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Kurt Rosenwinkel: Reflections from Berlin

by Franz A. Matzner
Broadly acknowledged as one of jazz's foremost artists, Kurt Rosenwinkel has established a reputation as an innovator and constant seeker on the guitar. He has carved out a unique sound over many years of experiment and refinement and today commands respect for his singular voice as a player and bandleader. As a follow-up to ...
Vijay Iyer Trio: Historicity

by Troy Collins
The art of the piano trio has enjoyed a healthy renaissance over the past two decades, as a plethora of new stars have ascended the ranks to uphold and advance the tradition. Ethan Iverson, Brad Mehldau, Jason Moran, and Matthew Shipp are just a few of the adventurous younger artists whose notion of the trio is ...
A Bit of This and That
The Firehouse 12 Fall 2009 Concert Series opens its 13-week run on Friday September 18 (alas, the first night of Rosh Hashanah) with Brandon Ross & Blazing Beauty for 2 shows (8:30 and 10 p.m.) You can purchase tickets for individual shows or the entire season by going to the venue's website (firehouse12.com). Speaking ...
Fresh Sound New Talent: Truth in Advertising

by J Hunter
Operating in an era dominated by contradictory product names (i.e. Jumbo Shrimp, Clear Skies Initiative), Fresh Sound New Talent delivers exactly what it advertises--the CD equivalent of showcase gigs for up and coming musicians--and leaves a the future in the hands of the players and the free market. With that in mind, here are four FSNT ...
Brad Mehldau at the Village Vanguard

by Eric Benson
Brad Mehldau Trio Village Vanguard New York, NY May 5 & 9, 2009 No major jazz artist of the last 25 years has been more closely associated with a single venue than pianist Brad Mehldau with the Village Vanguard. Of the 11 trio albums he's released since signing with Warner ...
Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - World Premiere

by Eric Benson
Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseWorld PremiereThe Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYApril 15, 2009 The Jazz Wars are over. Now what? A new documentary asks. Since the early 1980s, jazz has been engaged in its own nonviolent, low-intensity civil war. Decentralized and ...
Higher Standards: Ethan Iverson Trio at Smalls

by Eric Benson
Ethan Iverson Trio, with Ben Street and Albert Tootie" HeathSmalls New York, NY March 23, 2009 In the final scene of the film Big Night, the manager of an Italian restaurant played by Stanley Tucci makes a plain three-egg omelette--no cheese, no onions or peppers, just a little olive ...
Innerviewworld.com Interview: The Bad Plus

The Bad Plus is a collective made up of bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King. All three are from the Midwest and they have known each other since their teens. Nonetheless, with the exception of one unimpressive meeting in 1990, it is only after spending their formative 20s apart--King as a session ...
Ethan Iverson

by AAJ Italy Staff
01. Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D. (Arista-Freedom). Ne ho sentito parlare per anni e finalmente sono riuscito a trovarne una versione bootleg. Julius è nello stesso tempo puro blues e astratta immaginazione. Rimane un grande sottovalutato. 02. Duke Ellington - Piano Reflections (Capitol - 1953). Il migliore dei suoi dischi in trio. Particolarmente commoventi sono i ...
Ethan Iverson: Roll Call

by AAJ Staff
By Ethan Iverson This is my tribute to musicians who are no longer with us but that I managed to see perform. Their names are in bold. I spent my first night in New York City at the Village Vanguard. It was August 1991, I was 18 years old and ...