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Joe Locke: Rev-elation
by John Kelman
Some instruments are so popular that tracing a contemporary artist's roots can be complicated--and one player's influences can be diametrically opposed to those of another. Saxophonist Eric Alexander's foundation in Dexter Gordon, for example, differs substantially from David Liebman's post-Coltrane sensibility. But with less commonplace instruments like the vibraphone, it's easier to trace a clear lineage. ...
Tim Garland: If the Sea Replied
by John Kelman
He's still in his early forties, so it may seem premature for British woodwind multi-instrumentalist Tim Garland to create a consolidating work that summarizes his musical experiences to date. But Garland's involvement in projects like the contemporary post bop of Chick Corea's Origin and Bill Bruford's Earthworks, the chamber jazz of his own Storms/Nocturnes trio, and ...
Paul Motian Trio: At the Village Vanguard
by John Kelman
Paul Motian has created a unique place for himself in the annals of jazz drumming by being one of its most implicit players. More colourist than timekeeper, he's developed a style where very little often suggests so much. He's brought his “less is more aesthetic to projects by artists like Bill Evans, Paul Bley, and Marilyn ...
John Coltrane: One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note
by John Kelman
How times have changed. These days, when a group is to be recorded for broadcast, it's often at the mercy of the people making the recording. Sets have to be altered, sometimes significantly so, in order to package the performance so that it's “broadcast-ready. The process can be so intrusive that artists like guitarist Pat Metheny ...
Bill Bruford's Earthworks: All Heaven Broke Loose / Stamping Ground
by John Kelman
Part 1 | Part 2As described in an earlier review of his first round of Earthworks reissues, drummer Bill Bruford considers 1987 as something of a fence constructed in his career—the year where he, at least from the perspective of his own work, stopped being considered a rock drummer, becoming a jazz drummer. Walking ...
Mark Lockheart: Moving Air
by John Kelman
Jazz may be a marginalized genre, but that condition seems at odds with the wealth of outstanding artists moving it forward. And when you consider regionalization, both stylistically and geographically, it can be almost insurmountable to keep track of jazz's ongoing evolution. Consequently, most artists find themselves working in insular surroundings, working with the same circle ...
Ndio: Airback
by John Kelman
The cosmopolitan state of improvised music today is really nothing new. Artists have been playing mix-and-match in jazz for decades, while musicians originating in other genres have continued to approach it from a host of different angles. British bassist Hugh Hopper may have started out in 1960s psychedelia with Wilde Flowers, but by the time the ...
Uri Caine/Bedrock: Shelf-Life
by John Kelman
Some artists thread a consistent musical philosophy through everything they do, regardless of context, making it all part of a greater conceptual whole. Others are more chameleon-like, adapting seamlessly to the demands of the moment. Their very flexibility and malleability gives their music its central purpose. Still, in order to stand out, even the most versatile ...
The Claudia Quintet: Semi-Formal
by John Kelman
For the Claudia Quintet's third outing, the group expands on the vocabulary of I, Claudia and each member adds new instruments to his respective arsenal. The logical progression of Semi-Formal continues to explore the meeting point of through-composition, exploratory improvisation, and textural soundscapes that the group has been exploring since its 2002 self-titled debut, but with ...
Soft Machine: British Tour '75
by John Kelman
Recent years have seen a wealth of archival live releases by British jazz-rock legend Soft Machine. But the lion's share of this material has revolved around the period 1970-72, which saw the classic lineup of keyboardist Mike Ratledge, saxophonist Elton Dean, bassist Hugh Hopper, and drummer Robert Wyatt morph from a freewheeling high-volume exploratory quartet into ...
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