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JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards - Join Us!
Mark your calendar! 13th Annual JJA Jazz Awards June 16, 2009 3:00-6:00pm at The Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th Street New York, NY Join us at the JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards as we... Announce our 2009 award winners (see nominees below) Honor winners and nominees ...
Derek Bailey and Evan Parker: Incus reissues
by John Eyles
The happy coincidence of solo recordings by guitarist Derek Bailey and saxophonist Evan Parker being reissued in quick succession provides a convenient opportunity to reflect on the association of two of the most influential improvisers of their generation. Bailey and Parker first played together in March 1967, recording as part of a Spontaneous Music Ensemble (SME) ...
Torben Snekkestad: Conic Folded
by Mark Corroto
Patient jazz can be both restrained and determined. But, maybe the best word to describe the jazz of saxophonist/clarinetist Torben Snekkestad is persistent. The thirty-something Norwegian reeds man is both a classical and jazz composer playing in the Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet, London Improvisers Orchestra, Trygve Seim Ensemble, and Among Machines with Thomas Stronen. Conic ...
Alexandre Pierrepont / Mike Ladd: Maison Hantee
by John Sharpe
There's a recurring argument about whether the marriage of jazz and poetry can ever be properly consummated, with strong opinions on either side, but the majority of adherents in the naysayers camp. Partly it's to do with the inflexibility of the words, which can't respond in the moment to the musician's whim, forcing the music to ...
Mark O'Leary: Plucking the Flower
by Eyal Hareuveni
Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary emerged on the global improvised music scene in the last few years, pushing his bold vision and broad scope of musicality through constantly-changing collaborations. O'Leary can cross easily between genres, from progressive, synth-laden rock and seventies fusion to free jazz and abstract soundscapes.The guitarist's encyclopedic interests and remarkable prolificacy are ...
Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Five Bass Hits
by A. Henkin
Townhouse OrchestraBelle VilleClean Feed2008 Evan Parker/Ingebrigt Haker FlatenThe Brewery TapSmalltown Superjazzz2008 TrinityBreaking the MoldClean Feed2009 Ingebrigt Haker FlatenThe Year of the Boar
April 2009
by AAJ Staff
Edward SimonEd Simon TrioVillage VanguardNew York City March 1, 2009In any circumstance, it would be worth hitting the Village Vanguard to hear Edward Simon (Mar. 1st), one of the most gifted pianists of our day. But the presence of guest saxophonist Mark Turner--back in undiminished form after a ...
Townhouse Orchestra: Belle Ville
by AAJ Italy Staff
Recensendo il primo, omonimo lavoro, di questa vera e propria macchina da guerra" dell'improvvisazione che è la Townhouse Orchestra, sottolineavamo come l'esito fosse un ottimo esempio della volontà di rielaborare e rinnovare il linguaggio della libera improvvisazione, pur riconoscendone una direzione le cui strategie lessicali sono ormai ampiamente consolidate. Due lunghe composizioni istantanee, registrate dal vivo ...
Okkyung Lee / Peter Evans / Steve Beresford: Check for Monsters
by John Eyles
Recorded in New York and Philadelphia on a mini-tour in March 2008, this Anglo-American-Korean trio brings together superb improvisers who are not immediately obvious as a compatible threesome but who combine together to stunning effect. Pianist Steve Beresford, the trio's elder statesman, surely needs no introduction; leaving aside his other music, his work with the London ...
Herb Robertson: Abandon in the Moment
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Amid a whorl of scraped cello, tenor sax squawks, and bass clarinet blats, trumpeter Herb Robertson paused, his eyes closed in concentration. With NSA-like hearing ability, he pierced the action with a bracing note that crystallized the unfurling improvisation. The intent listening and bold responses displayed during saxophonist Lotte Anker's January show at The Stone typify ...


