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Ionisation: Galen
by Libero Farnè
Il panorama dell'attuale jazz svizzero, forse meno appartato di un tempo, è ricco di proposte avanzate e ben documentate su disco. In esso il giovane batterista Jonas Imhof s'inserisce perseguendo un avant jazz non particolarmente innovativo e sostanzioso, che ricerca tuttavia con grande coerenza classici equilibri, sonorità rotonde e un incedere ponderato. In questo disco Imhof ...
A Film on Bill Frisell by Emma Franz
A new film is being made on guitarist Bill Frisell. As one of the most influential and creative musicians of our time, a film about Frisell seems somewhat overdue. Filmed with unique access over three years, this documentary will be an intimate, behind-the scenes portrait. The film has been shot, directed and produced to date by ...
Saxophone Summit: Visitation
by John Kelman
After two recordings for Telarc--2004's Gathering of Spirits, with the late Michael Brecker, and 2008's Seraphic Light, with Ravi Coltrane assuming the position vacated by Brecker following his untimely passing the previous year--Saxophone Summit is back with Visitation. Funded by the (for jazz) early crowd-funding ArtistShare imprint, it demonstrates the difference between recording for a relatively ...
Rebellion and Respect: Kennedy Center Celebrates Blue Note's 75th Anniversary
by Franz A. Matzner
Blue Note Record's significance to modern music is as inarguable as its story is remarkable. Over its 75 year lifespan the label has recorded many of jazz's defining artists, its evolution tracing the trajectory of America's most significant musical form from its beginnings to its present day diverse manifestations. It is therefore especially auspicious ...
Mai Jazz 2014
by John Kelman
Mai Jazz 2014 Stavanger, Norway May 6-11, 2014 After visiting Norway as often as four or five times annually, a first trip to the country in early May is surprisingly late for a first visit of the year. The last time visiting the west coast city of Stavanger was in 2008, part ...
Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, And Ravi Coltrane Release Fan-Funded “Visitation” CD Through ArtistShare
ARTISTSHARE RELEASES SAX SUMMIT’S FAN-FUNDED VISITATION CD – FEATURING JAZZ SAXOPHONE GIANTS JOE LOVANO, DAVE LIEBMAN, AND RAVI COLTRANE. SAXOPHONE SUMMIT RETURNS FOR THEIR THIRD RECORDING AS LIEBMAN, LOVANO, AND COLTRANE EXPLORE NEW CONCEPTUAL REALMS IN THEIR LATEST FAN-FUNDED ALBUM, VISITATION Saxophone Summit features saxophonists Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, and Ravi Coltrane, along with pianist Phil ...
Jazz This Week: Joe Lovano and Us Five, Cornet Chop Suey, Jeff Anderson and Chad Evans, Sarah Jane and the Blue Notes, and More
Though it's the last day of Jazz Appreciation Month and some local not-for-profit presenters already have wound down their seasons, there's still some interesting jazz and creative music to be heard in St. Louis this week, including the long-awaited return of one of the top tenor saxophonists working today. That would be Joe Lovano, who will ...
Kenny Werner: Effortless Mastery In Motion
by Dan Bilawsky
In the early moments of Effortless Mastery: The Four Steps, pianist Kenny Werner notes that he never aspired to be a guru; nevertheless, he's viewed as one by a significant number of musicians. If Werner had never put a single word on paper or shared a single thought about the art of playing, ...
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: American Adventure
by John Kelman
Sometimes an idea seems great on paper, but in execution doesn't exactly work out as planned. Other times, that same idea doesn't just look great, it actually exceeds already high expectations. When saxophonist Tommy Smith--almost single-handedly responsible for rebuilding a modern jazz scene in his home country of Scotland, where he returned after studying at Boston's ...
Billy Hart: Welcoming New, Loving Old, Sounds
by R.J. DeLuke
The ubiquitous drummer Billy Hart brings a special energy to the many projects of which he is a part. A band leader, composer and educator, he's been on hundreds of albums. He has taken the stage with countless bands, adding his rhythmic pulse to formations led by a litany of the biggest names in the business. ...


