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Preachin
by Franz A. Matzner
The current incarnation of the famous McCoy Tyner Trio consists of Tyner on piano (of course), Al Foster on drums, and Charnett Moffett on upright, with special featured guest and fellow veteran of the road, Bobby Hutcherson on the vibraphone. This compelling combination of master performers and younger stars is currently touring to promote the upcoming ...
Cuban Triumph: Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana play the Bohemian Caverns
by Franz A. Matzner
Jane Bunnett Washington, D.C. July 25, 2003 The first set started late. Half the band sat stuck in traffic as Jane Bunnett took the stage to open with “Real Truth” played as a duet with pianist David Virelles. A young player, Virelles’ melodic lines and soft touch meshed fluidly ...
Jason Moran on 'The Bandwagon'
by Franz A. Matzner
Jason Moran is busy. Busy touring to promote his upcoming release The Bandwagon , a live album featuring his outstanding trio; he’s busy winning critics and readers poles; he’s busy talking to reporters; and he’s busy carving out time for younger musicians like those gathered at the recent clinic Moran held at the University of Maryland ...
Danilo Perez: ...Till Then
by Franz A. Matzner
Interpretations of intent--always confounding--become both particularly difficult and intriguing with works of artistic expression as simultaneously precise, pleasurable, and subtly constructed as ...Till Then. Intense musical innovations often stem from the simplest, most confined of experiments, rather than an intellectually driven perspective. The kind of artistic directedness found on ...Till Then often creates a finished product ...
Fred Fried: When Winter Comes
by Franz A. Matzner
The use of “classically” arranged string sections within jazz compositions has been relatively commonplace since Charlie Parker’s breakthrough 1949 recording With Strings, more seminal due to its unbridled success than the singularity of the concept. Thus, Fred Fried’s latest release, When Winter Comes , which unites his trio with a string ensemble arranged by Richard DeRosa, ...
Jane Ira Bloom: Chasing Paint: Jane Ira Bloom Meets Jackson Pollock
by Franz A. Matzner
Jackson Pollock happens to be my favorite painter. Certain works have imprinted themselves on my eyes so permanently as to alter my sense of space, color, and the limits of expression. For this reason alone, Jane Ira Bloom's experimental homage Chasing Paint was both immediately fascinating and disturbing. Encountering Bloom’s provocative compositions in this heightened state ...
Greg Osby: St. Louis Shoes
by Franz A. Matzner
It takes time to assess St. Louis Shoes. In fact, to wax intellectual about the process, it requires the exegetical approach usually reserved for vast, inter-textual novels like Dr. Faustus or Gravity's Rainbow. Each encounter reveals ever new intrigues, insights, and moments of grace. And just like with Faust, you?d better go back to the source ...
Day's Dawning: An Interview with Singer Devorah Day
by Franz A. Matzner
Five years after making the original recordings, singer/song writer/conceptualist Devorah Day has finally secured the release of her debut album, Light of Day. Supported by Marion Brown's legendary saxophone playing, as well as the camaraderie and musical skill of the other band members, this stunning exploration of jazz singing reveals what happens when inspiration, honesty, and ...
Ray Brown: Walk On
by Franz A. Matzner
Ray Brown’s music needs no introduction. Just as the liner notes to Walk On state, no one played bass like Ray Brown. Even if you don’t know it, you’re probably already aware of his work, for Brown stands as one of the most recorded jazz musicians of our times. His career spanned five ...
Conversation with Scott Colley
by Franz A. Matzner
Though he doesn't know it, I owe composer/bassist Scott Colley quite a bit. It was hearing Mr. Colley perform at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles several years ago that fully opened my ears to the expressive force of the bass. Certainly, I'd always possessed a certain predilection for the bass, but it wasn't until after ...
