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Pascal Niggenkemper: Upcoming Hurricane

Read "Upcoming Hurricane" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
February 15, 2012

Since German/French bassist Pascal Niggenkemper moved to New York in 2005 he has become increasingly prominent on the contemporary scene. Alliances with Thomas Heberer’s Clarino on Klippe (Clean Feed, 2011), Joe Hertenstein’s HNH (Clean Feed, 2010), the cooperative polylemma (Red Toucan, 2011), and Jean Carla Rodea’s Azares, with whom he appeared at the 2010 Vision Festival, ...

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Out Of This World’s Distortions

By Farmers By Nature

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2011
Track listing: For Fred Anderson; Tait's Traced Traits; Out Of This World's Distortions Grow Aspens and Other Beautiful Things; Sir Snacktray Speaks; Cutting's Gait; Mud, Mapped.

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Out Of This World's Distortions

By Farmers By Nature

Label: Not On Label
Released: 2011

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Pascal Niggenkemper: Upcoming Hurricane

Read "Upcoming Hurricane" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
November 24, 2011

Free jazz trios require an instigator--someone who will incite others to action, counteraction, or response. With the trio of double bassist Pascal Niggenkemper, Simon Nabatov, and Gerald Cleaver, there are three such instigators, and on Upcoming Hurricane, these the three musicians collaborate to create nearly a perfect storm.A relative newcomer, German-born Niggenkemper invited the ...

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Farmers By Nature: Out Of This World’s Distortions

Read "Out Of This World’s Distortions" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
June 9, 2011

As the controlling mind of Farmers By Nature, drummer Gerald Cleaver appropriately pens the liners, explaining the democratic nature of the unit: fully improvising and a complete musical collective. It's a point further emphasized by the order of the musicians' names on the sleeve: Cleaver first, then bassist William Parker and finally pianist Craig Taborn. This ...

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Farmers By Nature: Out Of This World’s Distortions

Read "Out Of This World’s Distortions" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
June 7, 2011

Sometimes it feels like there's a glut of piano trios out there, so it could be argued that it takes something special for one to stand out. Whatever that special something might be, these guys have got it. Pianist Craig Taborn, bassist William Parker and drummer Gerald Cleaver have the ability to produce work that's never ...

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Farmers By Nature

By Gerald Cleaver

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2009
Track listing: Korteh Khah; The Night; Cranes; Not Unlike Number 10; In Trees; Fieda Mytlie.

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Farmers By Nature

By Tyshawn Sorey

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2009
Track listing: Korteh Khah; The Night; Cranes; Not Unlike Number 10; In Trees; Fieda Mytlie.

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Gerald Cleaver - William Parker - Craig Taborn: Farmers by Nature

Read "Farmers by Nature" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 27, 2009

Musica libera, ricca di fremiti e colta dal vivo all'interno del piccolissimo Stone, il locale di New York dove si è tenuto questo concerto, il 19 giugno 2008. Il tratto saliente del disco è un senso del tempo e del ritmo che pervade ogni secondo di musica, che segna ovviamente anche la percussività tellurica e sottotraccia ...

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Gerald Cleaver / William Parker / Craig Taborn: Farmers by Nature

Read "Farmers by Nature" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
June 15, 2009

Truly improvised music is, like the depths of the great oceans, a place where few have really ventured, and it remains a largely unexplored world. On Farmers by Nature pianist Craig Taborn, drummer Gerald Cleaver and bassist William Parker are like cartographers of the unknown, diving deep into the world of improvised music. Guided by each ...