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Art Strike!
by Mark Corroto
"Would you support an art strike?" That's the question I've been asking musicians for the past few months. “Will you agree to stop writing and performing music for one year?" In 1990 the London artists Stewart Home and Mark Pawson proposed that all artists cease to “make, exhibit, distribute, sell, or discuss their work" for three ...
Gilad Hekselman: This Just In
by Mark Corroto
Quietly, so quietly the jazz guitar torch is passed from the legends Jim Hall and Pat Martino to Kurt Rosenwinkel and Gilad Hekselman, whose release This Just In makes a conspicuously understated grab for said torch.His fourth release as leader follows Hearts Wide Open (Le Chant Du Monde, 2011) and features the same stellar ...
Jim Hall: Live at Birdland
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'etichetta indipendente ArtistShare si sostiene finanziariamente con contributi economici versati da una comunità aperta di musicisti e di appassionati di jazz e festeggia i suoi dieci anni di attività con un disco dal vivo del socio più maturo: il sempre giovane di spirito Jim Hall, ripreso al Birdland, col suo quartetto, nelle serate del 10 e ...
Steve Slagle: Evensong
by Dan Bilawsky
Saxophonist Steve Slagle is a consummate leader often pegged as a sideman; with a résumé that includes stints with big band legends like Woody Herman and Lionel Hampton, left-of-center trailblazers like pianist Carla Bley, Latin giants like Ray Barretto and modern day marvels like tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, it's easy to see why some people may ...
Carole Simpson Remembered
by Skip Heller
As news of Donald Byrd's passing was leaking out slowly, jazz educator Keith Pawlak sent me a note on Facebook asking if I had heard that pianist/vocalist Carole Simpson had passed away. Her name is barely known except to a few collectors who specialize in female singers of the Eisenhower era. She was during ...
Dan Phillips BKK Trio: Bangkok Edge
by Dan Bilawsky
Thailand isn't exactly known the world over as a jazz mecca, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its fair share of talent in this department; one need look no further than the back cover of guitarist Dan Phillips' Bangok Edge to discover the names of some of the movers and shakers on the Thai jazz ...
The Jim Hall Quartet: Live at Birdland
by Victor Verney
Guitarist Jim Hall, now in his eighth decade, continues to be a vigorous performer, fresh-minded arranger and creative composer. He's been around so long, and done so much, that it's humbling to try writing something fresh about him: there is little to say that hasn't already been said, and in many cases quite eloquently.
Jim Hall: New Toronto Find
In 1975, Jim Hall was in Toronto, Canada, appearing at Bourbon Street—a club opened by Doug Cole in the mid-'50s at 180 Queen St. West. The downtown nightspot routinely showcased American jazz artists—usually backed by local rhythm sections. Jim appeared there in June with bassist Don Thompson and drummer Terry Clarke, and the result was Live! ...
Davey Payne: Ready To Play
by Sammy Stein
Davey Payne is known best for the time when he was saxophonist with British group, The Blockheads. His solo on the 1978 number 1 hit, “Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" was the first time a double sax solo had appeared on a hit record. Before he joined forces with Dury, who fronted The ...
The Jim Hall Quartet: Live at Birdland
By Jim Hall
Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2012
Track listing: Furnished Flats; All The Things You Are; Friendly Recollections; Beija
Flor; Big Blues; Chelsea Bridge; St. Thomas.
