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George Lewis: A Power Stronger Than Itself
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
As an improviser, educator and an explorer of musical expression, George Lewis has become one of the significant contributors towards the respect and recognition Jazz is finally receiving as one of America's most notable and distinguished cultural achievements. He recently published what I consider to be one of the most critical books on Jazz and African ...
Joelle Leandre / George Lewis: Transatlantic Visions
by Stuart Broomer
Recorded at Vision Festival XIII in 2008, this pairing of French bassist Joelle Léandre and American trombonist George Lewis brings together two of the most gifted and committed musicians in improvised music. They've been acquainted since the '70s and distinguished themselves as duo improvisers in the best company. (Among their individual highlights are the former's duets ...
Steve Lehman Live in New Haven and Remembering James P. Johnson
Hard to believe it's been 7 years since Steve Lehman graduated from Wesleyan but not surprising when one sees how busy he's been. The alto saxophonist and and composer has studied with Jackie McLean, Anthony Braxton, Jay Hoggard, Ron Kuivila and George Lewis, has taught in Paris and is currently working on a Ph.D (as well ...
Big Awards Day in Gotham
by Dan Morgenstern
It's been a while since we last met in my Den, so I thought I'd share a very special summer doubleheader with you.June 16 was a big jazz day in New York. It began in mid-afternoon at the Jazz Standard, with the 13th Annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards. Arriving not long after starting ...
Debut of Chicago Creative Music Workshop: An Institute for Improvised Music
Chicago, IL - September 2nd and 3rd the Chicago Jazz Festival, a partnership between the Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events and the Jazz Institute of Chicago, presents the Chicago Creative Music Workshop (CCMW), under the direction of Nicole Mitchell and Renee Baker. Sponsored by the Chicago Jazz Festival and the Chicago College of Performing Arts ...
Umbria Jazz: Days 7-10, July 16-19, 2009
by Michael J. West
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-10 The final days of the 2009 Umbria Jazz Festival were an extravaganza of sorts for lovers of the piano. Topping the must-see list was avant-garde innovator Cecil Taylor, giving a solo concert on Friday at Teatro Morlacchi; but Ahmad Jamal and McCoy Tyner also appeared, and for ...
Umbria Jazz: Days 4-6, July 13-15, 2009
by Michael J. West
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-10 The next three days of the Umbria Jazz began with two concert series that promised to be intriguing. American vibraphonist Joe Locke performed three times with Italian pianist Dado Moroni and saxophonist Rosario Giuliani at the very small Oratorio Santa Cecilia church. The trio is recording an ...
Marilyn Crispell: Uncompromising Power and Grace
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
Her notes crash like waves at sea on a stormy winter's night; they gently float and slowly fall like early morning mist; yet it's the silence--the silence between the notes--which provides the haunting poetic beauty that is the music of pianist Marilyn Crispell.Lloyd Peterson: Is there a decrease in listeners for creative music today?
Lejazzetal: A Collision of Cultures with Jazz
by Raul d'Gama Rose
There are those who might call Dave Kelbie a dreamer, wearing somewhat the John Lennon persona in “Imagine." After all he forms Lejazzetal, a London-based artist's collaborative work-in-progress that promotes live jazz, conjures up the spirit of Basin Street wherever in the world a (Lejazzetal) concert may happen to create a scene--from London and Paris to ...
Sequel (For Lester Bowie)
By George Lewis
Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: 01. Sequel - A Composition For Cybernetic Improvisors (For Lester Bowie) - 33:46;
02. Calling All Cyborgs (After Sun Ra) - 10:06;
03. Tuning Meditation - 6:37;
04. Octavia's Dream - 14:01.
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