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Keefe Jackson's Project Project: Just Like This
by Jerry D'Souza
Why does tenor saxophonist Keefe Jackson call this band Project Project? Is it because he gives composition and improvisation separate identities and the merges them skillfully? That's just a thought. His ability to write and orchestrate music that sings and celebrates, and then have members of his band incise it with an unabashed sense of adventure, ...
Marc Copland: New York Trio Recordings Vol. 2: Voices
by Jerry D'Souza
Pianist Marc Copland returns with the New York Trio Recordings Volume 2: Voices, following Modinha (Pirouet Records, 2007). It's the second in the series, with one more to come. Bill Stewart has been replaced by Paul Motian on drums and, considering the music, he's a better fit. Copland and Peacock composed all the music ...
Houle / Leandr: 9 Moments
by Jerry D'Souza
Three exceptional improvisers comfortable in the art of instant interaction join forces and unleash an exceptional aural treat on 9 Moments. They define nine moments which devolve over different trajectories and moods, making each sit up and draw the listener into its soul. They can be animated and soar in exultation, or dip into a soothing ...
Cuong Vu: Vu-Tet
by Jerry D'Souza
Cuong Vu has long established his reputation as an adventurous musician who takes his compositions and his trumpet playing into constantly evolving worlds. His is a constant forging of the new and different, traits that he wraps in thought-provoking schematic concepts that include jazz, rock and whatever else that grabs his fancy, as long as it ...
Golia / Josephson / Kaiser / Keneally / Morris / Smith / Walter: Healing Force: The Songs of Albert Ayler
by Jerry D'Souza
Saxophonist Albert Ayler was a restless genius. He was a ferocious improviser, extreme in his innovations, uncompromising in his approach. He could blend free improvisation with gospel fervor, or with the harmonic concept of a marching band. He did it all with unmitigated passion that made him a revered musician. Ayler was accused of ...
Sabertooth: Dr. Midnight
by Jerry D'Souza
Few bands last fifteen years, let alone play at the same venue over that time. Sabertooth has done that at Chicago's Green Mill, playing the Sunday midnight to 5 a.m. shift. An odd time? Perhaps, but those who go to see them don't care. They listen and enjoy. And if the music on this CD is ...
Ari Brown: Live at the Green Mill
by Jerry D'Souza
Ari Brown Live At The Green Mill Delmark 2007 Mention the name of Ari Brown and up comes a picture of a saxophonist who is comfortable in several settings and on more than one instrument (he also plays flute and piano). He is as much at home in ...
Sundar's Induswest Project: Hope and Infinity
by Jerry D'Souza
The fusion of Indian music and jazz is not new. It has been done before and will be attempted in the future. Enter Sundar Viswanathan. He lives in Canada, but was born of South Indian parents. As a musician Viswanathan plays the saxophone and sings. As a composer he brings in various thematic concepts. He gives ...
Coryell / Di Meola / Lagrene: Super Guitar Trio Live at Montreux 1989
by Jerry D'Souza
Super Guitar Trio Live at Montreux 1989 Eagle Rock 2007 The word “super" as a way of sneaking in as a descriptive epithet, merited or not. In this instance it sits upfront of Guitar Trio, the triumvirate comprised of Larry Coryell, Al Di Meola and Biréli ...
Samo Salamon: Fall Memories and Nano
by Jerry D'Souza
Guitarist Samo Salamon has found some interesting and distinctive ways to present his music. These include forming groups with different musicians and instrumentations, so as to give his compositions the particular flavours they require. Among these line-ups sit his European quartets, and true to his vision, both have different line-ups which allow Salamon to pursue different ...
