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Evan Parker

Born: April 5, 1944

Evan Parker was born in Bristol in 1944 and began to play the saxophone at the age of 14. Initially he played alto and was an admirer of Paul Desmond; by 1960 he had switched to tenor and soprano, following the example of John Coltrane, a major influence who, he would later say, determined "my choice of everything". In 1962 he went to Birmingham University to study botany but a trip to New York, where he heard the Cecil Taylor trio (with Jimmy Lyons and Sunny Murray), prompted a change of mind. What he heard was "music of a strength and intensity to mark me for life ... l came back with my academic ambitions in tatters and a desperate dream of a life playing that kind of music - 'free jazz' they called it then." Parker stayed in Birmingham for a time, often playing with pianist Howard Riley

Raise Four

Label: Trio Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Jez Nelson/Dave Green Interview; Shuffle Boil (Monk); Ex-Changes (Green/Dixon/Parker/Calderazzo); Raise Four (Monk); A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn); Played Twice (Monk). Rec. November 5, 2004.

Electro-Acoustic works, SHHH/Peaceful, Latin sounds and Ellingtonia

by David Brown
July 12, 2022

This week, Latin sounds, Ellingtonia, Electro-Acoustic Jazz and SHHH/Peaceful. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:30 Jason Moran “You've Got to be Modernistic" from Modernistic (Blue Note) 02:10 Matthew Shipp Trio “World Construct" from World Construct (ESP Disk) 07:57 Marta Sanchez “The Eternal Stillness" from SAAM (Spanish American ...

Martin Küchen, Agustí Fernandez, Zlatko Kaučič: The Steps That Resonate

by Mark Corroto
June 21, 2022

Let's test the laws of thermodynamics with free improvisation music. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can only be transferred or changed from one form to another. This law is sublimely displayed during the live performance by Martin Küchen, Agustí Fernandez, and Zlatko Kaučič at the BCMF ...

The Black Saint And Soul Note Labels

by Jerome Wilson
June 3, 2022

Since 1975, the Black Saint and Soul Note record labels have been a major force in documenting the growth of American avant-garde jazz. This program samples two hours of music from their diverse catalog. It includes work from artists who had long associations with the labels such as Muhal Richard Abrams and David Murray as well ...

Dave Green Trio plus Evan Parker: Raise Four

by Duncan Heining
May 2, 2022

Bassist Dave Green recorded this set for the BBC Radio 3 programme Somethin' Else in 2004. In the interview included here with the show's presenter Jez Nelson, Green reflects on a forty year career in jazz. It is fitting that this fine record, only his fourth as leader, sees its release in the year Green marks ...

Roberto Zorzi: esplorazione senza confini

by Angelo Leonardi
April 4, 2022

Il percorso musicale del chitarrista Roberto Zorzi è così ricco ed eclettico che è impossibile includerlo in un particolare genere musicale. L'iniziale amore per visionari artisti rock come Robert Fripp e Brian Eno s'è arricchito nel tempo di approcci, tanto liberi quanto anticonvenzionali, di Derek Bailey e altri esponenti dell'avanguardia inglese degli anni settanta. La ricerca ...

Axel Dörner, Roger Turner, Urs Leimgruber, and Ribo Flesh: Untitled (London Leipzig Luzern)

by Troy Dostert
March 17, 2022

With a lineup comprising some of the leading figures in free improvisation, fans of the genre will surely want to give Untitled (London Leipzig Luzern) a close listen. Trumpeter Axel Dörner, saxophonist Urs Leimgruber and percussionist Roger Turner have made their mark on hundreds of recordings featuring all of the household names: Evan Parker, Sam Rivers, ...

New Releases From Boris Koslov, Leo Genovese, Tomas Fujiwara And More

by Bob Osborne
March 17, 2022

On this week's show we feature new releases from Boris Koslov, Leo Genovese, Tomas Fujiwara, and, Matheiu Robert & Mario Ganua. In between some other recent material and to close a live cut of Noah Howard in 1975 on a European tour.Playlist Host Intro 0:00 Boris Koslov “Flow" from First Things First (Posi-tone) 0:46 ...

Binker & Moses: Feeding The Machine

by Karl Ackermann
February 11, 2022

After saxophonist Binker Golding and drummer Moses Boyd released their debut album, Dem Ones (Gearbox Records, 2015), the duo earned the U.K. Jazz FM Awards' “Best Jazz Act" trophy (2016). Unquestionably the soul of their own machine, Binker and Moses have rarely functioned simply as a duo. By their second Gearbox release, Journey To The Mountain ...