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Simon Fisk Trio: Intent
by John Kelman
The effect of rock-informed groups like the Bad Plus and their more elegant counterparts E.S.T. are being felt everywhere. Take the Canadian Simon Fisk Trio, whose first record, Trainwrecks, while informed by Paul Bley by way of Keith Jarrett, managed to assert a clear voice. Still demonstrating the collective strengths that made Trainwrecks notable, group's new ...
Kronos Quartet: Mugam Sayagi: Music of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
by John Kelman
Well-known for a broad world view and a modernistic avoidance of the purely classical tradition, the Kronos Quartet has become something of a yardstick by which other contemporary string quartets are measured. Other quartets out there may be similarly fearless in their openness to new ideas and techniques, not to mention technology—like Ethel, which is as ...
John Zorn: Filmworks XV: The Protocols of Zion
by John Kelman
Composer/saxophonist/pianist John Zorn's recent entries in his Filmworks series have demonstrated a distinct mellowing. But given that his recent series of 50th Birthday Concert releases have covered ground from the generally accessible Masada String Trio to the more outrageous Hemophiliac and raucous Electric Masada, they mark an artist whose stylistic diversity never loses touch with his ...
Randy Johnston: Is It You?
by John Kelman
When most folks think of baby boom generation jazz guitarists, the names that invariably come to mind are Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, and John Abercrombie. But while these players have all made great strides forward, there's a second string of guitarists who, while moving forward in smaller steps, are equally worthy of attention. This ...
Barry Cleveland: Volcano
by John Kelman
Barry Cleveland is an associate editor of Guitar Player magazine and, as such, could easily be mistaken for being more concerned with the logistics, technical rigours and, well, guitar godhood of someone who spends a lot of time focused on the craft of the instrument, rather than its potential for musicality. And there's little doubt that ...
Tim Berne's Acoustic Hard Cell - Ottawa, Canada
by John Kelman
Tim Berne's Acoustic Hard Cell National Arts Centre, Fourth Stage Ottawa, Canada Tuesday, March 8, 2005 It may have been a frigidly cold night in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, but for 90 minutes alto saxophonist Tim Berne and his Acoustic Hard Cell trio warmed things up considerably ...
Milligan-Eagles Project: Milligan-Eagles Project featuring Billy Kilson
by John Kelman
The word “considered" is not something one would usually associate with the fusion genre. All too often fusion players engage in a kind of demonstrative overplay that concerns itself far too much with technical virtuosity and considerably less with plain musicality. While Canadian bassist Mike Milligan and guitarist Wayne Eagles don't have the same recognition factor ...
Milligan-Eagles Project CD Release with Adam Nussbaum
by John Kelman
Milligan-Eagles Project with Adam NussbaumTheatre of the National LibraryOttawa, CanadaMarch 3, 2005 With the ink still fresh on their new CD, Milligan-Eagles Project featuring Billy Kilson, double-bassist Mike Milligan and guitarist Wayne Eagles brought their music to a sizable crowd at Ottawa's National Library on Thursday, March 3, 2005. While ...
David "Fathead" Newman: I Remember Brother Ray
by John Kelman
When Ray Charles passed away last June, his influence was so far reaching that there was little doubt all manner of tributes would soon follow. While there are bound to be attempts to capitalize on his death, nothing could be further from the truth in this case. Saxophonist David “Fathead" Newman got his first big break ...
Thomas Marriott: Individuation
by John Kelman
All too often you hear that jazz is dead, that there is little of significance being created today. Maybe the playing field is just so large that it can be more difficult to identify major leaps forward than in past decades. Still, for a marginalized genre that is responsible for something like 3% of total CD ...
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