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Evan Parker Solo 1975 & 1989
by Martin Longley
Evan ParkerSaxophone Solos Chronoscope-psi2009 Evan ParkerConic Sections ah um-psi2008 This pair of solo soprano saxophone releases reveals the evolution of Evan Parker's approach to the act of a lonesome recital. ...
Leo Records: Thirty Years Old and Counting
Remarkably, the latest batch of releases from Leo Records marked the labels thirtieth anniversary. In those three decades, proprietor Leo Feigin has released a prodigious amount of music on the Leo, LeoLab, Golden Years, Long Arms and Feet First labels, achieving an enviable balance between releases by established stars and those by lesser known artists that ...
Sunny Murray Trio at The Vortex in London
by John Sharpe
Sunny Murray Trio The Vortex London, England September 1, 2009 Two nights in north London with free-jazz drum pioneer Sunny Murray's European Trio was a prospect to set the pulse racing. That expectancy was widely shared, it appeared, as there was standing room only even on the second ...
Josh Berman / Aram Shelton / Weasel Walter: Last Distractions
by Mark Corroto
Last Distractions is a highly ambitious project, undertaken with just two horns and a drummer--three horns, actually, as reedist Aram Shelton plays two different ones. This trio of Shelton, cornetist Josh Berman and drummer Weasel Walter has set its sights on a determined and inspiring set of improvised music. The Chicago jazz scene is the inspiration ...
John Tchicai at Cafe Oto in London
by John Sharpe
John Tchicai / John Edwards / Tony Marsh Cafe Oto London August 24, 2009Having played with John Coltrane on his groundbreaking Ascension (Impulse, 1965), it was no surprise that Danish reedman John Tchicai attracted a large crowd on one of his infrequent London appearances at Dalston's Cafe Oto.
Ken Vandermark / Barry Guy / Mark Sanders: Fox Fire
by Mark Corroto
The audience has been removed from these live concerts, recorded in 2008 in Birmingham and Leeds, featuring American reedman Ken Vandermark alongside British drummer Mark Sanders and bassist Barry Guy. Despite the constraints of a short, five-day UK tour of only six concerts, there's much to savor in the resulting two discs, for connoisseurs of creative ...
Jazz Geggie Series Presents Padovani, Trudel and Mazza
The National Arts Centre is pleased to announce the Fourth Stage 10th season with the return of the critically acclaimed Geggie Series. The first concert of the season will be presented in collaboration with the Embassy of France and the Alliance Franaise on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 8pm. The concert will have a transatlantic flavour ...
Barcelona International Jazz Festival 2009 Complete Roster!
Here is the complete schedule for the 41 Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival, opening on October 28th with Wayne Shorter Quartet, and closing at the NYC’s Jazz Standard with four very special nights (December 3rd to 6th), featuring Chano Dominguez Quinteto Flamenco. Watch the video! Concerts Sunday, October 18th Celebrating Blue Note ...
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble at the Vortex, London
by John Sharpe
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble The Vortex London, England August 10, 2009 If you can judge a person by the company he keeps, then pianist Alexander Hawkins must be someone to watch given his musical associations, both actual and virtual. The packed house at the Vortex certainly thought so, confounding Hawkins' ...
Take Five With Alejandro Florez
by AAJ Staff
Meet Alejandro Florez:Guitarist Alejandro Florez earned a Master's degree in Jazz Performance and Composition from the University of North Texas before moving to NYC. He now performs in various jazz and Colombian bands, and works as a composer/arranger, session player and educator. Alejandro's current projects include “Tibagui," which performs his original music; the Alejandro ...
