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Steve Khan: Borrowed Time
by John Kelman
Steve Khan's first record in nine years, The Green Field (Tone Center, 2006) was splendid, and represented an impressive combination of some of the guitarist's freest playing to date alongside the compelling Afro-Cuban grooves that have inspired him for years. Borrowed Time is even more ambitious, utilizing a larger cast and more expansive textures.
Bill Bruford's Earthworks: Video Anthologies Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
by John Kelman
Since forming his two record labels--Winterfold (to deal with solo efforts released prior to 1987, when he formed the first of his more jazz-centric Earthworks groups) and Summerfold (to handle everything that's happened since that career watershed)--drummer Bill Bruford has reissued, in remastered (and, in some cases, expanded) form his entire back catalog as a leader. ...
John Geggie / Mark Duggan / Quinsin Nachoff / Ravi Naimpally: May 12, 2007
by John Kelman
John Geggie/Mark Duggan/Quinsin Nachoff/Ravi Naimpally Geggie Concert Series National Arts Centre, Fourth Stage Ottawa, Canada May 12, 2007 Billed as “A Creative Fusion from Toronto, the final show in Ottawa bassist John Geggie's 2006/2007 Geggie Concert Series may not have had the name-recognition cachet of earlier ...
Our Theory: Our Theory
by John Kelman
The growing intersection of music and technology sometimes makes it difficult to know where one ends and the other begins. For those truly focusing on the arena rather than merely dabbling in it, that's exactly the point. Seamless integration is the goal, one that's achieved with considerable success on Our Theory. Samples, programming and post-production processing ...
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Day 5 - May 21, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 After Anthony Braxton's two stellar performances on the fourth day of the 24th Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville (FIMAV), the fifth and final day could be considered somewhat anti-climactic. Still, there was room for a smaller program of diverse shows ...
Daryl Stuermer: Go!
by John Kelman
The peril of being a musical gun-for-hire is that it becomes difficult to know exactly who the artist really is. It becomes even more challenging when an artist like guitarist Daryl Stuermer works in seemingly disparate styles. Stuermer first emerged on the 1970s fusion scene, working with violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and keyboardist George Duke. But he ...
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Day 4 - May 20, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3| Day 4 | Day 5 Where else but at the Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoraville (FIMAV) could you see a cutting edge artist in more than one context, sometimes on the same day? At the 2005 edition of FIMAV, reedman/composer Anthony Braxton could be found improvising ...
Jean-Luc Ponty: The Acatama Experience
by John Kelman
It's been six years since Jean-Luc Ponty last released a studio disc. Contrasting with the more heavily produced Life Enigma (JLP, 2001), The Acatama Experience places greater emphasis on the violinist's working band. It's also a record that consolidates his early years as a straight-ahead player with his 1970s fusion and later forays into funk and ...
Jerry Granelli V16: The Sonic Temple
by John Kelman
Approaching seventy, Jerry Granelli's career has been defined by exploration and stylistic diversity. Forget that he's the drummer on pianist Vince Guaraldi's classic A Charlie Brown Christmas (Fantasy, 1965). Consider, instead, his own discography, ranging from the pop deconstructions of his twin-guitar UFB group and the freer complexion of his duet records with clarinetist Jeff Reilly ...
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Day 3 - May 19, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 With a festival as inherently risk-taking as the Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville (FIMAV), it's a given that some shows will work better than others. There may also be failed experiments, but it's to the festival's credit that it doesn't rely on ...
