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Arild Andersen / Vassilis Tsaboropoulos / John Marshall: The Triangle
by John Kelman
What a difference four years and touring time can make. The Triangle, the follow-up to 2000's sublime trio recording Achirana, shows a group that has grown in leaps and bounds, becoming something more, something larger. Clearly Vassillis Tsaboropoulos, an established classical pianist whose first recording of improvised music was Achirana, has evolved. While the ...
Wayne Escoffery: Intuition
by John Kelman
From the circular-breathing introduction to the titular opening track, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery makes clear that his first release, '01's Times Change , was but a calling card, announcing the arrival of a vital new player on the scene. Intuition is a confirmation and, with a band that has spent some time working together, shows what he ...
Lonnie Plaxico: Live at Jazz Standard
by John Kelman
The M-BASE Collective, when it first emerged in the ‘80s, championed a style that was about rhythmic unpredictability that was nevertheless mathematical in its precision, and a new way of looking at harmony that differentiated it from the post bop language of the young lions of the time. Bassist Lonnie Plaxico has the advantage of having ...
Tom Lawton: Retrospective/Debut
by John Kelman
When people talk about jazz meccas in the U.S., the cities that usually come up are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco; rarely does Philadelphia come up, which is surprising as there have been a number of great artists to emerge from that city including Pat Martino, Uri Caine and Mickey Roker. With a ...
Tomasz Stanko: Suspended Night
by John Kelman
No matter how much you like a record, after repeat listenings it runs the risk of becoming almost too familiar. As adventurous as it may be, the very nature of the recording process, where every note and texture is given permanency, can cause even the best albums to lose their sense of adventure and immediacy. Not ...
Bill Bruford: No Random Act
by John Kelman
Much has already been written about drummer/composer/bandleader Bill Bruford's role in the development of progressive rock. As a founding member of Yes and a key participant in numerous King Crimson incarnations to name but two, Bruford's instantly recognizable sound and mathematical precision helped define a number of classic recordings, including Yes' Fragile and Close to the ...
Charlie Mariano: Not Quite a Ballad
by John Kelman
Octogenarian saxophonist Charlie Mariano has spent a lifetime blurring boundaries. One of the few remaining witnesses of the bebop era, he has spent the early part of his career in that arena. In the mid-'60s he began experimenting with fusion, recording arguably his best work in that genre with bassist Eberhard Weber's groundbreaking Colours band in ...
Matthew Von Doran: In This Present Moment
by John Kelman
While not exactly a new name on the music scene, guitarist Matthew Von Doran is relatively new to the jazz scene. With a career in pop that dates back to 1980, he had the opportunity to hone his jazz chops during a sixteen-year stint with the Don Miller Big Band, known primarily as the house band ...
Rob Koral: Sleeping With Angels
by John Kelman
Sometimes the simplest pleasures can be the most fulfilling. British Guitarist Rob Koral understands that and, with Sleeping With Angels , has delivered a recording that, in its lack of assumption, captures one’s attention with its elegant clarity and sheer tenderness. Much of the recording consists of solo guitar interpretations of well-known standards, informed by Joe ...
Nils Landgren Funk Unit: Funky ABBA
by John Kelman
A whole album of ABBA tunes reinterpreted by Nils Landgren's Funk Unit could be a reason to take notice. Previous albums by the group have shown an unrelenting sense of groove with some fine playing from all concerned. Sadly, Funky ABBA , rather than being a celebration by one of Sweden's funkiest groups of Sweden's largest ...
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