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Bare Bones Improvisation: A Challenge Rewarded
by Mark Corroto
Mood, ambiance and atmosphere are the basic building blocks of music making. Taken at its essence, music is made up of these three components. In generating sound--especially experimental, improvised sound--getting to the essence is a major victory for musicians. And, although it may appeal only to the adventurous listener, there is an importance to bare bones ...
The Jazz Session #164: Henry Threadgill
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Henry Threadgill has always followed his own particular muse, and his new album, And This Brings Us To, Vol. 1 (Pi Recordings, 2009), is no different. In this interview, Threadgill discusses the musical language hes developed, and the demands it places on the musicians who play with him; why he constantly searches for ...
Stephan Crump: Reclamation
by Mark F. Turner
The dialog that began in 2005's Rosetta (Papillon Sounds) continues in Reclamation, as bassist Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio--including guitarists Liberty Ellman and Jamie Fox--articulates a wealth of ideas. With music that is not easily categorized, the trio's influences are pandemic as Crump states “every bit of music and life that each member of the trio has ...
Henry Threadgill Zooid: This Brings Us To, Volume 1
by AAJ Italy Staff
Che Henry Threadgill sia uno dei più straordinari protagonisti della storia della musica afroamericana è un dato che si spera nessuno possa mai mettere in discussione: a colpire, oltre alla eccellente qualità delle sue composizioni, è certamente la capacità di lavorare su processi creativi di fortissimo spessore e personalità, del tutto incurante di mode o di ...
Jorrit Dijkstra: Pillow Circles
by Troy Collins
An international summit meeting, Pillow Circles joins four American jazz musicians with four Dutch improvisers. Similar in feel to his Flatlands Collective, this effort finds Dutch expatriate and multi-instrumentalist Jorrit Dijkstra paying homage to a handful of artists who have inspired him, with each piece dedicated to an individual. Bringing an empathetic familiarity to ...
John Ellis & Double-Wide: Puppet Mischief
by Russ Musto
This second outing by John Ellis & Double Wide, the versatile saxophonist/bass clarinetist's extraordinary New Orleans-based band, one ups the “serious fun" mentality by inviting a pair of guests--harmonica master Gregoire Maret and multifaceted trombonist Alan Ferber--to augment the unusual quartet of sousaphonist Matt Perrine, drummer Jason Marsalis and newcomer Brian Coogan (replacing Gary Versace) on ...
March 2010
by AAJ Staff
Gerald Clayton Village VanguardNew York, NY February 11, 2010To start, pianist Gerald Clayton ought to have won that Grammy for his solo on “All of You," from his debut Two-Shade, a burning 2009 trio album that was picked up by Emarcy (from ArtistShare) for wider release in 2010. Along with ...
Edward Ratliff: Those Moments Before
by Jerry D'Souza
Multi-instrumentalist Edward Ratliff brings a wide tapestry of sounds to Those Moments Before. His inspiration comes from Henry Threadgill, a funeral march, the tango, and Hong Kong movies, and he has assembled a stellar cast of musicians to help realize his ambitious canvas. The portrait he presents is a dynamic, moving one. Ratliff is ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Henry Threadgill
All About Jazz is celebrating Henry Threadgill's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Henry ThreadgillHenry Threadgill (born February 15, 1944, Chicago, Illinois) is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Henry Threadgill Put AAJ's Musician of the Day ...
Henry Threadgill: This Brings Us To, Vol. 1
by Russ Musto
Henry Threadgill's This Brings Us To, Vol. 1 marks the return of the iconoclastic saxophonist/flautist's Zooid ensemble, his primary public performance vehicle for the past decade. The quintet, although having undergone some significant changes since its previous disc, with bass guitarist Stomu Takeishi and multi-instrumentalist Elliot Humberto Kavee replacing cellist/trombonist Dana Leong and drummer Dafnis Prieto, ...
