionist Gerry Hemingway's quintet might have changed, but his central organizing concepts have remained constant. Like a working dog, specifically a shepherd, he always seems to be organizing chaos and safeguarding melody. Well, that is, when he isn't inciting the tumult.The most recent variation of his ...
Harris Eisenstadt: September Trio
by Glenn Astarita
In the global jazz community, drummer Harris Eisenstadt has spiraled to prominence via his technical capacities and insightful compositional prowess via large and small ensembles. His musicality supersedes that of most drummers, where he takes a holistic approach to variable tangents and architectures. With his September trio, armed with an equally prominent support system, Eisenstadt charts ...
Satoko Fujii's Triple Whammy
by Hrayr Attarian
The year 2011 is proving to be a fruitful one for Japanese composer and improviser Satoko Fujii. In addition to a world tour, she has released three albums (all on June 21) on her own Libra record label, each in a different setting and in the company of different musicians. Her only constant companion, through all ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: ETO
by Troy Collins
In addition to an ever-changing array of small combos, tireless Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii continues to lead four international big bands, each based in a different city (Kobe, Nagoya, New York and Tokyo). Of the four, her New York based Orchestra is both her oldest and most prolific, having maintained virtually the same line-up since 1997. ...
All About Jazz Relaunches "On the Road With..." Series - Musicians Road Stories Wanted!
Longtime readers may remember bassist Jimmy Haslip, pianist Dave Frank, guitarist Rodney Jones and saxophonist Ellery Eskelin all sharing their anecdotal stories from their various globetrotting tours. Well, AAJ is bringing back this engaging column and relaunching it with On the Road with Lenny White. Lenny will keep us briefed on the current RTF IV tour ...
Ellery Eskelin, Andrea Parkins & Jim Black: One Great Day... on Hatology
In some ways I think that a recording is the best medium for this music. I can think of a lot of music that speaks better on a recording than it does in a club where the environment and the audience's expectations exert an effect on the music. With this recording we've found a mix between ...
Duos: When The Sum Is Greater Than Its Parts
by Mark Corroto
The defining characteristic of all great partnerships in cinema, from the male-bonding buddy movie to the classic Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy films, is the tension created between two self-assertive characters, before their eventual collaboration. The same can be said of jazz and improvisational duos. By matching two authoritative players, sparks fly and, if the two ...
Darius Jones: From Johnny Hodges To Noise Jazz
by AAJ Staff
Alto saxophonist Darius Jones--who won most critics' nomination for the best jazz newcomer album of 2009 for Man'ish Boy (A Raw And Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009)--is a great fan of Johnny Hodges. He says that the lyrical Duke Ellington altoist is his hero, and this is pleasantly noticeable at the beginning of Man'ish Boy. It ...
Dave Liebman: A New York Story
by John Kelman
A few months shy of 65, saxophonist Dave Liebman may be having the busiest time of his career, now in its fifth decade. In the past 12 months, nearly a dozen releases have demonstrated the tremendous stylistic breadth of a musical oeuvre that kicked into high gear early, when, in the short span of three years, ...
One Great Night... Live
Label: Hat Hut Records
Released: 2010
Track listing:
1. For No Good Reason - 12:24; 2. The Decider - 11:19; 3. Coordinated Universal Time - 9:57; 4. Split the Difference - 7:30;
5. Instant Counterpoint - 11:55; 6. I Should Have Known - 9:16; 7. Half A Chance - 6:46.
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