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Hatfield & The North at Théâtre Gésu
by John Kelman
Hatfield & the North Le Festival des Musiques Progressives de Montréal Théâtre Gésu September 15, 2006 A little-known fact is that when the progressive rock movement emerged in the late 1960s/early 1970s, the province of Quebec, Canada, was singularly responsible for breaking more than a few European groups in North America. ...
Jake Shimabukuro: Gently Weeps
by John Kelman
Pity the poor ukulele. Consigned to a less-than-respectable fate thanks to Tiny Tim and movies like Elvis Presley's Paradise, Hawaiian Style, this small four-string cousin to the guitar just can't get any respect. Jake Shimabukuro has been working hard to change that over the past few years on albums like Skyline (Epic, 2003) and Dragon (Hitchhike, ...
Keith Jarrett: The Carnegie Hall Concert
by John Kelman
With the release of Radiance (ECM, 2005), Keith Jarrett made a triumphant return to improvised solo piano performance. The 2002 recording was the first live solo piano performance to be released since La Scala (ECM, 1997), and it reflected a change in Jarrett's approach to solo improvisation. That change continues on The Carnegie Hall Concert, a ...
Kayhan Kalhor: The Wind
by John Kelman
Improvisation isn't strictly the purview of jazz, although it's certainly one of the genre's defining foundations. But it's also an area of fertile exploration for artists operating far outside its conventions. Iranian kamancheh (spike fiddle) player Kayhan Kalhor has been exploring the improvisational possibilities at the nexus of Persian and North Indian music for nearly a ...
Winard Harper Sextet: Make It Happen
by John Kelman
Jazz records made in one day aren't particularly unique. But looking at the large cast of players on Make It Happen, one has to be impressed at the amount of planning that went into the session--an effort that, in the hands of lesser mortals, might suck the life out of such an ambitious outing. But drummer ...
McGill / Manring / Stevens: What We Do
by John Kelman
"Leonard Feather is now officially spinning in his grave. That, at least, is what journalist Bill Milkowski claims in his liner notes to What We Do by guitarist Scott McGill, bassist Michael Manring and drummer Vic Stevens. One thing is clear: faint hearts beware and jazz police stay away. Listening to this trio, which is typically ...
Billy Hart: Quartet
by John Kelman
In a decades-long career that's seen him on hundreds of albums with everyone from Herbie Hancock to Pat Martino, Billy Hart has released only a handful of records as a leader. That may go some way towards explaining why he doesn't have the same cachet with the larger listening public as drummers like Jack DeJohnette. Still, ...
Pat Metheny / Brad Mehldau: Metheny Mehldau
by John Kelman
Guitarist Pat Metheny may not be old, but he's been around long enough to be considered an influential artist who can start giving something back to younger players. Pianist Brad Mehldau, still in his mid-thirties, has already established himself as one of his generation's most significant artists. Metheny has always been selective about his musical associations, ...
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Braggtown
by John Kelman
Sometimes the smallest germ of an idea can generate grist for extended exploration. Many of the late saxophone giant John Coltrane's compositions from the early 1960s onward were proof of that. From the opening two bars of “Jack Baker, the first track on Braggtown, it's clear that the same concept still applies. For nearly two minutes ...
Mark Egan: As We Speak
by John Kelman
While the innovations of the late Jaco Pastorius continue to be felt to this day, he's not the only electric bassist to develop a recognizable fretless sound. Born the same year as Pastorius, Mark Egan has built his career around a denser tone and more eminently lyrical disposition. While Pastorius was capable of equal melodism but ...
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