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Joe McPhee's Survival Unit III - Synchronicity (Harmonic Convergence, 2011) ****a1/2
By Paul Acquaro Joe McPhee's Survival Unit III's “Synchronicity" is a tough, dark and moving affair. His experience working the timbers and tones of the avant-garde with his saxophone and clarinet is on great display. The recording was made of a concert date at The Hideout in Chicago in 2007, the sound is excellent and the ...
Peter Brotzmann Rises and Shines on Wednesday at Vision Festival 16.
TRIBUTE TO A LIVING LEGEND Peter Brotzmann:Celebrating A Lifetime of Achievement Each year, the Vision Festival honors the achievements of one living artist who has greatly influenced the world around them and paved the way for other innovators to move forward. On Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 Arts For Art and The Vision Festival will celebrate a ...
Joe McPhee - Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: Blue Chicago Blues
by AAJ Italy Staff
Da quando, negli anni Settanta, la Hat Hut gli dedicò un'imponente serie di LP (portandolo, ultratrentenne, alla ribalta internazionale), fino alla riapparizione in questi ultimi anni su varie etichette, Joe McPhee è stato un personaggio per lo più appartato con una voce personale che si è espresso soprattutto come strumentista, convinto e originale. Il suo sax, ...
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet +1: London, UK, April 18-20, 2011
by John Sharpe
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet +1Café OtoLondon, UKApril 18-20, 2011 Since its inception in 1997, Peter Brötzmann's Chicago Tentet has become one of the foremost large groupings in free jazz, not least because of its unrivalled roster of talent and its durability as a unit. When asked how he had kept such ...
Lineage and Vision Festival 16: June 5-11
So much of our experience is increasingly place-less as franchise smiles crafted by human resources consultants greet us daily no matter what the biome or weight of memory. The fast food smile and store floor uniform must ever be the same. Crowd counts displace quality practices with childlike aspirations toward some eternal Superbowl as the only ...
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: London, UK, April 5, 2011
by John Sharpe
Alexander Hawkins EnsembleCafé OtoLondon, UKApril 5, 2011 What do you do when two mainstays in your band leave? Tonight's gig was the first outing for the new line up of pianist Alexander Hawkins' group, necessitated by the loss of regular bassist Dominic Lash to New York City for ...
Michael Bisio: Stepping Into the Limelight
by Gregory Applegate Edwards
Bassist Michael Bisio has become an increasingly visual and aural presence on the jazz/improvisation scene in the time since he moved from the west coast to New York. Yet he has been a significant contributor in jazz circles for years, and success was no overnight thing. Among other ongoing associations, Bisio is currently the bassist in ...
Matthew Shipp Trio Perfoming at Chapel of Our Lady in Cold Spring, NY - April 30th @ 7:30 PM
World Renowned pianist Matthew Shipp brings his trio to the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration in Cold Spring NY in support of his new double cd “The Art of the Improviser" on Thirsty Ear Records. “Watching Matthew Shipp play the piano is a bit like sitting ringside. Lefts and rights hit the keyboard's midsection in steady ...
John Sharpe’s Best Releases of 2010
by John Sharpe
Here are ten new releases, in no particular order, which stood out among those I heard this year. Joe McPhee / Ingebrigt Håker FlatenBlue Chicago BluesNot TwoJoe McPhee and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten make a successful pairing as evidenced by interactions which evince a highly charged form and ...
Joe McPhee / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Blue Chicago Blues
by John Sharpe
Multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee has demonstrated a particular affinity for the string bass. Among his discography are multiple duets with Dominic Duval and Michael Bisio, and even a double-disc set with four bassists, Angels, Devils And Haints (CJR, 2008). Now, Blue Chicago Blues can be added to that esteemed catalogue, from a 2007 session recorded in the ...
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