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Denny Zeitlin: Slickrock
by John Kelman
There are those who contend that the only way to have a serious career in music is to make it a full-time profession: a calling if you like. Pianist Denny Zeitlin who, for most of his adult life, has split his professional time between music and a psychiatric practice, is as good an argument as any ...
Bebo Ferra: Mari Pintau
by John Kelman
The music on Mari Pintau is what one might imagine had the members of Oregon grown up along the Mediterranean instead of points across the United States. And the link really isn’t that far-fetched; guitarist Bebo Ferra, whose date this is, and double-bassist Paolino dalla Porta both played with Paul McCandless on last year’s EGEA release, ...
Henry Kaiser/Wadada Leo Smith Yo Miles!: Sky Garden
by John Kelman
With Miles Davis' electric period finally gaining the credit it deserves, the number of groups recording everything from “music-informed-by" to flat-out tributes is almost too large to count. Everyone from Dave Douglas to George Schuller has, in some shape or form, created works influenced by Miles' electric excursions. But when guitarist Henry Kaiser and trumpeter Wadada ...
Soft Machine: Live In Paris
by John Kelman
Following an aborted experiment with free drummer Phil Howard, Soft Machine recruited ubiquitous drummer John Marshall to fill out a version of the quartet that ultimately recorded one side of an album and performed about twenty shows before saxophonist Elton Dean left, feeling that the group was not free enough, not a “real" jazz band. The ...
John O'Gallagher: Abacus
by John Kelman
Watching an expert use an abacus, it is striking how random the movements appear to be, even though they are absolutely mathematically precise and ultimately yield an accurate result. Saxophonist John O'Gallagher's latest release is aptly titled Abacus , as the complexity of the material sometimes gives it an appearance of randomness; but it is clear ...
Aaron Irwin Group: Wide Awake
by John Kelman
Still only twenty-five years old, saxophonist Aaron Irwin has already amassed an impressive resume. He has recorded commissioned work by Maria Schneider, performed on a live disc with Tom Harrell, toured with the Tommy Dorsey Big Band, and played with a wide range of artists, including Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman and Nicholas Payton. Recipient of many ...
Myra Melford/The Tent: Where the Two Worlds Touch
by John Kelman
At its best music should transcend any technical evaluation; it should just be. All too often people (read: critics) assess the skill involved in creating a specific work, forgetting about whether or not it succeeds on purely a gut level. Pianist Myra Melford's latest project, The Tent, manages to rise above such pedestrian considerations, instead demanding ...
Tomasz Stanko: Lyricism and Liberation
by John Kelman
Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko has finally been enjoying the kind of international acclaim that he has deserved his entire forty-year career. After a lengthy hiatus from the ECM label, he returned in '95 with Matka Joanna, the first of a string of recordings that were increasingly successful, both musically and in terms of broadening his exposure ...
Joshua Breakstone: A Jamais
by John Kelman
Joshua Breakstone may well be the torch bearer for traditional jazz guitar that few have heard. While he has released some fourteen recordings in the past twenty years for a number of labels, his work on other people's recordings is sparse indeed. And that’s unfortunate because one of the ways that an artist gains exposure is ...
Carlos Bechegas/Michel Edelin: Open Frontiers
by John Kelman
Portuguese flautist Carol Bechegas demonstrates a sometimes overwhelming command of his instrument. Originally a saxophonist/flautist in swing orchestras and fusion groups, when he decided to devote himself to (a) the flute exclusively and (b) free improvisation, he translated some of the extended techniques of artists including Evan Parker, along with some new ones of his own, ...
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