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Jo: Firedance
by Jerry D'Souza
When two improvisers like Joëlle Léandre and India Cooke get together, one can expect to delight in their artistry. Bristling with ideas, they ride a wide range of sound with nary a dull moment as they make judicious use of the body and strings of the violin and bass, their voices, and--for a brief while--the rhythm ...
Joelle Leandre/Mark Nauseef: Evident
by John Kelman
For the first collaboration between bassist Joelle Leandre and percussionist Mark Nauseef, the landscape is purely alien; Evident finds the two looking outwards, incorporating a multitude of elements into a live program that runs the gamut from the tranquil to stormy. Created without any previous discussion or forethought, Leandre and Nauseef respond to each other's leads ...
Signature - Live At The Egg Farm
Label: Red Toucan Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Disc One: Signature 1-7; Disc Two: Signature A-G
Joelle Leandre - Masahiko Satoh - Yuji Takahashi: Signature - Live At The Egg Farm
by Glenn Astarita
This extraordinary 2-CD set highlights the enviable talents of bassist Joelle Leandre performing a series of duets with pianists Masahiko Satoh and Yuiji Takahashi. Recorded on two consecutive evenings at the Egg Farm in Japan, disc one features Leandre coalescing with Satoh for a rather fervent set. Folks, these are masterful exposés of like-minded artists whose ...
Jo: Signature
by Andrey Henkin
Within traditional jazz, piano-bass duets tend to be enacted under the leadership of the keyboardist - the bassist grounding the pianist in a way they would not be playing solo. Duets of any configuration in the avant-garde decry any idea of leader-sideman. This explains the many bass-led duets, a concept alien to hard bop circles, of ...
Joëlle Léandre: Organic-Mineral
by Glenn Astarita
Conservatory-trained and prize-winning bassist/improviser Joëlle Léandre has aligned herself with new music advocates such as Anthony Braxton and Morton Feldman, among others. So it should be of little surprise that the esteemed bassist would extend her wares a bit by connecting with koto performer Kazue Sawai for a set brimming with minimalist themes ...
