Results for "Joe Lovano"

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW October 15, 2019

Enrico Rava - Joe Lovano: Roma

Pristinely recorded in November 2018, at Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma rises from fertile, anticipatory mists like a great host of ECM recordings past, present, and future do and will. Quietly coalescing around the polyphonic, noir-impressionism of master Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava's vaporous “Interiors" are Rava's masterful saxophone counterpart Joe Lovano, accompanied by the avant ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW October 6, 2019

Monterey Jazz Festival 2019

By JOSEF WOODARD

Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 27-19, 2019 It sometimes happens at the historic Monterey Jazz festival that the “main" and most memorable takeaways of a program occur away from the main arena stage. And so it went at the 62nd annual festival in September--at least to these ...

ARTICLE: CATCHING UP WITH October 1, 2019

Eliane Elias: Chanteuse

By R.J. DELUKE

Eliane Elias has glistened across the global music scene since first coming to the United States in 1981, playing fiery jazz, beautiful pop tunes, and warm and charming music from her native Brazil. She became established as a major jazz pianist. But as her career has grown and her popularity has endured, she's become known as ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW March 7, 2019

Bill Frisell Trio at Dublin's National Concert Hall

By IAN PATTERSON

Bill Frisell Trio National Concert Hall jny:Dublin, Ireland February 21, 2019 It was a swift return to the National Concert Hall stage for Bill Frisell, following his guest appearance in May 2018 at the finale of fiddler Martin Hayes' residency. This time Frisell was leading his trio of Tony Scherr ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW February 28, 2019

Documenting Jazz 2019

By IAN PATTERSON

Documenting Jazz Conservatory of Music and Drama TU Dublin jny: Dublin, Ireland January 17-19, 2019 Jazz music, which has pretty much always meant different things to different people, has been comprehensively documented since its arrival in the first decades of the twentieth century. The most obvious form ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW February 7, 2019

Judi Silvano: Lessons Learned

By ANGELO LEONARDI

"Preferisco lavorare come parte di un ensemble piuttosto che pormi di fronte al gruppo --diceva Judy Silvano nel 2002 a Down Beat--Da quando ho iniziato a esibirmi nei primi anni ottanta ho avuto difficoltà a percepire i cantanti come una razza diversa dagli strumentisti." Una peculiarità che ritroviamo in Lessons Learned con Judi parte integrante di ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW March 4, 2018

Kairos Sextet: Transition

By MIKE JURKOVIC

Since coming to New York in '99, visionary Cuban drummer/percussionist/educator Dafnis Prieto has been the heartbeat in bands led by Henry Threadgill, Eddie Palmieri, Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdez, Bebo Valdez, Roy Hargrove, and Andrew Hill. He's found the time to be nominated for an '07 Grammy for Best Latin Album, Absolute Quintet (Soho, 2006); win a ...

ARTICLE: MULTIPLE REVIEWS July 17, 2017

Dan Tepfer Trio: Eleven Cages; Judy Niemack with Dan Tepfer: Listening to You

By ANGELO LEONARDI

Dan Tepfer s'è messo in luce da un decennio con eccellenti lavori da leader (dai trii jazz all'esecuzione delle Goldberg Variations) e con prestigiose collaborazioni: ricordiamo il duo con Lee Konitz, il sestetto con Billy Hart, il trio con quest'ultimo e Gary Peacock. In queste due ultime incisioni il pianista trentacinquenne evidenzia l'alto livello di ...

ARTICLE: INTERVIEW September 23, 2016

Lewis Porter on John Coltrane

By VICTOR L. SCHERMER

The following interview with Lewis Porter, author of John Coltrane: His life and Music, was conducted by telephone on April 15, 2000. I am indebted to Dr. Porter for taking the time from his exceptionally busy schedule as musician, writer, teacher, and father to share his views with us. All About Jazz: It's ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW December 30, 2013

Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski: Gathering Call

By MARK CORROTO

When he is not occupying the drum chair of one of dozens of bands that he is called upon to inject with his contagious effervescence, drummer Matt Wilson can be found leading his two bands, Arts & Crafts and the Matt Wilson Quartet. Both quartets feature stellar bassists, Arts & Crafts--Martin Wind and here, Chris Lightcap. ...