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Maroon: Who the Sky Betrays
by John Kelman
In a world populated with a plethora of female jazz singers whose focus is to interpret, reinterpret and interpret, yet again, the Great American Songbook, it is refreshing to hear Maroon, whose latest disk, Who the Sky Betrays combines jazz improvisation, a strong pop sensibility and contemporary grooves into a wholly unique experience. The influences here ...
David Bixler: Show Me The Justice
by John Kelman
While not exactly breaking new ground, alto saxophonist David Bixler delivers a set of seven clever original compositions on Show Me The Justice. With a front line including guitarist John Hart and trumpeter Scott Wendholt, and a rhythm section including bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Andy Watson, Bixler examines the nooks and crannies of the post-bop ...
Mike Holober: Canyon
by John Kelman
With a strong supporting cast, New York pianist Mike Holober's Canyon delivers a fine first effort of modern post-bop material. Producer Fred Hersch takes Holober, a busy sideman on the New York scene, and places him in the spotlight, garnering the artist broader recognition. Holober is a lyrical pianist coming from the Evans/Jarrett/Jamal tradition, ...
Rob Brown Trio: Round the Bend
by John Kelman
A mainstay of the New York improvising scene that includes Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, and William Parker (who appears on this date), alto saxophonist Rob Brown continues to cement his reputation as a player of note, evidenced on Round the Bend, a varied programme of free jazz . Brown’s fiery playing comes from the Anthony Braxton ...
Various Artists: Document Chicago - New Jazz and Improvisation
by John Kelman
Chicago has always had a sound that differentiated it from other large centres including New York and Los Angeles; decidedly urban, but with a certain avant edge that New York has only fully explored in recent years. Chicago has been mining the depths of the avant-garde since the ‘60s, when the Association for the Advancement of ...
Chris Burn's Ensemble: Ensemble at Musica Genera 2002
by John Kelman
Free improvisation in a new music context can often be a challenge. How to create new sonic landscapes? How to provide a structure that encourages collective improvisation? How to stretch the limits of traditional instruments in new and unheard-of ways? With his Ensemble at Musica Genera 2002, Chris Burn and company provide at least some of ...
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