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Oliver Lake / Christian Weber / Dieter Ulrich: All Decks
by John Sharpe
So successful was the off-the-cuff meeting that produced For A Little Dancin' (Intakt, 2010) that American reedman Oliver Lake once again renewed acquaintance with the Swiss pairing of drummer Dieter Ulrich and bassist Christian Weber at Zurich's unerhört Festival. But this time out they rang the changes by adding German trombonist Nils Wogram. So far so ...
John Edwards / Okkyung Lee: White Cable, Black Wires
by John Eyles
After its impressive debut, it is gratifying to report that the Fataka label seems set to continue in similar vein. Recorded by Sebastian Lexer in May 2011, White Cable, Black Wires follows the pattern of the first two Fataka releases, featuring a small, intimate setting involving a key London improviser-- this time, bassist John Edwards paired ...
Alan Wilkinson/John Edwards/Steve Noble: London, England, January 9, 2013
by John Sharpe
Alan Wilkinson/John Edwards/Steve NobleCafé OtoLondonJanuary 9, 2013It didn't look promising to begin with. In the dark days of January with the New Year festivities over and done, there's not a lot of enthusiasm for nocturnal adventure, so it was no surprise to see just a couple of people waiting outside before ...
Alexander Hawkins: Retaining The Sense of Discovery
by John Sharpe
One of the fastest-rising stars of the UK jazz scene, pianist Alexander Hawkins is remarkable in that he shines equally in both the further reaches of free improvisation and the creation of ingeniously crafted charts. Indeed, Hawkins' particular talent might be in bringing the two so close that it's hard to distinguish between them. At times ...
Cousin It
By John Edwards
Label: Hopscotch Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Blond Red Head; And Under; Srabesgue; Goose; Number five; Soleri; I call you to order and a little bit of chin chin Jidwin; Could ba clam .
Maya Dunietz - Steve Noble - John Edwards: Cousin It
by AAJ Italy Staff
Fate con calma. Registrato quattro anni fa e “provato" dal vivo lo scorso anno sul palco del celebrato Cafe Oto londinese, vede finalmente la luce questo accattivante Cousin It, disco d'esordio di un trio davvero unico formato dalla pianista israeliana Maya Dunietz, da una colonna del bassismo britannico quale John Edwards (il collegamento primario di rimando ...
Fete Quaqua: London, UK, August 19-21, 2012
by John Eyles
Fete QuaquaThe VortexLondonAugust 19-21, 2012Fete Quaqua is the annual three-day festival of improvised music organized by guitarist John Russell as an offshoot of his monthly Mopomoso evenings at The Vortex. “Quaqua" is a Latin word which translates as “wherever," and encapsulates Russell's declared intention that the festival should “provide a fertile ...
Freeform in the U.K.
by Sammy Stein
Freeform and improvised jazz is having a hard time at the moment. Venues have to make tough choices between pleasing what is a smaller cohort of customers and bringing new, maybe transient, but paying clients who are attracted by big names, standards and music they know. Customers have less cash in these difficult economic times, so ...
Maya Dunietz / John Edwards / Steve Noble: Cousin It
by Eyal Hareuveni
This freely improvised meeting brings together Israeli pianist Maya Dunietz and British master free players, bassist John Edwards and Steve Noble--an experienced and powerful rhythm section. The trio celebrated the release of this recording at a live concert at Cafe OTO in London in December, 2011. Dunietz is one of the leading voices ...
Vision Festival, Days 1-2: June 11-12, 2012
by John Sharpe
Days 1-2 | Days 3-5 | Days 6-717th Annual Vision FestivalRouletteBrooklyn, NYJune 11-17, 2012For the 17th annual Vision Festival, organizer Patricia Nicholson Parker and her team had assembled one of strongest lineups in many years. Alongside many luminaries of the New York free jazz firmament, including accomplished working bands ...
