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Joe Fonda

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Joe Fonda is a composer, bassist, recording artist, interdisciplinary performer, and producer. An accomplished international Jazz artist, Fonda has performed with his own ensembles throughout the United States and Europe, and as a side man with Archie Shepp, Ken McIntyre, Lou Donaldson, Bill and Kenny Barron, Leo Smith, Perry Robinson, Dave Douglas, Curtis Fuller, Mark Whitecage, Marion Brown, and Bill Dixon. Fonda was the bassist with the renowned Anthony Braxton sextet, octet, tentet, from 1984 through 1999. Fonda also sat on the Board of Directors from 1994 to 1999, and was the President from 1997 to 1999 of the newly formed Tri-Centric Foundation
Long Tall Sunshine

Label: Not Two Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Long Tall Sunshine; The 3Dom Factor; Irina; Be Out S’Cool; Martin’s Stew.
Prism

Label: NotTwo Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: F.J.D.; Prism; Listen to Dr. Cornel West; Variations On A Master Plan (Part 2); Sal’s Song; The Bee; Zeit Lupe.
A Different Drummer, Part 2: Royal Hartigan

by Karl Ackermann
Drums of LifeDrums of DeathThe ruins of the Anasazi people stand undisturbed in the cliffs between the high mesas and the canyon floors of the southwest. Dating to 2500 B.C., the multi-story adobe pueblos and stone cities were the sites of the ancient indigenous peoples of North America. Archeologists have uncovered an assortment of percussion instruments ...
Barry Altschul’s 3Dom Factor feat. Jon Irabagon & Joe Fonda: Long Tall Sunshine

by Mark Corroto
The fourth release by Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor, Long Tall Sunshine, evokes (in a weird way) the lyrics to Helter Skelter" by The Beatles: When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride Till ...
Conference Call: Prism

by Mark Corroto
Conference Call is a quartet, but could also be described as a trio+ because the core memberssaxophonist and bass clarinetist Gebhard Ullmann, pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, and bassist Joe Fondahave been touring and recording together for more than two decades. The plus moniker derives from the quartet's interchange of drummers. Early on, the seat was occupied ...
Linda Sikhakhane, Raoul Bjorkenheim & Satoko Fujii

by Maurice Hogue
Things get a little rockin' this time out with the powerful guitar of Raoul Bjorkenheim and a top Italian quartet digging into the music of John Coltrane. Then he's front and center in the J&F Band, a mostly Italian ensemble, led by legendary Allman Brothers Band drummer Jaimoe and bassist Joe Fonda (and Joe sings! Who ...
Prism

Label: Not Two Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: F.J.D.; Prism; Listen to Dr. Cornell West; Variation on a Master Plan; Sal’s Song; The Bee; Zeit Lupe.
Conference Call: Prism

by Jerome Wilson
Most jazz groups that stay together for a long time, such as The Modern Jazz Quartet or The Art Ensemble of Chicago, achieve a certain prominence. It is a surprise then to realize that the lesser-known band, Conference Call, has been around since 1999 and is here releasing its eighth album. The group's core ...
Angelica Sanchez & Marilyn Crispell: How To turn the Moon

by Dan McClenaghan
Fans of piano jazz might have a preference for the trio formatpiano/bass/drums. Or they might like their piano straight, no chaser, with solo piano sets. There is no shortage of trio and solo recordings floating around for our listening enjoyment. But two pianos? Rare, though not unheard of. Brad Mehldau and Kevin Hays offered up the ...