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Article: Interview

Chad Taylor: Myths and Music Education

Read "Chad Taylor: Myths and Music Education" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


Few drummers know how to use rhythms like Chad Taylor. He makes the drum set sing melodies and paints different hues and shades on the cymbals and skins. He can play inside and outside and has performed with musicians like saxophonists Fred Anderson, Pharoah Sanders and James Brandon Lewis, pianists Cooper-Moore and Angelica Sanchez, guitarists Jeff ...

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A Magical Approach

Label: Mutable Music
Released: 2010

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Article: Live Review

Vision Festival 2010: Day 5, June 27, 2010

Read "Vision Festival 2010: Day 5, June 27, 2010" reviewed by John Sharpe


Prologue | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7Perry Robinson, Guillermo E Brown, Billy Bang, David S. Ware, Dave BurrellVision FestivalAbrons Arts CenterNew York CityJune 27, 2010 Sunday June 27 was another big day ...

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Article: Album Review

Revolutionary Ensemble: Vietnam

Read "Vietnam" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


The seeds for the Revolutionary Ensemble were sown when Sunny Murray introduced violinist Leroy Jenkins to Sirone. The two found common musical ground that took off from several genres and became encapsulated in one body. At first they worked with Frank Clayton, but the drummer was ultimately replaced by Jerome Cooper. Vietnam is the group's first ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Revolutionary Ensemble: Vietnam and Beyond the Boundary of Time

Read "Revolutionary Ensemble: Vietnam and Beyond the Boundary of Time" reviewed by Clifford Allen


It could easily be argued that the “loft jazz" era of the '70s was a direct product of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), both in its moral structure and its eventual fragmentation. Loft spaces, artist-produced concerts and artist-owned labels were self-reliance projects, a cornerstone of the AACM. Furthermore, the relocation of many ...

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Article: Interview

Bern Nix: A History In Harmolodics

Read "Bern Nix: A History In Harmolodics" reviewed by AAJ Staff


New York-based free jazz guitarist Bern Nix is one of the few people who are well-versed in Ornette Coleman's “harmolodics" style. He played with Coleman from 1975-1987, and now leads the Bern Nix Trio in New York City. In his compositions and his intriguing covers of standards, he is always looking in the corners of the ...

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Alone, Together, Apart

Label: Mutable Music
Released: 2003

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In Concert - From There To Hear (Solo Percussion)

Label: Muteablemusic
Released: 2001
Track listing: 1.Bantul 2.Monk Funk 3.My Funny Valentine 4.My Life 5.Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 6.The Indonesian

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Article: Album Review

Jerome Cooper: In Concert - From There To Hear (Solo Percussion)

Read "In Concert - From There To Hear (Solo Percussion)" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Drummer/percussionist Jerome Cooper's fruitful musical legacy with the Revolutionary Ensemble and stints with saxophonist/composer Anthony Braxton, pianist Cecil Taylor, and others reads like a who's who in modern jazz. Recorded during two solo live performances spanning 1995-1998, Cooper's remarkable agility and captivating musical spirit is enacted throughout these predominately endearing works. Cooper's polyrhythmic drumming and multitasking ...


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