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Article: Album Review

Ralph Peterson's Unity Project: Outer Reaches

Read "Outer Reaches" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
August 8, 2011

To build the kind of staying power that keeps fans coming back for more, you've got to have consistency. In a jazz world where artists are expected to be self-reliant when it comes to promotion, dropping out for more than half a decade can have some serious implications. Emerging loudly as part of 1980s young lion ...

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Article: Film Review

Miles Davis: Live at Montreux - Highlights 1973-1991

by John Kelman
July 27, 2011

Miles DavisLive at Montreux--Highlights 1973-1991 Eagle Eye Media2011 When Miles Davis plugged in towards the end of the 1960s, it may have been a huge shot fired across the bow of the jazz intelligentsia, who loudly cried foul and began the first of many accusations of “selling ...

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Article: Live Review

North Sea Jazz Festival, July 8-10, 2011

by R.J. DeLuke
July 26, 2011

North Sea Jazz FestivalJuly 8-10, 2011AhoyRotterdam, The Netherlands The North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands is staggering in size, touted as the world's largest indoor jazz festival and that's certainly a good bet. With 13 stages running from late afternoon until the early morning hours, it's far more than a ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!

by John Kelman
July 20, 2011

For those who like their jazz hard, loud, filled with killer chops and intricate writing, the 2010 New Universe Music Festival was like manna from heaven. Amidst seven groups including two fusion deities, guitarist John McLaughlin and drummer Lenny White, it was an exhilarating experience for the few hundred people in attendance--some coming from hundreds of ...

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News: Recording

One Track Mind: John McLaughlin, "Recovery" (2011)

July 19, 2011

Guitarist John McLaughlin, decades after his audacious late 1960s' stateside debut with Tony Williams and Miles Davis, has lost none of his power, virtuosity and vision—as evidenced by this furious scramble from the new double-disc Abstract Logix Live 2010, to be issued on July 19. The first to make any kind of coherent assimilation of the ...

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Raul Mannola: Inner Visions of Flamenco

Read "Inner Visions of Flamenco" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
July 2, 2011

Born in Brazil, raised in Finland and residing in Madrid, guitarist Raul Mannola has immersed himself in the art of flamenco for the past 25 years. In this time he has won over flamenco musicians, critics and jurists alike, impressed by his notable technique, and more importantly, his evident feel for the music; both attributes abound ...

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The Vinny Golia Octet: Music for Baritone Saxophone

by Robert Bush
July 1, 2011

Vinny Golia OctetMusic For Baritone SaxophoneNine Winds Records2011 Woodwind multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia has been both the beacon and a touchstone for the West Coast free improvising community, particularly in Los Angeles, for over 30 years. Golia started his Nine Winds label in 1977, as a vehicle for ...

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Article: Live Review

Norwegian Jazz 101c: JazzNorway In A Nutshell 2011

by John Kelman
June 20, 2011

2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 It may be true, at least most of the time, that familiarity breeds, if not exactly contempt, then certainly complacency; but that simply doesn't apply if subject is Norway--and, in particular, its disproportionately large and vibrant music scene. Suffering from an epidemic that most folks would ...

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Bronk: Bronk 2

by Chris Mosey
June 20, 2011

Three people lay claim to having created that seldom heard musical phenomenon, Swedish funk. They are: most famously, former Abba drummer and Formula 1 racing driver Slim Borgudd; jazz trombonist/vocalist Nils Landgren; and dance band leader Yngve Forsell. All three made an impression locally in the 1970s and '80, but now with this, their second album, ...

News: Recording

Abstract Logix to release New Universe Music Festival double-CD compilation featuring John McLaughlin, Jimmy Herring, Lenny White, Wayne Krantz, Zakir Hussain and more on July 19, 2011

June 9, 2011

On November 20 and 21, 2010, maverick record label Abstract Logix hosted a series of spectacular performances, featuring an array of artists who handily defy genre categorization in favor of unbridled expression. The first New Universe Music Festival, primarily sponsored by Godin Guitars and DIY Music was a die-hard music lover's dream, defined by artists who ...