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Jazz: A Blessed Obsession
by Mark Corroto
Jazz listeners travel some strange and beautiful paths. It might have all begun with collectors trying to find a legendary Edison cylinder that New Orleans trumpeter Buddy Bolden--some believe to be the very first jazz musician--may (or may not) have recorded in 1904. Fast forward to modern times, a quick scan of eBay and the exorbitant ...
Peter Brotzmann: Long Story Short
by Mark Corroto
Whether you have no experience with the Godfather of free jazz or you measure your Peter Brötzmann CD and LP collection in linear feet, this 5CD box curated by the German saxophonist is either a great introduction to or an affirmation of his music and influence.Organized on the occasion of his 70th birthday, these ...
Armen Nalbandian To Release 8th Album: Surrounded By Snakes
After weeks of speculation, Pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian announced via his twitter (@armennalbandian) on Friday afternoon that he would be releasing his 8th album entitled, Surrounded by Snakes, “very soon." Nalbandian’s record label, Blacksmith Brother, recently tweeted the vague “Beware the Ides of March” in late January, possibly hinting at a potential release date. Nalbandian's most recent ...
Before We Say Goodbye To 2012
by Mark Corroto
In consumer culture, where we are all guilty of looking for the next new thing, the emphasis is always on new releases, and what the next, best, super-improved product will be. It seems that even before this week's movie opens, we are being told about next week's blockbuster. Before we turn our attention fully ...
Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Setting the Record Straight
by Troy Collins
Mostly Other People Do the Killing is frequently typecast as one of today's most humorously irreverent young jazz groups, based in no small part on their provocative name, which was inspired by a quote attributed to inventor Leon Theremin--a survivor of the Soviet gulag who exonerated Stalin because “mostly other people did the killing." Bassist and ...
Joachim Badenhorst: The Jungle He Told Me
by Eyal Hareuveni
Belgian reed player Joachim Badenhorst has been busy in the last five years. He is a member of the forward-thinking outfits of Dutch drummer Han Bennink, American saxophonist Tony Malaby, German trumpeter Thomas Heberer, and many other working bands. His first solo album, a limited edition vinyl, reveals Badenhorst as a versatile musician well-versed in the ...
Bennink & Co.
By Han Bennink
Label: ILK Music
Released: 2012
Track listing:
1. Klein Gebrek Geen Bezwar; 2. Sim March (Toldam); 3. Suite In A
Sea; 4. Meet Me Tonight in a Dreamland (Friedman, Whitson); 5. Dog
(Toldam); 6. Lauren-s S.D.; 7. Inside Inside; 8. Ganz (Badenhorst); 9. Klein Gebrek
Geen Bezwar No.2; 10. Kiefer (Toldam); 11. Postlude to Kiefer and a
Piece of Drum; 12. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn).
Wadada Leo Smith & Louis Moholo-Moholo: Ancestors
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo are grand old men in the annals of adventurous jazz, having played in a dizzying variety of settings through more than five decades. More to the point, both have amply shown a capacity for nuanced playing in demanding, interactive improvisational formats. An intimate duet performance by the pair, ...
Han Bennink: Bennink & Co.
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nel prezioso volumetto Han Bennink - Ritratto d'artista, pubblicato nel 1991, Filippo Bianchi ha scritto: “Ogni sua performance è una sorta di composizione istantanea, sospesa tra senso e nonsenso: un processo di associazioni libere fra citazioni, suggerimenti della memoria, sentimenti, costruzioni progressive, spunti momentanei che attingono alle fonti più disparate". E più avanti: “Uomo felice e ...
