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Article: Interview

John Etheridge: More Than a Legacy

by Bruce Lindsay
May 7, 2013

The home page of guitarist John Etheridge's website reveals that he's involved in seven current projects: nothing too unusual in the life of a contemporary jazz musician. Closer inspection quickly shows that the term “jazz musician" fails miserably to encompass the full range of Etheridge's work. There's his career as a solo performer; his duo with ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Soft Machine Legacy: Burden of Proof

by Dave Wayne
April 13, 2013

Over the course of three albums released between 1968 and 1970, the British band Soft Machine transformed from one of the trippiest and mind-bendingly inventive rock bands of the psychedelic era into a raging musical torrent of free jazz, thunderous prog rock, and high- concept minimalist-inspired avant-garde stylings. With the dizzying changes in musical direction came ...

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The 100 Club Concert 1979

By Elton Dean

Label: Playlist Record Company
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. Oases; 02. One Three Nine; 03. Sweet F.A.; 04. Seven for Lee; 05. Nicrotto; 06. Macks; 07. First Born; 08. Bounce.

Article: Live Review

On The Road With The Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet

by Ian Patterson
December 18, 2012

Though it was only a 12-hour flight from Singapore to London, for Singaporean organist/pianist Jeremy Monteiro, Philippine tenor saxophonist Tots Tolentino, Hong Kong guitarist Eugene Pao and Thai drummer Chanutr Techatana-nan--who together make up the Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet--the journey has, in some ways, been a much longer one; you could say it's a journey ...

Article: Album Review

Elton Dean's Ninesense: The 100 Club Concert 1979

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 9, 2012

Con la pubblicazione del doppio CD The 100 Club Concert 1979 viene finalmente resa disponibile la registrazione di un concerto tenuto nel marzo del 1979, al celebre 100 Club di Londra, dai Ninesense di Elton Dean. I nastri della serata appartengono alla collezione privata di Riccardo Bergerone, un piemontese indomito che aveva già organizzato in Italia ...

Article: The Moment's Energy

The Fire, Regardless

by Nic Jones
July 4, 2012

If considered together a couple of recent archival releases (The 100 Club Concert 1979 (Reel Recordings, 2012), by saxophonist Elton Dean's Ninesense and Mike Osborne Trio The Birmingham Concert (Cadillac, 2012), by the Mike Osborne Trio) and one reissue (Wilderness of Glass ((Awake, 2012), by Triton) remind us of how creative improvised music happens, regardless of ...

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Machine Mass Trio to Release "As Real As Thinking" (MoonJune)

November 17, 2011

Originally born as a side-project of douBt, this new trio led by Tony Bianco (on drums and loops) and Michel Delville (on guitar, bouzouki and live effects) also includes emerging Belgian talent Jordi Grognard on saxophones, bass clarinet and flute. As Real as Thinking is an amazing mix of fiery licks, catchy themes, telepathic rhythms, shamanic ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Cuneiform Records: Growing Progressive Music for 27 Years

by Mark Redlefsen
November 14, 2011

Twenty seven years is a long time for a niche progressive music label such as Cuneiform Records not just to survive, but to remain inventive and, in the best sense, ambitious. Steve Feigenbaum founded Cuneiform back in 1984, and with his wife, Joyce, runs it from Silver Springs, Maryland. Hosting bands such as Universe Zero, digging ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

MoonJune Records: A Decade of Progressive Rock Documentation

by Mark Redlefsen
October 5, 2011

On a moon of this past June, appropriately enough, Leonardo Pavkovic, owner of the progressive jazz label MoonJune Records, gave All About Jazz an interview at the label's office in Union Square, New York City. The name MoonJune Records, which Pavkovic started back in 2001, is taken from the title of a song, “Moon In June," ...

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Article: Highly Opinionated

Roswell Rudd: The Musical Magus Turns 75

by Raul d'Gama Rose
September 5, 2011

"Years ago it would have seemed an impossible dream to get to record with this musical magus, but here we are... and what a thrill!" class="f-right">--Charlie Kohlhase, From liner notes to Eventuality: The Charlie Kohlhase Quintet Plays the Music of Roswell Rudd (Nada, 2001) I see him suddenly as if in a ...