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Article: Album Review

Contact: Dave Liebman / John Abercrombie / Marc Copland / Drew Gress / Billy Hart: Five on One

Read "Five on One" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The band called Contact is about as all-star an affair as can be found in modern jazz, and it's hard to imagine any serious listener not having a favorite among the players, whether it's saxophonist and renaissance man Dave Liebman, pianist Marc Copland--whose marvelous New York Trio Recordings pushed his profile up closer to where it ...

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Article: Album Review

Contact: Dave Liebman / John Abercrombie / Marc Copland / Drew Gress / Billy Hart: Five on One

Read "Five on One" reviewed by John Kelman


They've played together in various permutations and combinations, but Five on One represents the first time they've joined together as a discrete unit. Reconvening the Second Look (Savoy, 1996) quartet--which comprises four-fifths of Contact-- pianist Marc Copland proved you can go back again with Another Place (Pirouet, 2009). The quartet's bassist, Drew Gress, has also been ...

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Article: Album Review

Dhafer Youssef: Abu Nawas Rhapsody

Read "Abu Nawas Rhapsody" reviewed by John Kelman


After two albums exploring the nexus of ages-old Middle Eastern harmony and modernistic electronics, Tunisian-born oudist/vocalist Dhafer Youssef turns to a stripped-down, completely acoustic environs for Abu Nawas Rhapsody. Despite leaving Oslo behind--where, on Digital Prophecy (Enja, 2003) and Divine Shadows (Jazzland, 2006), he collaborated with some of Norway's more intrepid musicians including guitarist Eivind Aarset, ...

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Article: Interview

Andre Matos: Fantasies Realized

Read "Andre Matos: Fantasies Realized" reviewed by William Carey


There is no doubt that André Matos has chops to burn. Placed firmly in the tradition of John Abercrombie and Pat Martino, with a bit of Sonny Sharrock at moments, a lot of Berklee (College of Music) influence is readily apparent, but with a bit of headiness that also reflects the guitarist's time at the New ...

Article: Live Review

John Abercrombie Organ Trio

Read "John Abercrombie Organ Trio" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Parco della Musica - Roma - 14.04.2010 Un pubblico non numerosissimo si congeda dalla Sala Petrassi dell'Auditorium con la piena consapevolezza d'aver assistito a un concerto di valore assoluto, prodotto da musicisti capaci di giungere a una sintesi - di stile, impostazione e concretezza - prossima alla perfezione. Sul palco c'era stato, fino al termine di ...

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Article: Live Review

Tomasz Stanko Quintet at Dazzle in Denver

Read "Tomasz Stanko Quintet at Dazzle in Denver" reviewed by Geoff Anderson


Tomasz Stanko Quintet Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge Denver, CO April 10, 2010 The ECM record label has been issuing innovative music since 1969. Although it has released over 1,000 albums by now, most share an aesthetic that makes their sound instantly recognizable. While usually lumped into the jazz camp, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Czech Connection: John Abercrombie adds another page to his Prague playbook

The Czech Connection: John Abercrombie adds another page to his Prague playbook

John Abercrombie is considered a modern-day master on electric jazz guitar. His concert next week with his new organ trio is certain to be a highlight of the spring season. Abercrombie, born in 1944, studied guitar at Berklee College of Music in Boston. While he was there, he developed some strong ties to the Czech jazz ...

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Article: Album Review

Lars Danielsson: Signature Edition 3

Read "Signature Edition 3" reviewed by John Kelman


That Swedish bassist Lars Danielsson is a pliant, flexible player who's worked with American artists including John Abercrombie, Pat Metheny, and David Liebman, and notable European names such as Eivind Aarset, Ulf Wakenius, and Nils Petter Molvær isn't much of a secret--at least, not to audiences on the east side of the Atlantic. In North America ...

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Article: Album Review

Dan Weiss Trio: Timshel

Read "Timshel" reviewed by John Kelman


First gaining recognition with Indo-Pakistani guitarist Rez Abbasi, Dan Weiss has enjoyed a successful last few years. In addition to working with guitarist Joel Harrison, and saxophonists Rudresh Mahanthappa and David Binney, the debut of his now five year-old piano trio, No Yes When (Tone of a Pitch, 2006), was as uncompromising as anything released that ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Dave Holland Octet: Pathways

Read "Dave Holland Octet: Pathways" reviewed by John Kelman


Dave Holland Octet Pathways Dare2 Records 2010 It's been nearly four years since bassist Dave Holland has delivered an album based around his enduring quintet of over a decade. Since 2006's Critical Mass (Dare2), he's released Pass It On (Dare2, 2008) and The Monterey Quartet: Live at the ...


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