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Hank Jones: Hanky Panky
by John Kelman
Octogenarian pianist Hank Jones' musical career has been consistently active since he first emerged in the late 1930s. However, Jones had an especially fruitful period as a leader during the 1970s, releasing no fewer than 25 albums between 1975 and 1980. Unfortunately, many of these recordings were originally released on Japanese labels like East Wind and ...
Roswell Rudd and the Mongolian Buryat Band: Blue Mongol
by John Kelman
Cross-cultural fusions are not only common these days, they're de rigueur in some circles. It's always encouraging to see artists who are well-established and in their senior years throw caution to the wind and look for ways to keep their outlook fresh and invigorated. Over the course of his seventy years, trombonist Roswell Rudd has worked ...
Alex Sipiagin: Returning
by John Kelman
Some artists leap into visibility; others almost insidiously find their way into the public eye. Russian-born, New York-resident trumpeter Alex Sipiagin has made considerable strides in the past decade in establishing his reputation within the New York jazz community. He's been recruited for increasingly high profile gigs with the Mingus Big Band, Michael Brecker and, most ...
Gary Versace: Time and Again
by John Kelman
Gary Versace sure gets around. Since relocating to New York in 2002 following a ten-year professorship at the University of Oregon, he's become such an in-demand player that he's rarely at home--a situation bound to remain status quo well into 2006. Whether playing accordion on Maria Schneider's acclaimed Concert in the Garden (ArtistShare, 2004), piano on ...
Andrew Hill: Blue Black
by John Kelman
After releasing no less than thirteen albums on Blue Note from 1963-69, pianist Andrew Hill then seemed to completely drop off the map until 1974, when he entered into another fertile period, making ten records for a variety of labels until 1980, when he would again fall silent. Hill carried considerably less star power then than ...
Bill Carrothers: Civil War Diaries: Solo Piano
by John Kelman
If pianist Bill Carrothers hadn't found his way to music, he might have been a historian. Fortunately, Carrothers has found a unique way to combine both interests. Armistice 1918 (Sketch, 2004) was a remarkably broad-scoped concept piece that brought together his own thought-provoking compositions with imaginative reworkings of popular songs from the First World War. But ...
Ulf Wakenius: Notes from the Heart
by John Kelman
One of the most significant artists of the past forty years, pianist Keith Jarrett continues to base his ever-evolving style on a remarkable stream-of-consciousness approach to improvisation. But with Jarrett focusing his energy almost exclusively on his longstanding Standards Trio and improvised solo piano performances for the past two decades, it's easy to forget that he's ...
Charlie Hunter: Solo Inventions
by John Kelman
Charlie Hunter Solo Inventions Shanachie 6326 2005 While Charlie Hunter has already released a concert DVD, Right Now Live! (Ropeadope, 2003), featuring him in solo, trio and quintet settings, Solo Inventions is anything but redundant. First, this 50-minute DVD--produced as part of Original Spin Media's Solo: The Jazz ...
Roscoe Mitchell/Tatsu Aoki: First Look: Chicago Duos
by John Kelman
While the concept of totally free improvisation can appear daunting to those more accustomed to traditionally structured music, it needn't be. In the hands of players with strong listening skills, egos that don't require persistent reinforcement, and a desire to truly create something out of nothing, in-the-moment extemporization can yield rich rewards. With its own distinct ...
Woody Shaw: Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard
by John Kelman
It's one thing to play the right note, it's another to get it; one thing to play a phrase, another to get to its essence. With academic jazz education more accessible than ever, countless aspiring musicians are learning its vernacular. But music, like all art, is more than technique--it's an indefinable truth that can only come ...
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