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Eastern Boundry Quartet: Icicles
by Karl Ackermann
Bassist/composer Joe Fonda continues to enjoy a most eclectic career. Whether in collaboration with saxophonist Anthony Braxton, or leading an international group comprised of musicians from Europe and China, Fonda is never far from the bleeding edge of creative improvisation. In its second outing, the Eastern Boundary Quartet continues to connect musical worlds and styles. Frequent ...
Conference Call: What About...?
by Raul d'Gama Rose
It has been said that live music offers the composer the opportunity to add the final ingredient in the decoction of their creation: the audience. In the case of Conference Call's 2007 concert in Krakow, Poland, documented on the double-disc What About...?, there's the dramatic addition of completely spontaneous, improvisations by one or more of the ...
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 ...
Michael Jefry Stevens: What About...?; Memphis; A Scent in Motion; Remembering the Future
by Clifford Allen
Conference CallWhat About...?Not Two2010 Fonda/Stevens GroupMemphisPlayscape2009 Harvey Sorgen-Steve Rust-Michael Jefry StevensA Scent in MotionKonnex2009 Jon HemmersamRemembering the FutureJSH Music
Michael Musillami: Old Tea
by Lyn Horton
Guitarist Michael Musillami has seized onto the meaning of irreplaceable moments with Old Tea, dedicated to his 29-year-old son, who took his own life on March 10, 2009. In an extraordinarily touching story, Musillami's liner notes say what cannot be said musically. But the music, executed by his outstanding regular trio, expresses more than can be ...
Michael Musillami Trio: Old Tea
by Nic Jones
Guitarist Michael Musillami composed the music for this program in the wake of his son Evan's death. The fact that it's measured and profoundly beautiful is testament to what music can do, and the fact that it's so superbly realized comes down to the fact that this trio is supremely empathetic. Five recordings to date are ...
Michael Musillami: Old Tea
by Troy Collins
In March 2009, guitarist Michael Musillami's son, Evan, took his own life at the age of 29. During the months that followed, Musillami composed a book of tunes inspired by and dedicated to Evan, which make up Old Tea, the fifth release from his veteran trio. Named after Lao Cha, a rare form of Taiwanese Oolong, ...
Trumpet tripleplay: Symphony for Old and New Dimensions; Live aux Instants Chavires, 2009; and Do I The In?
by John Sharpe
Nuts Symphony for Old and New Dimensions Ayler Records 2009 Joelle Leandre & Jean Luc Cappozzo Live aux Instants Chavires, 2009 Kadima Collective 2009 MusiConspiracy Do I The In?
Memphis
By Joe Fonda
Label: Playscape Recordings
Released: 2009
Track listing: 1. In The Whitecage (5:49); 2. For My Brother (6:33); 3. Looking For The Lake (5:40); 4. Changing Tides (6:34); 5. The
Path (5:09); 6. Yes This is It! (4:14); 7. There Is a Very Fine Line Between Your Life and Mine (9:26); 8. Whale
Majesty (5:10); 9. Memphis Ramble (8:05); 10. Break Song (5:03).
Lower East Side Blues
By Joe Fonda
Label: Porter Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Lower Eastside Blues; In A Whitecage - The Path; Connecticut Solution; The Last Of The Beboppers; Heavenly Ascending; Avanti Galoppi; Like Sonny.
