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Vision Festival 2010 - Opening Night

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by John Sharpe

Prologue | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 Opening Invocation, The Blues Escaped, Stomp It, Rob Brown New Quartet, Broken Flowers, In Order To SurviveVision FestivalAbrons Arts Center23 June 2010 After three days of activity ...

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Marshall Allen / Matthew Shipp / Joe Morris: Night Logic

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by John Sharpe

Unlikely combinations sometimes deliver the most enjoyable results. Take the unexpected pleasure to be derived from what must have one time seemed unpromising pairings such as chili and chocolate or garlic and bread. So the partnering of Sun Ra Arkestra regular Marshall Allen with pianist Matthew Shipp and long time associate Joe Morris yields an astonishing ...

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Vision Festival 2010: Prologue

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by John Sharpe

Prologue | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 Darius Jones Trio, Tim Berne's Lowest Common DenominatorVision Festival PrologueLocal 269New York CityJune 21, 2010Contrary to the belt tightening going on all around, ...

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Satoko Fujii ma-do: Desert Ship

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by John Sharpe

Desert Ship represents the second outing by Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii's ma-do quartet, following on from the acclaimed Heat Wave (Not Two, 2008). Like its predecessor, this well-recorded studio session presents an eclectic set of nine original compositions in a 57-minute program. Already with a discography numbering over 60 entries, Fujii has provided a catalog as ...

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Avant Piano and Saxophone Duets: Interaction & SAMA

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by John Sharpe

Joel Futterman / Kidd Jordan Interaction Self produced 2010 Matthew Shipp/ Sabir Mateen SAMA Not Two Records 2010 Sax-piano duets have an illustrious lineage. The vast majority have relied on compositional signposts to direct their musings, something avoided on these two studio dates ...

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Sun Ra Arkestra: Secrets Of The Sun & Live At The Paradox

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by John Sharpe

Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra Secrets Of The Sun Atavistic 2009 Sun Ra Arkestra Live At The Paradox In and Out Records 2009 In a world beset by ...

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Ken Vandermark/Paal Nilsson-Love Duo at Cafe Oto, London

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by John Sharpe

Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen-Love, John Edwards Café Oto London 23 April 2010 Fortunately the volcanic ash cloud which had closed the skies of northern Europe for almost a week was deemed insufficiently dense to prevent further flights (or further impair the profits of the airlines depending on your degree ...

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Satoko Fujii at the Vortex, London

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by John Sharpe

Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura The Vortex London 12 April 2010 When considering marital harmony, the Roman poet Ovid got it right. He said “If you would marry suitably, marry your equal." And that balanced union is exactly what the husband-and-wife team of Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura has ...

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The Sun Ra Arkestra at Cafe Oto, London

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Sun Ra Arkestra Cafe Oto London, England 14 April 2010 A fantastic atmosphere enveloped Dalston's Cafe Oto with whoops and shouts of affirmation greeting every inflection and chant as the Sun Ra Arkestra launched into “Interplanetary Music," with vocal interjections erupting from all corners of the bandstand. With their ...

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Howard Riley: Solo In Vilnius

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by John Sharpe

No stranger to being alone in the spotlight, Solo In Vilnius is at least the 11th such entry in English pianist Howard Riley's extensive discography. Musically active for more than 40 years, Riley, now in his 60s, enjoys an impressive résumé which name checks the cream of British improvisers, including London Jazz Composers Orchestra, Keith Tippett ...


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