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Article: Album Review

Various Artists: Hur! Hommage a la Musique de Christian Vander

Read "Hur! Hommage a la Musique de Christian Vander" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

When French drummer/composer Christian Vander put together the first incarnation of his since-enduring group Magma, releasing Kobaïa (Seventh Records) in 1970, it's unlikely that he'd have known the musical subculture he was spawning. A unique blend of fusion, neoclassicism, symphonic, and progressive rock, heavily reliant on relentless repetition and chanting in Vander's created Kobaïan language, Zeuhl ...

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Article: Album Review

Nguyen Le: Saiyuki

Read "Saiyuki" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

He's not the first guitarist to explore the nexus of east and west--the legendary John McLaughlin is, at the very least, the first well-known six-stringer to do so--but, over the past couple decades, Nguyên Lê has been finding his own junctures. McLaughlin may have dug deep into the place where western harmony and Indian linearity meet, ...

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Article: Live Review

Rodrigo y Gabriela at Denver's Buell Theater

Read "Rodrigo y Gabriela at Denver's Buell Theater" reviewed by Geoff Anderson

by Geoff Anderson

Rodrigo y GabrielaBuell Theater Denver, CO September 19, 2009 Who knew you could wring so much out of a couple acoustic guitars? At the Buell Theater, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quinetro attacked their instruments in a manner that had the audience wondering whether the delicate wood would survive, or at ...

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Article: Profile

John Surman: Listen and Trust

Read "John Surman: Listen and Trust" reviewed by Thomas Conrad

by Thomas Conrad

John Surman is arguably the best baritone saxophonist to come into jazz since Gerry Mulligan and one of the most important British jazz musicians of his generation. Yet he has rarely performed in the United States and never as a leader. Therefore it is no exaggeration to describe his upcoming gig at Birdland as a genuine ...

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Article: Interview

John Surman: From Boy Choirs to Big Horns

Read "John Surman: From Boy Choirs to Big Horns" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

It's increasingly risky to be a musician on the road. When British saxophonist John Surman was traveling from his home in Oslo, Norway, to New York City in September, 2007 for a recording session, he almost lost his baritone saxophone to the airlines. “It is a nightmare traveling now," says Surman, “and hardly a tour goes ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Bill Hart

Read "Take Five With Bill Hart" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Bill Hart:Born and raised in Canada, Hart started playing guitar at nine years old. He moved to the United States at the age of thirteen and was playing professionally by sixteen years old. His first professional experience was playing with his rock band in a pit for theater shows, featuring shows like Rocky ...

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Article: Album Review

Tafillalt: Tafillalt

Read "Tafillalt" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

This innovative alt-klezmer/alt-Jewish music ensemble represents the growing interest of John Zorn's Tzadik label in the Israeli Jewish music scene. Tafillalt fits into the Radical Jewish Culture series of the label, not only by exploring and interpreting ancient and modern Hebrew prayers--songs in adventurous and compelling new soundscapes--but also because of the group's multicultural improvisational attitude ...

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News: Video / DVD

Wolfgang's Vault Releases New Mahavishnu Orchestra Shows

Wolfgang's Vault Releases New Mahavishnu Orchestra Shows

WolfgangsVault.com, home of one of the largest collection of Mahavishnu Orchestra concert recordings, has released new shows today. The 1973 shows feature the band at a high point, opening for Frank Zappa on tour. All 2,500 rare, exclusive and classic vintage concerts in Wolfgang's Vault's famed Concert Vault can be streamed free with unlimited free registration. ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Sinan Bakir

Read "Take Five With Sinan Bakir" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Sinan Bakir:Sinan Bakir is one of the most unique and exciting young jazz guitarists on the scene today. The sound that Sinan is striving for described often as fresh, clean and lively yet intense and full with emotion. Sinan Bakir is hailed not only as a virtuoso player, but also a masterful composer. ...

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Article: Interview

Badal Roy: Keeping the Groove

Read "Badal Roy: Keeping the Groove" reviewed by Chris Kompanek

by Chris Kompanek

India-born tabla player Badal Roy has spent the past four decades playing with some of jazz's greatest giants, including John McLaughlin, Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman. He has been playing with fellow On the Corner alum Michael Henderson, as part of the Miles from India tour. Backstage before a recent concert at the Iridium in New ...


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