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Indukti: S.U.S.A.R.
by John Kelman
Some people think of high-decibel head-banging when they hear the term “progressive metal, but there's often more to it than meets the eye--or the ear. Even a longstanding group like King Crimson has edged closer and closer to a metal mentality in its most recent incarnation, even describing its own music as “nuevo metal. Not surprisingly, ...
The Vandermark 5: The Color of Memory
by John Kelman
Despite many attempts to compartmentalize it, jazz--like most things--isn't any one thing. Instead, it's a broader continuum of artists exploring different areas. Only a relative few actually manage to not only travel along the greater length of that continuum, but actually push its boundaries. Artists who do this are often relegated to relative obscurity--often only appreciated ...
Wobbler: Hinterland
by John Kelman
One look at the plethora of instruments used by Lars Fredrik Frøislie, keyboardist for the Norwegian progressive rock group known as Wobbler, and you know the reference points for this band are classic progressive 1970s groups like King Crimson, Gentle Giant, ELP, and Yes. With Frøislie's rig painstakingly detailed in the booklet of this debut album, ...
Julian Priester/Pepe Mtoto: Love, Love
by John Kelman
With ECM's gradual reissue of titles that have previously been unavailable on CD, the label is providing an opportunity to reconnect with some of the early albums that created such remarkable brand loyalty amongst older fans. Equally, it's giving new listeners the chance to hear exactly why the label's emergence in the early '70s represented such ...
Steve Kuhn: Trance
by John Kelman
By the time pianist Steve Kuhn began his eight-year relationship with ECM in '74, his reputation was already well on its way. Since emerging in the early '60s, the classically-trained but improvisation-minded Kuhn had worked with artists like Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, and John Coltrane. He released two recordings under his own name in '66: the ...
Dave Young Quintet: Mainly Mingus
by John Kelman
Over the years Canada has produced its share of world-class jazz musicians who have reached widespread acclaim, including Oscar Peterson, Gil Evans, Paul Bley, and Kenny Wheeler. Lesser-known, but no less important, are support players like drummer Terry Clarke, who spent a number of years in New York and was a long-time collaborator with guitarist Jim ...
Tommy Smith Group: Forbidden Fruit
by John Kelman
You have to respect an artist who turns his back on the possibility of significant US exposure and returns home to his country of origin instead to give back some of what he received growing up. Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith spent a decade in the US, studying at Boston's Berklee School of Music in the early ...
Eric Lewis: Hopscotch
by John Kelman
Eric Lewis Hopscotch Fortress Records FUSA 0502-2 2005 While he's been an incredibly busy pianist since emerging onto the scene in the mid-1990s, pianist Eric Lewis has been surprisingly underexposed as a leader. Still, while working with artists including trombonist Robin Eubanks and Cassandra Wilson has given him some cachet, ...
Hard Cell: Feign
by John Kelman
Groove means different things to different people. To a hard core bebop addict, it might mean a mighty sense of swing, to a funk fan a strong backbeat. Exchange positions and neither would feel the visceral impact the other's music represents to them. While considerably more rhythmically complex than a simple backbeat or straight-eights swing, alto ...
Peter Bernstein Trio: Live at Smoke
by John Kelman
Peter Bernstein Trio Live at Smoke Mel Bay Records MB20961DVD 2005 Since the early 1990s, guitarist Peter Bernstein, organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart have clocked a lot of musical time together. Recording and gigging as the Peter Bernstein Trio, the Larry Goldings Trio, or the Bill Stewart Trio ...
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