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David Weiss: The Mirror
by John Kelman
The ability to create music that is intellectually provocative and eminently approachable is a challenge to which many artists aspire but relatively few manage to succeed. Trumpeter Davis Weiss has certainly had the opportunity to explore both sides of the equation. In high demand over the past decade, he has worked with artists including Bob Belden, ...
Polysoft: Tribute to Soft Machine Live at Le Triton 2002
by John Kelman
Collectif Polysons is a French Collective that, as the liner notes to Tribute to Soft Machine Live a Le Triton 2002 describe, “consists of four musicians-soloists- composers, exists as a forum involving various guest artists who assemble for concert events with one common denominator: improvisation." So when Polysons recruited two ex-Soft Machine members, bassist Hugh Hopper ...
Alex Alves: Verde
by John Kelman
Something of a child prodigy, Brazilian guitarist Alex Alves began studying classical guitar in '75 at the age of six and, by the age of eleven, was performing in concert with the Musica Popular Brasileira Orchestra. During his teenage years he performed with a variety of groups in diverse contexts including Brazilian music, jazz and rock. ...
Carl Weingarten: Hand in the Sand: A Collection 1990-2004
by John Kelman
While he may not be known to a broader international public, guitarist Carl Weingarten has been an active player for the past fifteen years, recording nine albums mostly for his own Multiphase Records label. As he moves forward in a career that has been compared to a diversity of artists including Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Bill ...
Rhapsody Films Double Feature: Elvin Jones and Jaki Byard
by John Kelman
Rhapsody Films Double Feature: Jaki Byard - Anything for Jazz (1980) Elvin Jones - Different Drummer (1979) Rhapsody Films 2004 As part of its ongoing reissue of classic jazz titles on DVD, Bruce Ricker pairs two documentaries - Ed Gray's '79 Elvin Jones film, Different Drummer , with ...
Stronen/Storlokken: Humcrush
by John Kelman
Two young and significant members of the Norwegian improvising community--one, a percussionist who has played with everyone from saxophonist Iain Ballamy's Anglo-Norwegian free group Food to pianist Bobo Stenson's Parish Quartet; the other, a player who has worked with everyone from guitarist Terje Rypdal to Supersilent's trumpeter Arve Henriksen and drummer Jarle Vespestad. Percussion, keyboards and ...
The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, Seventh Edition
by John Kelman
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, Seventh Edition Richard Cook and Brian Morton ISBN: 0-141-01416-4 Penguin Books 2004 It's almost too easy to criticize The Penguin Guide to Jazz, Seventh Edition , Richard Cook and Brian Morton's latest edition in their ongoing series of books listing thousands ...
Soft Machine: Facelift
by John Kelman
First, let's get one thing out of the way. Facelift , another in Voiceprint's ongoing series of live Soft Machine performances, comes from an audience recording by bassist Hugh Hopper's brother Brian. Not only is the quality decidedly lo-fi, but the tape machine actual slows down and speeds up on a couple of occasions, making this ...
Soft Machine: Live 1970
by John Kelman
Between Cuneiform Records and the Voiceprint/Blueprint label, Soft Machine fans have been exposed to a diversity of archival live material. Some of it may be of a decidedly lo-fi quality, but the performances and contexts far outweigh any sonic deficiencies. These live performances demonstrate how rapidly Soft Machine, through a plethora of personnel changes, evolved from ...
Scorch Trio: Luggumt
by John Kelman
One listen to “Kjale Hole" on Scorch Trio's sophomore effort, Luggumt , and you quickly realize that this may be one of the most aptly-named groups on the scene today. Blistering in its intensity, the trio combines the searing energy of a rock power trio with the broadest freedom and exploration that jazz has to offer. ...
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