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Garrison Fewell: Variable Density Sound Orchestra
by John Sharpe
At the core of guitarist, composer, and educator Garrison Fewell's Variable Density Sound Orchestra lies the duo with Eric Hofbauer which made the captivating Lady of Khartoum (Creative Nation, 2008). Supplementing the two guitars on the debut of this new ensemble, Fewell expands into orchestral realms, broadening his sonic palette to seven instruments, in a generous ...
Gerald Cleaver / William Parker / Craig Taborn: Farmers By Nature
by John Sharpe
While Farmers By Nature is the debut of the year-old trio featuring Detroit-born drummer Gerald Cleaver, New York City bassist extraordinaire William Parker, and in-demand keyboardist Craig Taborn, it is by no means its first performance as a unit. Together the trio has fuelled the flights of saxophonists Rob Brown on his acclaimed Crown Trunk Root ...
David S. Ware: Shakti
by John Sharpe
From the outset, tenor saxophonist David S Ware's magisterial tone serves notice that his phenomenal powers are undimmed on the debut of his new quartet. After some evolution the lineup has settled with Ware unable to better William Parker's tenure of the bass chair, master percussionist Warren Smith enlisted on drums and Boston- based Joe Morris ...
Tony Bianco and Paul Dunmall at the Vortex in London
by John Sharpe
Tony Bianco/Paul Dunmall Duo Vortex Jazz Bar London, England January 25, 2009 It was billed as a trio, but in retrospect it was hard to see how a bassist could fit in with the powerhouse duo of U.S. expat drummer Tony Bianco and English reed explorer Paul Dunmall. As ...
Larry Ochs: Spiller Alley and The Mirror World
by John Sharpe
Larry Ochs/ Maya Masaoka/ Peggy Lee Spiller Alley RogueArt 2008 Larry Ochs/ Rova Special Sextet/ Orkestrova The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) Metalanguage 2008 Since 1978 saxophonist Larry Ochs' ...
Matthew Shipp: Harmonic Disorder
by John Sharpe
Following up the excellence of Piano Vortex (Thirsty Ear, 2007) was always going to be a challenge for pianist Matthew Shipp. But with the trio's Harmonic Disorder, a slight change of emphasis has avoided the pitfalls of the changing same, while retaining the previous set's rhythmic and melodic accessibility. Whereas Vortex majored on eight pieces, the ...
Saxophone and Piano Duets: A Feeling For Someone and Du Fugl
by John Sharpe
Jürg Wickihalder A Feeling For Someone Intakt 2008 Henriette Groth/ Lotte Anker Du Fugl ILK 2008 Piano and saxophone duets are jazz distilled to its bare essentials: one linear ...
Keith Tippett at the London Jazz Festival
by John Sharpe
Keith Tippett Purcell Room London, England November 14, 2008 Navigating a multi-venued festival with concurrent concerts can make for some difficult choices: Keith Tippett and Stan Tracey? Or Ken Vandermark and Barry Guy? This was just one of the conundrums posed by the ten day, 237-event London Jazz Festival. Perversely ...
RIDD Quartet: Fiction Avalanche
by John Sharpe
What makes a great free jazz record? Spirited interplay, unpredictability, extended technique, energy, variety, spontaneous arrangements that defy notation and a sense of structure and purpose are some of the ingredients evoked by the debut disc from the RIDD Quartet. Monikered after their initials, the collective of upcoming New York-based musicians is jointly ...
Kalaparush McIntyre: Extremes
by John Sharpe
With a relatively small number of recordings in his own right over a 40-year career, any release from AACM veteran Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre is cause for celebration. His fourth outing for the CIMP label showcases a new quartet featuring the even-more-underexposed Will Connell (alto saxophone and bass clarinet), longtime associate Michael Logan (bass) and childhood friend, ...
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