Results for "Jeff Cosgrove"

Ennio Morricone + Betty LaVette, Gordon Grdina, Billy Martin & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 21, 2020

This week we pay tribute to the late Ennio Morricone the way we often do, through renditions of his memorable soundtracks performed by contemporary creative jazz artists like John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Marco Cappelli, Guano Padano, and Oddjob. We then check out some great new releases that cross borders, stylistic definitions and generations. Happy ...

Jeff Cosgrove/John Medeski/Jeff Lederer: History Gets Ahead of the Story

by Troy Dostert
July 18, 2020

As he has been one of the most influential and prolific musicians in the jazz avant-garde since the 1980s, it is surprising that bassist William Parker hasn't gotten more credit as a composer. Perhaps due in part to the sheer volume of his recordings--including every imaginable context, from solo bass to small/medium-sized groups to big-band outings--it ...

Jeff Cosgrove

Praised for his “open-time creativity and melodic sense” (Gapplegate Music Reviews), drummer Jeff Cosgrove has pursued a unique improvisational path with varied ensembles, including a trio with Matthew Shipp and William Parker (Alternating Current), another with Frank Kimbrough and Martin Wind (Conversations with Owls), and a quartet playing repertory by the late Paul Motian (Motian Sickness). Projects are also ongoing with Shipp and Mat Maneri, Scott Robinson and Ken Filiano, and rising tenor saxophone star Noah Preminger. Growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, Cosgrove developed a wide range of musical interests that continue to inform his output

A focus on Nate Wooley

by Bob Osborne
August 7, 2019

This time around we focus on trumpeter Nate Wooley. This episode also features a couple of tracks from Fabian Arends and a selection of recent releases and archive cuts. Playlist Ryan Keberle & Catharsis “Para Volar" from The Hope I Hold (Greenleaf) 00:00 Jeong Lim Yang “Moon Tethered" from Déjà Vu (Fresh Sound ...

Noah Preminger, Alexa Tarantino, Dave Douglas & More

by Bob Osborne
June 20, 2019

A mix of new releases this week, with music from Noah Preminger, Alexa Tarantino, Anthony Shadduck, Dan Phillips and Dave Douglas, plus some classic Thelonious Monk and other recent releases. Playlist Noah Preminger “World of Twelve Faces" from After Life (Criss Cross) 00:00 Anthony Shadduck “The Story of Maryam" from Quartet & Double Quartet ...

Ben Monder, Ingrid Laubrock and More

by Maurice Hogue
March 30, 2019

The Dutch powerhouse quintet Spinifex included a pair of tracks imbued with Sufi traditional music of Kurdish/Iranian origin, and a Qawali traditional from Pakistan on their last recording, Amphibian Ardour; they loved the challenge of fusing those styles into their irregular structures and free jazz so much that they decided to go all in on their ...

Jeff Cosgrove, Scott Robinson, Ken Filiano: Hunters & Scavengers

by Alberto Bazzurro
March 19, 2019

Nove brani a firma collettiva e la pagina più celebrata di Ornette Coleman compongono questo bell'album di un trio assolutamente paritario (anche se il merito di averlo riunito si deve al batterista Jeff Cosgrove) che propone un jazz in possesso dei sapori più veraci dell'avanguardia storica (peraltro senza particolari salti nel vuoto). In più di un ...

Jeff Cosgrove/Matthew Shipp/William Parker: Near Disaster

by Mark Corroto
March 1, 2019

Is there such a phenomenon as free will? Most of us would like to think so. But consider for a moment, that every thought, decision, and action you make is a product of your DNA and the sum total of all your experiences. Sure, you make choices, but do you really have self-rule to over that ...

Hunters & Scavengers

By Jeff Cosgrove

Label: Grizzley Music
Released: 2018
Track listing: Eyes Of The Hunter; Don’t Look; Patterned Behavior; High, Low; Instinct; Field Test; Rays Of Dawn; Simple Justification; Song Of The Cuddle Fish; Lonely Woman.

Jeff Cosgrove / Scott Robinson / Ken Filiano: Hunters & Scavengers

by Mark Corroto
March 23, 2018

In the 1980s, artist Jenny Holzer created short, pithy statements projected by LED lights in museums and onto Times Square. Her now famous “Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise" text sums up not only the #MeToo movement and the #BlackLivesMatter cry, but also to some extent, the music industry. The vertical construction of many jazz ...