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Paul Rogers / Kevin Norton / Nick Didkovsky: The Bright Lights, The Big Time
by Glenn Astarita
This venture is actually the antithesis of what its title may intimate. It isn't the kind of thing you'd hear amid the glitz and glamour on Broadway. Even Kevin Norton suggests that listening with the lights turned off would perhaps heighten the overall experience. The music is firmly entrenched within the freer realm, yet it would ...
Syntopia Quartet: Mars
by Glenn Astarita
This quasi Third Stream/free jazz/chamber jazz offering is the inaugural release from Germany's NEMU Records. With superior sound engineering enhacing the project, the strings-reeds-rhythm unit pursues minimalism, tightly structured thematic forays and adroit improvisational exercises. Many of these works are fabricated upon multi-part time divisions and the band's excellent use of depth and space. The musicians ...
Rob Wagner Trio: Lost Children
by Glenn Astarita
Modern/free jazz saxophonist Kidd Jordan is arguably New Orleans' most forward-thinking artist, manifested in his freeform endeavors with drummer Andrew Cyrille and work with pianist Joel Futterman, among others. Multi-reedman Rob Wagner can be added to the same list of New Orleans' more adventurous jazz practitioners. And while Hurricane Katrina has forced many folks into evacuation ...
Phil Minton & Roger Turner: Ammo
by Glenn Astarita
Upon its initial LP release, this 1984 improvising session turned more than a few heads. And it would take a fertile imagination for one to reconcile the duo's rendition of Monk's “'Round About Midnight with the original, for example. Armed with boyish enthusiasm, the artists pursue a wanton spirit through their surrealistic game plan. Of course, ...
Ictus: Live
by Glenn Astarita
The members of the jazz contingent presented here are well-known entities in Scandinavia, often performing in various collectives, established bands and pick-up groups. But French native guitarist Marc Ducret has performed with a who's who of modern jazz, including American saxophonist Tim Berne and others. The same could be said of Danish saxophonist Lotte Anker, for ...
Alberto Pinton Quintet: Motionemotion
by Glenn Astarita
You won't find a whole lot of schmaltz or sugar-coated themes in Italian multi-reedman Alberto Pinton's music. Recently a resident of Sweden, the artist once again pursues fire and brimstone with his latest quintet effort, which is packed with ominous intentions. Pinton and his crew display the utmost fortitude here. And whether he's performing on baritone ...
February 2006
by Glenn Astarita
Chicago Underground DuoIn Praise of ShadowsThrill Jockey2006 Prominent Chicago jazz improvisers Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor embark upon free jazz-dappled world grooves, furious two-way dialogues, spaced out effects and other delicacies. As a multitasking duo, they incorporate harpsichords, horns, vibes, percussion instruments and a ring modulator into their zealous game ...
Fred Hamilton & The Earl Harvin Trio: The Jam
by Glenn Astarita
Fred Hamilton & The Earl Harvin Trio The Jam Mel Bay Records 2005 Prior to receiving the review copy of this DVD I had not been acquainted with drummer Earl Harvin's jazz-based trio. But as the documentation states, this band has become quite popular throughout the Texas music ...
NIA Quintet: End of Time
by Glenn Astarita
These young lads abide a clearly stated path on this most impressive outing. With that notion in mind, it's almost a rarity these days to hear a new jazz ensemble differentiate itself from the pack. Besides strong soloing by trumpeter Scott Anderson, pianist Vaitsas and the remaining members of the quintet, the musicians evidence some quality ...
MRC Trio: That Magic Thread
by Glenn Astarita
The MRC Trio abides by a corpulent sound that's shaded with electronics and oddly formed undertones. The musicians generate pumping grooves to quell what would ordinarily appear to be modern/free jazz implementation. Sure, there are plenty of torrid improvisational encounters and ventures into the free domain, but the band often renders stylish world music grooves and ...
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