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simakDialog: Patahan
by John Kelman
Starting out closer to smooth jazz territory, Indonesian simakDialog ("to listen carefully to The Dialog) has come a long way since 1993 to get to Patahan, its first release to see international distribution. Based on the album's episodic and expansive opener, “One Has to Be, first impressions would suggest this Jakarta-based quintet is mining similar turf ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival Day 5: June 25, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 With the opening night of the genre-busting four-day Improv Invitational series at the National Arts Centre's Fourth Stage, and an exhilarating performance by ...
Jason Smith: Tipping Point
by John Kelman
Jason Smith's Think Like This (Alternity, 2005) was an unexpected debut from a drummer with greater credibility as a pop and rock session player. Teamed with keyboardist Gary Husband and bassist Dave Carpenter, that disc demonstrated that there can often be a considerable gap between how one makes a living and the direction chosen when given ...
Erik Truffaz: Arkhangelsk
by John Kelman
While Out of a Dream (Blue Note, 1997), introduced Erik Truffaz's now decade-old group featuring keyboardist Patrick Muller, bassist Marcello Giuliani and drummer Marc Erbetta, it was a decidedly straight-ahead post-bop affair. Since then, with that quartet and his guitar-centric Ladyland group, the Swiss-born trumpeter has moved increasingly further away from the mainstream, exploring the textures ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival Day 4: June 24, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 Day four of the TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival gave its audience a difficult choice: party time at Confederation Park with ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival Day 3: June 23, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 Music is one of the few areas where, health permitting, the advancing years can hold a distinct advantage. Some artists continue to ...
Alan Morse: Four O'Clock and Hysteria
by John Kelman
Eschewing the layered keyboards, vocal choruses, and generally “big" production of his normal gig as guitarist with neo-progsters Spock's Beard, Alan Morse's Four O'Clock and Hysteria comes out of left field. While there are unmistakable hints of progressive rock to be found, it's more fusion than prog, an album where guitar is the dominant voice. Alongside ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival Day 2: June 22, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 While musical cross-pollination has become de rigueur in today's global community, jazz has always been a fertile testing ground. Day two of the TD ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival Day 1: June 21, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 While the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, sponsored by the The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), has always taken pride in the breadth of its programming ...
The Chris Tarry Group: Sorry to be Strange
by John Kelman
Sometimes it's better to be a little fish in a big pond than the reverse. Not to diminish the vibrant Canadian jazz scene, but when Alberta-born bassist Chris Tarry--who'd won numerous awards for his own work and with the collaborative fusion group Metalwood--relocated to New York a few years back, it was a courageous move. With ...
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