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Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Day 2 - May 18, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 One of the great things about the Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville (FIMAV) is that, unlike many festivals, it's possible to attend every show. With three venues--a movie theater, converted arena and intimate room in an educational institution (CEGEP, one of a ...
Taylor's Universe: Certain Undiscoveries
by John Kelman
Danish multi-instrumentalist Robin Taylor continues to explore the contemporary progressive rock arena with his group Taylor's Universe on Certain Undiscoveries. Unlike Oyster's Apprentice, which employed six musicians, Taylor practically goes it alone this time, retaining drummer Rasmus Grosell and saxophonist Karsten Vogel. While Taylor's Universe has always been a forum for Taylor's writing (as opposed to ...
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Day 1 - May 17, 2007
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 What exactly is Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville (FIMAV)? With appearances by exploratory pianist Marilyn Crispell, intrepid woodwind multi-instrumentalist/composer Anthony Braxton and equally fearless saxophonist/MacArthur Fellowship Grant recipient John Zorn, improvisation and uncompromising musical individualism are clearly major parts of the picture ...
Arti E Mestieri: First Live in Japan
by John Kelman
While the emergence of Punk and New Wave rang the death knell for most progressive rock acts that came to prominence in the 1970s, the ability to create global communities via the internet has led to a surprising resurgence of interest. Italian prog/fusion group Arti E Mestieri garnered considerable acclaim for its first two records--Tilt (Cramps, ...
Gary Willis / Llibert Fortuny / Kirk Covington: Slaughterhouse 3
by John Kelman
Anyone familiar with electric bassist Gary Willis (co-founder of the powerhouse fusion outfit Tribal Tech) and drummer Kirk Covington (a longtime member of that same group) will know that any saxophone trio they're involved with will be far removed from convention. Add saxophonist Llibert Fortuny, a rising star on the Spanish jazz scene, and the result ...
Elton Dean & The Wrong Object: The Unbelievable Truth
by John Kelman
In the world of improvised music the energy of a first meeting can often be better than when there's been adequate prep time. British saxophonist Elton Dean's collaboration with the Belgium group The Wrong Object wasn't meant to be impromptu. And with Dean and the improvisational jazz/art rock quintet having exchanged scores for the October 18, ...
Michael Brecker: Pilgrimage
by John Kelman
Michael Brecker's tragic death in January 2007, at the age of fifty-seven, robbed the world of perhaps the most influential saxophonist to emerge since the equally untimely passing of John Coltrane. It's easy to forget that he was one of the pop/rock world's most called-upon studio players, recording on hundreds of albums with artists including James ...
Bobby Hutcherson: Mosaic Select 26
by John Kelman
Among the relatively small community of vibraphonists, Bobby Hutcherson is not only one of the most influential, he's clearly the most widely versed and consistent too. In a career now nearing its sixth decade, Hutcherson has played mainstream to Third Stream and soul jazz to free jazz. A mainstay of the Blue Note label in the ...
Jeff Babko: Mondo Trio
by John Kelman
Like other Los Angeles musicians who spend a lot of time as guns-for-hire, keyboardist Jeff Babko may not be a name you'll recognize, but chances are you've heard him. Whether it's with the house band of ABC's The Jimmy Kimmel Show, touring with Robben Ford or James Taylor, or recording with Larry Carlton or Tim McGraw, ...
Kenny Werner: Lawn Chair Society
by John Kelman
Kenny Werner is best-known as an acoustic pianist, but he's no stranger to other keyboards. Still, Lawn Chair Society's greater emphasis on electronics will no doubt come as a surprise to those who know him through solo piano outings like Live at Maybeck Recital Hall (Concord, 1994) or the more recent post-bop of Democracy: Live at ...
