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The Jazz Session #148: John Hollenbeck
Drummer and composer John Hollenbeck is a constant explorer of new sonic terrain. His large ensemble album Eternal Interlude (Sunnyside, 2009) is no exception. In this interview, recorded at the artists retreat Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, NY, Hollenbeck talks about his approach to composition for large ensemble; his mid-retreat trip to the Grammy awards; and several ...
Jeff Campbell: A Declaration of Optimism
by Mark F. Turner
Bassist Jeff Campbell's A Declaration of Optimism's underlying theme of positivity is channeled into an engaging trio recording. An associate professor of jazz studies and contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music, Campbell divides his many duties between family, teaching, and performances with notables across the globe. When a good thing works, ...
John Hollenbeck: Eternal Interlude
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sono passati i tempi nei quali il batterista era considerato una sorta di parente povero all'interno della grande famiglia musicale. Le barzellette su Ringo ormai fanno ridere solo Paul e quando ci troviamo al cospetto di un musicista a tutto tondo come John Hollenbeck non possiamo lasciarci condizionare dal fatto che il suo strumento elettivo sia ...
Tony Malaby: Voladores, Houria
by Jeff Stockton
Tony Malaby's Apparitions Voladores Clean Feed 2009 Stephane Kerecki Trio with Tony Malaby Houria Zig Zag Territoires 2009 Since arriving in NYC about 15 years ago,Tony Malaby, ...
Rainbow Jimmies
Label: GPE Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Gray Cottage Study #1 "lost in fog"; Gray Cottage #2 Study "getting chilly"; Gray Cottage Study #3 "my deer"; Gray Cottage Study #4 "healing and gratitude"; Gray Cottage Study #5 "dustish"; Gray Cottage Study #6 "jazz hands"; Gray Cottage Study #7 "tax penalty payment approaching"; Sinanari (acoustic remix); Ziggurat (exterior); Ziggurat (interior); Rainbow Jimmies.
Eternal Interlude
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Foreign One; Eternal Interlude; Guarana; The Cloud; Perseverance; No
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Tony Malaby's Apparitions: Voladores
by Troy Collins
New York-based tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby's seventh album as a leader, Voladores, is named after the visually stunning Mexican dance troupes he saw while growing up in Tucson, Arizona. Inspired by their celebratory rhythmic fervor, he employs a dynamic dual drummer-based quartet on this date, revisiting the heavily percussive line-up of his 2003 sophomore release, Apparitions ...
A Big Band Reaches for Bold Sounds
Writing decent music for a jazz big band is hard, and keeping the band working is harder. For the bandleader and composer, maintaining the integrity of a group sound with a dozen or more players--and maintaining a core style with enough tooth and identity that it can reach beyond the closed circuit of jazz students--takes up ...
Recent Listening: John Hollenbeck
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, Eternal Interlude (Sunnyside). The ensemble is Large, all right, in the size of the band -- 20 pieces -- and in the expansiveness of Hollenbeck's vision. He is a composer who moves into, out of and beyond established categories of musical thinking and a drummer who brilliantly meets the challenges he sets ...
