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Side A: A New Margin
by Mark Corroto
It is quite rare to hear multi-reedist Ken Vandermark record or perform with a pianist, the reason being that, back in the day (the early 1990s), his brand of new Chicago jazz was presented much like the hardcore punk scene of the previous decade--out of the back of a van. Like Henry Rollins and Black Flag, ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival, Days 1-3: June 23-25, 2011
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Canada June 23-25, 2011 2011 represents something of a gamble--and no shortage of controversy--for the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival. After a financial loss in 2010 that wasn't especially large in relative terms, but was nevertheless significant, the ...
Motif: Facienda
by John Kelman
Motif Facienda Jazzland Records 2010 Just because there's nearly a three-year gap between recordings, it doesn't mean an artist hasn't been busy. Norwegian free bop-meister Motif was last heard from in 2008, on the tradition-twisting Apo Calypso (Jazzland), closing yet another gap from the previous Expansion (AIM, 2005). Released in ...
Free Fall: Gray Scale
by Charles Walker
For years now, multi-reed instrumentalist Ken Vandermark has been a consistent, if idiosyncratic, devotee of the jazz canon. Musically coming of age in the internet era, however, his taste reflects the widespread availability of previously neglected recordings and the resulting reorientation of what exactly that canon includes. Explicit dedication of Vandermark 5 tracks to Curtis Counce ...
John Sharpe’s Best Releases of 2010
by John Sharpe
Here are ten new releases, in no particular order, which stood out among those I heard this year. Joe McPhee / Ingebrigt Håker FlatenBlue Chicago BluesNot TwoJoe McPhee and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten make a successful pairing as evidenced by interactions which evince a highly charged form and ...
The Vandermark 5 Special Edition: The Horse Jumps And The Ship Is Gone
by Mark Corroto
With the 16th official release by The Vandermark 5, composer/director/leader Ken Vandermark invites two guest musicians to share the stage. Norwegian pianist Håvard Wiik and Swedish trumpeter Magnus Broo are, however, no strangers to projects by the reedman and company. That familiarity yields this solid June, 2009 live date at Chicago's Green Mill.Broo, an ...
Vandermark 5 Special Edition: The Horse Jumps And The Ship Is Gone
by John Sharpe
In their early days, the Vandermark 5 gave founder and reed man Ken Vandermark, the opportunity to workshop and road test fresh ideas. His writing skills have now been honed to such an extent that he is one of the most consistently inventive small group composers around, and the V5 has become one of the great ...
Magnus Broo: Swedish Wood
by Mark Corroto
Those partial to avant-garde musicians who swing will prefer trumpeter Magnus Broo's Swedish Wood over fans of neoconservatives that embrace freedom. Broo's melodic take on the two-bass (Torbjörn Zetterberg and Joe Williamson) and drummer (Håkon Mjåset Johansen) quartet finds him mostly playing the straight-man to his adventurist and sometime comedic band members. Fans of ...
Vandermark 5 and Atomic: Double Bill at the Vortex in London
by John Sharpe
Vandermark 5 and AtomicThe VortexLondonSeptember 16, 2010It was difficult to avoid a frisson of pleasurable anticipation at the sight of the handwritten sign proclaiming “Totally sold out" taped onto the door of north London's Vortex Jazz Club. A feeling compounded by the presence of the BBC's mobile recording unit parked outside. ...
Norwegian Road Trip, Part 2: Kongsberg Jazz, July 9-10, 2010
by John Kelman
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 [Editors Note: From July 6 to July 26, 2010, All About Jazz Managing Editor John Kelman will travel throughout Norway to cover both the Kongsberg Jazz Festival (also participating in Silver City Sounds) and Molde ...
