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Dave Douglas: Mountain Passages

Read "Mountain Passages" reviewed by Brandt Reiter

by Brandt Reiter
February 23, 2005

A chunky stew of countless cultural influences and myriad musical forms, jazz has always stolen freely from just about anything it could get its hands on. This unfettered kleptomania has always been key to music's vibrant nature, yet at the same time has made the music itself increasingly difficult to define. Case in point: ...

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Dave Douglas: Mountain Passages

Read "Mountain Passages" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
January 31, 2005

Dave Douglas wrote the music for Mountain Passages at the request of the festival at The Sound of the Dolomites. The band hiked up to Rifugio Boe in Valle di Fassa and to Rifugio Brentei, near Madonna di Campliglio in the Alps of northern Italy, and played the music for hundreds of fans who had hiked ...

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Dave Douglas/Nomad: Mountain Passages

Read "Mountain Passages" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
January 20, 2005

With trumpeter Dave Douglas the only clear thing to expect is the unexpected. His work has ranged from tribute albums to Wayne Shorter and Booker Little to Eastern European explorations with his Tiny Bell Trio; from the electronica of Freak In to post-Miles excursions on The Infinite. While developing a personal vernacular that blends staggeringly through-composed ...

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Rez Abbasi: Snake Charmer

Read "Snake Charmer" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
January 9, 2005

In a fusion of contemporary jazz and world music, guitarist Rez Abbasi sets out to bring distant nations together on Snake Charmer. His fiery electric guitars deliver a contemporary punch. With organ and drums, he drives a portion of the session in high gear. His music explodes as the trio explores contemporary jazz from ...