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Paul Shapiro's Ribs and Brisket Revue: Essen
by Eyal Hareuveni
Reed man Paul Shapiro is one of the most resourceful and versatile musicians in the vibrant New York scene. In addition to his work in the jazz world, with Phillip Johnston's Microscopic Septet and forward-thinking improvisers such as Julius Hemphill and Elliot Sharp, Shapiro is a founding member of the international musicians' cooperative, Brooklyn ...
The Israel Festival, Jerusalem 2008 - Bill Frisell, Nils Wogram, Marcin Wasilewski, Anat Fort
by Eyal Hareuveni
The Israel Festival International Jazz Festival Jerusalem, Israel June 15-17, 2008 This year's scheduling of the programs for the Israel Jazz Festival was promising. The grouping of the Bill Frisell Quartet, Nils Wogram's Root 70, Marcin Wasilewski Trio and Anat Fort Trio performances in three successive days enabled festival-goers to examine ...
Totem>: Solar Forge
by Eyal Hareuveni
This is by no means an ordinary trio. Totem> is comprised of guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil, bassist Tom Blancarte and drummer Andrew Drury, all three coming from the forward thinking, left-of-center scene of New York improvisers. But it's not only their sense of risk-taking and openness that differentiates Totem> from other trios, but their ability to formulate ...
Magnus Broo Quartet: Painbody
by Eyal Hareuveni
This is only the fourth release in the last decade by Swedish trumpet player Magnus Broo, all featuring his quartet. With a distinctive voice and phrasing it's not surprising, considering his busy schedule as a prominent player in the Stockholm new jazz scene, his central role in the Scandinavian super-group Atomic, frequent collaborations with Ken Vandermark ...
The Stein Brothers Quintet: Quixotic
by Eyal Hareuveni
The debut release of the Stein Brothers--Asher on alto sax and Alex on tenor--offers a journey into the bop universe, as defined and structured about fifty years ago. It is done in such a joyful and elegant manner, with remarkable conviction and proficiency in bop's rich musical language, that its anachronistic styling can be forgiven.
Brotzmann/Michiyo Yagi/Nilseen-Love: Head On
by Eyal Hareuveni
A collaboration between the loud saxophones of German legend Peter Brotzmann, Japanese koto master Michiyo Yagi and great Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love may not sound an obvious to those who still consider the ancient stringed koto to be an exotic instrument. The short YouTube clip of Yagi playing with this trio at the 2006 Kongsberg Jazz ...
Keith Rowe: Mixing Soundscapes and Politics at Musrara Mix Festival in Jerusalem
by Eyal Hareuveni
Keith Rowe Musrara Mix Festival #8Naggar School of Photography, Media and New Music Jerusalem, Israel May 27, 2008 Music, at least apart from recorded documentation, may be the most impermanent art. Yet there are many musicians or concerts that can leave a lasting mark, altering the way we ...
Amos Hoffman: Evolution
by Eyal Hareuveni
This is the second recording by Israeli guitarist Amos Hoffman that features him as an oud player, following Na'ama (Magda, 2006). Hoffman, who began playing the guitar when he was six years old and the oud a few years later, studied with Lebanese oud and nay player Bassam Saba, while he was living in New York.
Jon Irabagon: Outright!
by Eyal Hareuveni
Jon Irabagon is one of the most promising and versatile sax players in New York. Last year he was described, in the humoristic liner notes of Moppa Elliot's terrorist bebop quartet Mostly Other People Do the Killing's Shamokin (Hot Cup, 2007), as “somehow seemingly melding Najee and Zorn," his sax playing recalling “Johnny Hodges, Booker Ervin ...
Nymark Collective with Kristin Asbjornsen: Bessie Smith Revisited - Live In Concert
by Eyal Hareuveni
Nymark Collective is a Norwegian quartet founded in 1998 by trumpeter Kare Nymark jr. together with two of ECM label rising stars, pianist Tord Gustavsen and bassist Mats Eilertsen, augmented by drummer Kenneth Ekornes. In 2005 the quartet was asked, by the prestigious Molde Jazz Festival, to present a program with vocalist Kristin Asbjornsen, known for ...
