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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gwilym Simcock
All About Jazz is celebrating Gwilym Simcock's birthday today! ”I feel confident that Simcock already deserves to occupy the inner circle of the great contemporary pianists along with Mehldau, Jarrett, and Rubalcaba” David Kane, Cadence U.S.A. 28 year old, Gwilym Simcock is one of the most gifted pianists and imaginative composers on the British scene. Able ...
Death, Rebirth & New Revolution
by Ian Patterson
The death knell has often been sounded for jazz and many would argue that the last revolution in jazz took place as the '60s handed the baton to the '70s, with the electronic-influenced jazz typified by trumpeter Miles Davis' ground breaking albums In a Silent Way (Columbia, 1969) and Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970). Many believe that ...
The Impossible Gentlemen
Label: Basho Records
Released: 2012
Track listing:
1. Laugh Lines - 5:11; 2. Clockmaker - 9:17; 3. When You Hold Her - 11:06; 4. You Won't Be Around to See It - 7:37; 5. Wallenda's Last Stand - 7:29; 6. Gwil's So - 8:43;
7. Play The Game - 7:37; 8. Sure Would Baby - 6:30.
Lighthouse
Label: ACT Music
Released: 2012
Track listing: Space Junk; Weathergirls; One Morning; Above the Sun; The Wind on the Water; King Barolo; Wax Lyrical; Devilled; Tawel Nawr.
Christoph Stiefel: Isorhythms and Circus Clowns
by Bruce Lindsay
It's the end of a lengthy but enjoyable telephone interview with Christoph Stiefel and things are drawing to a close. Then the pianist asks if he can add one more comment: “This is my year. This is a really happening year for me: it's incredible. I've developed my style solo and with my Inner Language Trio ...
Trish Clowes: And In The Night-Time She Is There
by Bruce Lindsay
Shortly after the release of And In The Night-Time She Is There, her second album, saxophonist Trish Clowes became a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, an honor that goes to the most talented young musicians from the worlds of classical and jazz music. Clowes is a worthy recipient, not least because she crosses the increasingly ...
Enter the "Simcock/Garland/Sirkis - Lighthouse" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ACT Music “Simcock/Garland/Sirkis - Lighthouse“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 28th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Gwilym Simcock at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your ...
Trish Clowes: From Shorter, Lovano and the Sphinx
by Bruce Lindsay
There doesn't seem to be an award for the best album title of the year anywhere in the wide world of jazz, but if there was then And In The Night-Time She Is There (Basho Records) would surely be a contender for 2012. The romantic and mysterious title belongs to the second album from saxophonist/composer Trish ...
Marialy Pacheco: A Sunshine State of Mind
by Ian Patterson
It takes courage and self-belief to up sticks and try your luck in another country. There is, after all, no guarantee that things will work out, and some hard times are almost assured. The language barrier can leave you feeling utterly isolated, and until you gain fluency it is not possible to be truly yourself. It's ...
Just Music Trio: Standpoint
by Ian Patterson
Cross-pollination of music is as old as the hills, but the increasing frequency of such experimentation--the result of evermore sophisticated home recording technologies and file sharing--has obliterated the lines of latitude and longitude that traditionally separated musicians living in different countries/continents. This is leading to an ever greater number of sub-genres in all styles of music, ...
