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Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2015, Part 2

by Mike Chamberlain
May 21, 2015

Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada May 16-17, 2015 Part 1 | Part 2 The site of the Pavilion Arthabaska, a chalet on a hill above the town, is a popular spot in Victoriaville (think lookout and make out), not a place that is obvious ...

Article: Album Review

Nate Wooley: Battle Pieces

Read "Battle Pieces" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 2, 2015

Someday trumpeter Nate Wooley is going to sell-out, abandon his principles, and make a smooth jazz record. He will give in to the pull of commercial success and create a disc of elevator music which can be played, but taken no heed of. I jest, because everything he creates necessitates the ear and mind's ...

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Article: Album Review

George Spanos: Dreams Beyond

Read "Dreams Beyond" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
March 29, 2015

Drummer George Spanos' exodus from Greece to New York City has resulted in a speedy indoctrination into its fertile nu-jazz scene, performing at The Stone and other popular venues with notables such as electronics wiz Ikue Mori and cellist Erik Friedlander. But Spanos has made the rounds in Europe and Canada, where disparate influences have cultivated ...

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Nighthawks

By Erik Friedlander

Label: Skipstone Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Sneaky Pete; Clockwork; Hopper's Blue House; Carom; Nostalgia Blindside; 26 Gasoline Stations; One Red Candle; Poolhall Payback; Nighthawks; The River.

Article: Live Review

Jazztopad 2014, Three World Premieres

by Ian Patterson
November 24, 2014

Jazztopad Wroclaw, Poland November 13-15, 2014 Jazztopad enters its second decade with confident stride. The festival has come a long way in the first ten years, evolving, experimenting and growing as any good festival should. In 2014, Jazztopad stands as an internationally renowned festival with a clearly defined ethos, one that combines ...

News: Recording

Mark Aanderud, Hernan Hecht And Stomu Takeishi As Molé Present A New Take On The Piano Trio With Their Highly Evocative "RGB" On RareNoiseRecords

November 16, 2014

Freedom, experimentation and telepathy are the watch words for RGB, the latest transcendent collaboration of pianist-composer Mark Aanderud and drummer Hernan Hecht under their collective name of Molé. Joining the two longstanding partners on their second RareNoise outing is the inventive Japanese bassist and longtime New York resident Stomu Takeishi, whose highly expressive and adventurous low-end ...

News: Festival

Jazztopad Hosts Wadada Leo Smith, Pharoah Sanders And Mulatu Astatke, 13 - 23 November

November 8, 2014

Jazztopad, the internationally renowned Polish jazz festival held in Wroclaw, returns for its 11th edition from 13 – 23 November 2014. This year promises to be a tremendously exciting festival, with the usual mixture of jazz legends, up-and-coming talent, World Premieres, international showcases and much more besides. Trumpeter Nate Wooley gets the festival underway on the ...

Article: Live Review

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2014

by Vincenzo Roggero
September 15, 2014

Saalfelden 28-31.08.2014 A bocce ferme il 35° Jazzfestival di Saalfelden presentava un programma meno appariscente rispetto a precedenti edizioni, con meno densità di nomi altisonanti e meno eventi imperdibili. Ma forse proprio per la mancanza di aspettative clamorose, grazie alla solida direzione artistica tra certezze e curiosità e per quelle alchimie speciali che regolano ...

Article: Album Review

Erik Friedlander: Nighthawks

Read "Nighthawks" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
July 14, 2014

Visto dal vivo all'inizio dell'anno presso il Pinocchio Live Jazz di Firenze (clicca qui per leggere la recensione del concerto), arriva su CD il quartetto Bonebridge di Erik Friedlander, un progetto che è stato definito “country da camera." Anche su supporto registrato il quartetto conserva la suggestione data da un lato dalla purezza ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander

July 1, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today! Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC\'s downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a ...