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Abstract Logix's Souvik Dutta Interviewed at All About Jazz
It's a remarkable story. Beginning life as an online shop for fusion music of the broadest possible variety, Abstract Logix has, since its first foray into releasing albums under its own imprint in 2005, rapidly grown into the preeminent record label on the fusion scene. With a roster that includes a number of established greats and ...
John Abercrombie Quartet Live at Anthology
by Robert Bush
John Abercrombie Quartet Anthology San Diego, CA October 8, 2010 Over the last 40 years, John Abercrombie has earned his spot among the pantheon of jazz guitarists. His liquid tone, mercurial ideas and quicksilver phrasing make him instantly identifiable in just a few notes. His sound, his voice on the ...
John Taylor and John Geggie: Ottawa, Canada October 9, 2010
by John Kelman
John Taylor/John GeggieNational Arts Centre Fourth Stage Ottawa, Canada October 9, 2010 After an impressive start to its 2010 Fall/Winter Series, the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival kept the momentum up by bringing another of modern jazz's finest pianists to town, less than a week after Chick Corea and his latest trio, ...
Karl Seglem: Ossicles
by John Kelman
Saxophonist and goat/antelope hornist Karl Seglem has led a long and diverse career, both as a recording artist and as the head of NORCD, a label that reaches across a multitude of musical boundaries looking to be broken, linking them together with a decided focus on the traditional music of his native Norway. Despite an increasingly ...
Chet Doxas: Big Sky
by John Kelman
As much as a recent Ottawa, Canada performance was an intimate opportunity for local fans to see John Abercrombie, it was equally noteworthy for the two brothers who brought the veteran guitarist and bassist John Menegon, both from Upstate New York, for a short tour of Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa and Montreal. Saxophonist Chet Doxas and drummer ...
Portico Quartet: Montreal, Canada, October 2, 2010
by John Kelman
Portico QuartetL'AstralMontreal, CanadaOctober 2, 2010 It's a tough slog for a European band to break into the North American market. High work visa costs, expensive travel between cities distanced by hundreds--if not thousands--of miles add logistical nightmares to the fact that the North American market is so flooded with new ...
Mike Mainieri / Marnix Busstra Quartet: Trinary Motion: Live in Europe
by John Kelman
Looking more like a man in his fifties than his 72 years, vibraphonist Mike Mainieri has been stepping up the pace, with three fine but stylistically different albums in the last year: Crescent (NYC, 2010), an elegant and moving John Coltrane tribute with recently departed alto great Charlie Mariano; 2.0 (NYC, 2010), celebrating the return of ...
Chick Corea / Christian McBride / Brian Blade: Ottawa, Canada, October 3, 2010
by John Kelman
Chick Corea Trio: Chick Corea / Christian McBride / Brian BladeDominion Chalmers ChurchOttawa, CanadaOctober 3, 2010 The last time Chick Corea came to Ottawa with a trio, it was for an informal and relatively unrehearsed show that, featuring old friends Eddie Gomez (bass) and Airto Moreira (drums), relied more on longstanding ...
Kenny Werner: No Beginning No End
by John Kelman
Few tragedies strike as hard as that of a child's death preceding that of its parents, something that pianist Kenny Werner and his wife, Lorraine, know far too well. When their daughter, Katheryn, was killed in a 2006 car accident, it sent the couple into a downward spiral from which they were only capable of returning ...
Exclusive Documentary Featuring Eirik Hegdal and Joshua Redman at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz, in conjunction with What's Going On, is excited to provide the exclusive international debut of Triads and More: A Documentary, a 26-minute video that chronicles the making of Norwegian saxophonist Eirik Hegdal's exciting new collaboration with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and guest saxophonist Joshua Redman. This documentary coincides with the release of the ...
