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From the Abyss to the Astral
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to welcome the Jemeel Moondoc Trio, featuring bassist Hilliard Greene and drummer Chad Taylor, to West Philadelphia for a free concert at The Rotunda on Thursday, January 20. Saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc was a co-founder of Ensemble Muntu, one of the most daring and innovative Loft Era groups, which included dynamic musicians ...
Steve Swell: Sound Miracles
by Gordon Marshall
Trombonist Steve Swell captures the energy of a big band in the close quarters of a small group. An alumnus of Buddy Rich's and Lionel Hampton's bands on the one hand, and collaborator with Anthony Braxton on the other, he seems bound to have fixed upon such a hybrid configuration at some point. But how an ...
Jemeel Moondoc: Muntu Recordings
by John Sharpe
Jemeel Moondoc Muntu Recordings NoBusiness Records 2010 Lithuanian based NoBusiness records has put together a wonderful retrospective on under celebrated saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc and his pioneering ensemble Muntu, sumptuously packaged in a three-audio disc plus booklet box set. It's a bulletin from another era, the late 1970s, a ...
Duology + 2 at the London Jazz Festival
by John Sharpe
Duology + 2 Cafe OtoLondonNovember, 13, 2009 The opening night of the London Jazz Festival provided a rare opportunity to hear clarinetist Michael Marcus and trumpeter Ted Daniel--two seasoned, but unsung denizens of the New York scene--in the intimate surroundings of Dalston's Cafe Oto. Marcus made his debut with ...
December 2009
by AAJ Staff
Jesse Stacken and Kurt KnuffkeCornelia Street CafeNew York, NY November 8, 2009When pianist Jesse Stacken and trumpeter Kirk Knuffke played Cornelia Street Café (Nov. 8th) to celebrate their SteepleChase duo release Mockingbird, they surveyed not only Monk and Ellington tunes--the album's focus--but also demanding works by Lennie Tristano and Charles ...
Chad Taylor: Circle Down
by Troy Collins
In-demand indie rock session player (Sam Prekop, Iron and Wine) and co-founder of the Chicago Underground with Rob Mazurek, drummer Chad Taylor has quickly become an indispensable part of the New York scene since his relocation from Chicago in 2000. His recurrent collaborations with Cooper-Moore, Jemeel Moondoc, and Marc Ribot feature his talents in a wide ...
New Artists Records
by Marc Medwin
"We prize individuality," states pianist Connie Crothers emphatically of New Artists Records. “It's an integral part of our label identity and we have always safeguarded the individuality of each musician." New Artists being a cooperative, such a statement may contain an element of contradiction, but it stands at the heart of a label that ...
William Parker: Deep Roots
by Kurt Gottschalk
William Parker's East Village apartment is abuzz with activity on what would seem to be a typical November afternoon in the hive of New York free jazz. Cell phones and laptops are whirring, Parker making arrangements for an upcoming tour as his wife, the dancer and tireless organizer Patricia Nicholson, sets details for an upcoming fundraiser ...
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