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Roscoe Mitchell: Three Compositions
by John Sharpe
On Three Compositions, veteran Chicago saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell's scores are interpreted by an established grouping with an AACM lineage, namesake flautist Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, unlike his previous album of written material, Numbers (Rogue Art, 2011), which featured a varied cast of contemporary players. It makes all the difference. This performance was one of three ...
New Myth/Old Science
By Greg Ward
Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2012
Track listing:
01. New Myth; 02. Think Thank; 03. 2000 West Erie; 04. Shadow Boxer's Delight; 05. Forget B; 06. Grow Lights; 07. Old Science.
Composizioni e arrangiamenti di Jason Adasiewicz e Mike Reed basati su composizioni e improvvisazioni di Sun Ra mai pubblicate.
Living by Lanterns: New Myth/Old Science
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'ensemble Living by Lanterns riunisce, attorno alle figure leader di Mike Reed e Jason Adasiewicz, un manipolo di rappresentanti della più effervescente scena delle città guida nell'attuale panorama improvvisativo statunitense, vale adire New York e Chicago. Il progetto nasce attorno ad un'idea tanto affascinante quanto rischiosa riferendosi ad un personaggio unico e decisamente poco esportabile come ...
Living By Lanterns: New Myth/Old Science
by Troy Collins
First premiered live at the 2011 Chicago Jazz Festival, the material presented on the studio recording New Myth/Old Science was originally commissioned by Experimental Sound Studio. As one of the Windy City's most prominent scene leaders, drummer Mike Reed was given unprecedented access to audition over 700 hours of tape from Sun Ra's El Saturn Audio ...
Ljubljana Jazz Festival: Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 20–29, 2012
by Henning Bolte
Ljubljana Jazz FestivalLjubljana, SloveniaJune 20-29, 2012Ljubljana, with its 53rd edition, truly hosts the oldest jazz festival in Europe. Norway's Molde, also a candidate, started one year later, in 1960. The capital of the now-independent Republic of Slovenia, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy, Ljubljana is situated one hour from Trieste, two hours ...
Mike Reed's People, Places & Things: Clean on the Corner
by Troy Collins
Originally founded in 2008 to commemorate the lesser known “people, places & things" that have historically supported Chicago's progressive jazz scene, Mike Reed's ensemble of the same name continues to ply its bold interpretations of lesser known covers and swinging originals on Clean on the Corner, their fourth recording for 482 Music. Although this session breaks ...
Mike Reed: People Places and Things: Clean On The Corner
by Mark Corroto
The fourth installment of drummer Mike Reed's People, Place & Things project departs from his original modus operandi of paying tribute to the Chicago jazz and improvised scene circa 1954-1960. Despite this, Reed could not divorce himself of his heritage; Clean On the Corner bristles with the legacy of Chicago's broad sounds and the inspiration of ...
Metta Quintet: Big Drum / Small World
by John Kelman
While the old adage, “those that can, do; those that can't teach" once had meaning, its verisimilitude in a jazz world where artists are increasingly forced to turn to education as a means of steady income would appear to be in jeopardy. But there have always been artists deftly committed to both teaching and doing.
Matthew Shipp Counts His Blessings for 2011
Matthew Shipp's ten highlights of the year 1.The reception of my cd ”Art of the Improviser”. 2. Gigging with my trio with Michael Bisio and Whit Dickey,not only great players, but incredible people to share road life with. 3. Recording my upcoming 2012 CD Elastic Aspects with my trio of Bisio and Dickey. 4. Continuing to ...
Phonic Juggernaut
By Greg Ward
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2011
Track listing: Above Ground; Leanin' In; Velvet Lounge Shut-In; Phonic Juggernaut; This
Ain't In Book 3; V.S. 4; Sectionate City.
