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Nick Fraser: Too Many Continents

Read "Too Many Continents" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi
March 1, 2016

Vent'anni di esperienza a Toronto nel jazz e nella musica improvvisata di quella scena, il batterista Nick Fraser coltiva anche amicizie musicali ad ampio raggio, come dimostra la partnership con la connazionale Kris Davis e l'americano Tony Malaby. La musicalità di Fraser spazia da un jazz avanzato contemporaneo fino alla free music più ...

Article: Profile

Barry Guy: Ploughs into Swordshares, Part 1-3

by Duncan Heining
February 21, 2016

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Edgar Varèse's defiant statement in the face of public and critical indifference -"The present day composer refuses to die"—could so easily apply to composer-bassist Barry Guy. He has earned over the years a deep and lasting respect from certain fans and critics, though more so in ...

Article: Music and the Creative Spirit

Rita Draper Frazão: A Fine Artist's Representations Of Creative Processes In Music (Part 1)

by Henning Bolte
February 17, 2016

Part 1 | Part 2 This portrait of Portuguese fine artist Rita Draper Frazão is related to the recent Carte Blanche of percussionist Hamid Drake's that took place at the Amsterdam Bimhuis (read my February 2016 review). As a collaborative follow-up this article is published together with a series of portraits Rita Draper Frazão ...

Article: Album Review

Lars Fiil: Frit Fald (Free Fall)

Read "Frit Fald (Free Fall)" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
February 10, 2016

Lars Fiil è un pianista danese non ancora trentenne che ha all'attivo un album di debutto con i fiocchi -Reconsideration è stato nominato per il Danish Music Award -con un quartetto vincitore dell'altrettanto prestigioso Young Danish Jazz Comets. Ma Fiil è anche e soprattutto un pianista/compositore di sorprendente maturità e originalità. Lo dimostra ampiamente con questo ...

Article: Album Review

Konstrukt & Peter Brötzmann: The Message: Live At Kargart

Read "The Message: Live At Kargart" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
February 6, 2016

Breathe, just keep breathing, you tell yourself as the latest offering from the free jazz saviors spins on the turntable. Pressed in an edition of just 200 LPs, The Message: Live At Kargart is a treasure of sound. Actually it is more than just sound, it is an independent self-contained space craft carrying music from a ...

Article: Live Review

Hamid Drake Carte Blanche at Bimhuis Amsterdam: PUNKT+ICP

by Henning Bolte
February 4, 2016

Hamid Drake, Punkt + ICP Bimhuis Carte Blanche Amsterdam January 23, 2016 World-renowned Amsterdam Bimhuis invited illustrious Chicagoan drummer/percussionist Hamid Drake for a carte blanche night on January 23rd. This article covers the event and adds some background notes. Hamid Drake frequently performs at this venue. To date he played ...

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Evan Parker/John Russell/John Edwards, Pat Thomas, Alison Blunt/Benedict Taylor/David Leahy, Kay Grant/Alex Ward: Making Rooms

Read "Making Rooms" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
January 13, 2016

Originated by guitarist John Russell and pianist/trumpeter Chris Burn, Mopomoso is an improvised-music organisation that has run a series of monthly concerts in London ever since 1991, making it the longest-running such series in the UK. Between April 23rd and 30th 2013, Mopomoso embarked on a tour of England which visited seven cities outside London. At ...

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Marcelo Dos Reis / Angelica V. Salvi: Concentric Rinds

Read "Concentric Rinds" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
January 9, 2016

Guitarist Marcelo dos Reis has become a fixture on the Lisbon experimental music scene, where he also helms the newly created Cipsela imprint. His guitar contributed an attractive wild card element to Chamber 4's eponymous release (FMR, 2015) and he has worked with Elliott Sharp, Burton Greene and Evan Parker among others. Among his many outlets ...

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