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Rez Abbasi: Things To Come

Read "Things To Come" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 31, 2009

With his sixth outing as a leader, Pakistani-American guitar hero Rez Abbasi continues to reinvent himself, both musically and ideologically. He intertwines the quest for growth with a sense of humanity on this compelling release. Interspersed with ceremonious Eastern song-forms, Abbasi helps turn a new leaf on the sometimes staid, progressive-jazz realm. Featuring the highly-regarded and ...

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Jonathan Kreisberg: Unearthed

by Matthew Warnock
October 13, 2009

The world of jazz guitar has long been filled with some of the most storied names in jazz history. Artists such as Charlie Christian, Johnny Smith, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny and John Scofield have all become recognized as some of jazz's greatest innovators and most prolific performers.In a day and age when it seems ...

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East Meets West in the Music of Rez Abbasi

September 18, 2009

One of the most interesting jazz arrivals in recent years has been the emergence of South Asian guitarist Rez Abbasi, pianist Vijay Iyer and saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa. All three are truly jazz musicians of the highest order, but they also draw upon their cultural heritage as South Asians (Abbasi is Pakistani and the other two are ...

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Rez Abbasi: Things to Come

Read "Things to Come" reviewed by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
September 3, 2009

It may be a new day in America but we're all still keenly interested in identity. This is a statement of sociopolitical reality, but it is also an observation of musical trend. In the liner notes for Things to Come, guitarist Rez Abbasi writes about recording music that “is neither jazz nor Indian; it has its ...

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Rez Abbasi: Things To Come

Read "Things To Come" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
August 19, 2009

Pakistani/American guitarist Rez Abbasi has been a part of the emerging growth of South Asian jazz musicians which includes the very noted names of pianist Vijay Iyer, saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and guitarist Fareed Haque, and celebrated recordings Apti (Innova Recordings, 2009) and Kinsmen (Pi Recordings, 2008). A brilliant technician, Abbasi is noted for ...

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New Rez Abbasi Disc, "Things to Come" out August 25 on Sunnyside

August 6, 2009

Pakistani-American Guitarist Rez Abbasi Releases Things to Come, August 25th on Sunnyside Records Album Features Stunning Composition and Improvisation From Culturally Diverse Top New York Musicians (Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer, Johannes Weidenmueller, Dan Weiss + Special Guests Kiran Ahluwalia and Mike Block) Sunnyside Records is pleased to present Things to Come, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi’s ...

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Trioing

By Jonathan Kreisberg

Label: New for Now Music
Released: 2006
Track listing: 1. Countdown 2. All of You 3. Sweet and Lovely 4. I Fall In Love Too Easily 5. Sorceror 6. Old Devil Moon 7. A Child Is Born 8. Have You Met Miss Jones? 9. Ugly Beauty.

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Summer Times

By Franck Amsallem

Label: FRAM/Sunnyside
Released: 2003
Track listing: I Got Rhythm; Summertime; Young And Foolish; Tom's Tune; Laila; The Man I Love; Bud Will Be Back Shortly; You're My Everything.

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On Second Thought

By Franck Amsallem

Label: Naive
Released: 2000
Track listing: On Second Thought ; Chanson Triste ; Thirty Two More Bars to go, Indeed ; After ; And Keep This Place in Mind For a Better One is Hard to Find ;Affreusement Votre ;

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