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Article: Album Review

Schlippenbach Trio: Bauhaus Dessau

Read "Bauhaus Dessau" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones

The Schlippenbach Trio is now decades old; perhaps it's not surprising there are only a few improvised music groups that have lasted that long. In this trio's case the matter of pedigree goes without saying, but whether or not the depth of their familiarity with each others' work makes for sterile, unrewarding music, is a question ...

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Anthony Braxton / Jerry Hemmingway: Old Dogs

Read "Old Dogs" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

It is very difficult to separate the music of saxophonist Anthony Braxton and percussionist Gerry Hemingway from the actual experience of listening to four-disc, four-plus hour Old Dogs (2007). Each disc represents a morning or afternoon's work, recorded at Wesleyan University in early August, 2007, requiring almost complete immersion--letting go each moment, as it passes. There ...

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Nate Wooley / Paul Lytton: Creak above 33

Read "Creak above 33" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose

Just how much improvisation is possible by manipulating consoles and electronic buzz is evident in the ingenious experimentation of Nate Wooley and Paul Lytton on Creek above 33. Of course, there is also that small aspect of performance on trumpet and percussion, by Wooley and Lytton respectively, that almost goes unnoticed. It is so spare, and ...

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Evan Parker: Whitstable Solo

Read "Whitstable Solo" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose

The music on Whitstable Solo flows like a force of nature. It reaches gale force at times, and finds saxophonist Evan Parker traversing myriad topographies with deft fingering and counterpoint so magical, despite the music's inevitable flow towards a conclusion. Parker also uses an extraordinary palette of colors that turn so vivid at times that the ...

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Article: Album Review

Evan Parker / Urs Leimgruber: Twine

Read "Twine" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Twine, from saxophonists Evan Parker and Urs Leimgruber, is perhaps named for two strands twisted together to make a much stronger thread. The subtitle, however, might just be two saxophonists separated at birth.Most people familiar with the legendary Parker know his unique sound and reign as the sovereign of freely improvised tenor and soprano ...

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Article: Live Review

2010 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Days 1-3

Read "2010 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Days 1-3" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-10 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJune 25th--July 4th 2010 Remnants of this year's Winter Olympics from February have seemingly been cleared right out of the city of Vancouver. For the first week of this year's 25th anniversary of the TD ...

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News: Recording

Evan Parker - Whitstable Solo (Psi)

Evan Parker - Whitstable Solo (Psi)

Nearly four decades deep into the Evan Parker solo performance precedence and despite what some critics might contend the saxophonist is still finding fresh things to say on both straight horn and curved. A confluence of new recording space (St. Peter's Church, Whitstable), trusted engineer (Adam Skeaping) and extra-disciplinary collaborators (artist Polly Read and film-maker Neil ...

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Article: Live Review

Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 1-3, June 24-26, 2010

Read "Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 1-3, June 24-26, 2010" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11 Mikko Innanen & InnkvisitioEtienne Charles and Folklore / Bill Frisell's Beautiful DreamersBill Frisell 858 Quartet TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 24-26, 2010 Back in April 2010, when the TD Ottawa International ...

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Article: Live Review

Freedom of the City 2010

Read "Freedom of the City 2010" reviewed by Ken Waxman

by Ken Waxman

"To Thine Self Be True" is lettered above the stage at Conway Hall where London's annual Freedom of the City (FOTC) festival took place May 2nd-3rd. Although related to the philosophy of the Humanist Society that built the edifice, the slogan can be applied to the 16 sets that made up the festival. Organized ...

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News: Award / Grant

Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2010 Jazz Award Winners

Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2010 Jazz Award Winners

The Jazz Journalists Association announced winners of the 2010 Jazz Awards at the City Winery in New York City on Monday, June 14, honoring honoring more than 40 musicians, presenters, jazz supporters and jazz journalists for the 14th year. Recipients of the Jazz Awards receive engraved statuettes from the international organization of some 450 writers, broadcasters, ...


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