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Humi (Hugh Hopper / Yumi Hara Cawkwell): Dune
by John Kelman
One well-known artist; the other, not-so. Bassist Hugh Hopper first came to public attention as a member of legendary British group Soft Machine in the late 1960s, but since then the experimental disposition that ultimately resulted in his leaving that band has been heard across a spectrum of projects, from the jamband fusion-centricity of Soft Machine ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival 2008: Days 1-3, June 20-22, 2008
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-8 | Days 10-11 Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis Cosmos /Harris Eisenstadt / Iro Haarla TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 20-22, 2008 In the days leading up to the 2008 ...
Dag Arnesen: Norwegian Song
by John Kelman
With the upsurge of jazz artists from around the world comes the realization that, with a melting-pot aesthetic defining jazz across the broadest possible spectrum, source material is expanding far beyond the traditional confines of blues, jazz standards and The Great American Songbook. It may be increasingly difficult to define what jazz is, but the litmus ...
Joel Harrison: The Wheel
by John Kelman
Following three albums focusing more heavily on his skills as an interpreter and performer, guitarist Joel Harrison reminded those aware of him prior to Free Country (ACT, 2003) that his compositional acumen remained sharp with Harbor (HighNote, 2007). The Wheel heads for more ambitious territory--a 38-minute, five-movement suite for jazz quintet and string quartet that doesn't ...
Martial Solal Trio: Longitude
by John Kelman
Oftentimes the best free players are those with a firm footing in the jazz tradition. Few have demonstrated as uncanny an ability to straddle the line between form and freedom as Martial Solal, a European pianist who has eluded his due credit in North America. Like the slightly younger Paul Bley, Solal has an ability to ...
The Dixon-Rhyne Project: Reinvention
by John Kelman
The configuration may be conventional, but Reinvention is the perfect title for The Dixon-Rhyne Project's debut. Sax/organ/guitar/drums quartets date back to the 1950s and organist Melvin Rhyne brings direct cred to this group, having played on some in the late 1950s and early 1960s including Boss Guitar (Riverside, 1963) and The Wes Montgomery Trio (Riverside, 1959). ...
George Duke: My Soul - The Complete MPS Fusion Recordings
by John Kelman
George Duke My Soul -The Complete MPS Fusion Recordings MPS/Universal Music Germany 2008 While he's gone on to become a renowned pop producer and, in recent years, has veered towards smooth jazz territory, keyboardist George Duke has, in fact, the credentials, skill and intuition to tackle most anything he chooses. So, ...
Univers Zero: Univers Zero
by John Kelman
Historic significance cannot be measured in sales. Music often progresses in near anonymity, its true impact only apparent years after the fact. When Univers Zero released its first untitled album in a tiny run of five hundred copies in 1977, it reached few ears. Those hearing it, however, knew that this was something that had not ...
Bill Frisell: History, Mystery
by John Kelman
While guitarist Bill Frisell has continued to shape his uniquely skewed confluence of musical styles, it's been too long since he weighed in heavily on the compositional side. In recent years, the writing has most often served the playing, largely providing a context around which the guitarist and various-sized groups can explore, expand and mine. That's ...
Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
by John Kelman
Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe EuroArts 2007“Nobody can play like Charlie Parker ever, you know, and there are so many hundreds of thousands of people who tried to live the life like him and to try to play his phrases and do it as freely ...
