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At War With Self: Torn Between Dimensions
by John Kelman
Both the name of the band (At War With Self) and the title of their debut album ( Torn Between Dimensions ) vividly describe the clearly schizophrenic nature of this new trio featuring guitarist/keyboardist Glenn Snelwar, bassist Michael Manring and Fates Warning drummer Mark Zonder. And yet as contradictory as these ten compositions clearly are, there's ...
Two Siberians: Out of Nowhere
by John Kelman
Out of Nowhere and from the unlikeliest of origins, violinist Artyom Yakushenko and guitarist Yuri Matveyev, the musicians who comprise Two Siberians, prove that music is universal and transcends artificial borders. Not only that, but stylistic limitations only exist in the mind and can be overcome. Yakushenko and Matveyev were trained at the Irkutsk Academy but ...
Savina Yannatou: Sumiglia
by John Kelman
With her international début, Terra Nostra (ECM, '03), Greek singer Savina Yannatou and her group Primavera en Salonico continued a musical philosophy beginning with a series of Greek releases in '95 with the self-titled Spring in Salonica. Mining traditional music largely from the Mediterranean area, but in some cases stretching as far abroad as Scotland and ...
Jason Miles: Miles to Miles: In the Spirit of Miles Davis
by John Kelman
Jason Miles has a wealth of experience and expertise in an area that is often under-appreciated. Synthesizer programming may not seem as significant as the folks who play the instrument, but the truth is that the wealth of programmed sounds for a recording can ultimately determine how contemporary-sounding and, equally importantly, how timeless it will become. ...
Simone Guiducci Gramelot Ensemble: Dancin' Roots
by John Kelman
With consistently compelling releases from labels like EGEA and CAM Jazz, the vibrancy of the Italian jazz scene is becoming more and more recognized by a larger international audience. Increasingly self-evident is that the Italian jazz community encompasses both the broader improvising tradition of American jazz and the intrinsic ethnicity of its own rich musical history. ...
Yo Miles! Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith: Upriver
by John Kelman
Following their highly-acclaimed second Yo Miles! release, Sky Garden (Cuneiform, 2004), trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and guitarist Henry Kaiser return for a third time to the wellspring of Miles Davis' electric period of '69-75. Like Sky Garden , Upriver sports cleaner lines and a less dense approach than their first collaboration, Yo Miles! (Shanachie, 1998), but ...
Fred Hersch Ensemble: Leaves of Grass
by John Kelman
Only two months into 2005 and already there have been a number of early contenders for the year's top ten lists. Add to that growing number pianist Fred Hersch and his ensemble's Leaves of Grass , an album that sets the poetry of Walt Whitman to music with elegance and dignity. While structure far outweighs experimentation ...
The Magic of Miles Davis at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa
by John Kelman
The Magic of Miles Davis National Arts Centre, Fourth Stage Saturday, February 12, 2005 As the first performance in his planned series Impressions in Jazz , local bassist Adrian Cho bit off a large chunk by not only attempting to recreate legendary trumpeter Miles Davis' mid-'60s Quintet with saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist ...
Dave Holland Big Band: Overtime
by John Kelman
Dave Holland Big Band Overtime Dare2 Records 2005 These days it's a challenge to keep any group together for the long haul. Few groups last more than one or two records before dissolving, and while there have been many outstanding records by such short-lived collaborations, one is always left feeling ...
Pat Metheny Group in Potsdam, NY
by John Kelman
Pat Metheny Group shows have, over the years, evolved into more than mere musical performance; they are events , with the production values of a rock and roll show including a technological stage set-up second to none in the jazz world (and many in the rock world, for that matter) and, with well-conceived lighting and a ...
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