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Article: London Calling

Fond Farewells / Freedom of the City / John Tchicai / Dan Flavin / Barbican Jazz

by John Eyles
March 27, 2006

Fond Farewells Since London Calling last appeared, we have all been saddened by the deaths of Derek Bailey and Elton Dean. Both leave behind a huge legacy ... and a vast unfillable gap. Anyone who has ever experienced their music knows that they will not be forgotten. Freedom of the City 2006 ...

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John Tchicai With Strings

By John Tchicai

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2005

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Big Chief Dreaming

By John Tchicai

Label: Soul Note
Released: 2005
Track listing: Instant Intuition; Prayer for Right Guidance; Big Chief Dreaming; Simplicity; The Queen of Ra; Thrift Shopping + Extension; Basetto; X-Ray Vision; Grappa to Go; Splinters No. 1; Haengende Skaerm; Yogi in Disguise.

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Tchicai/Fewell/Della Porta/Tracanna/Manzi: Big Chief Dreaming

Read "Big Chief Dreaming" reviewed by Dennis Hollingsworth

by Dennis Hollingsworth
August 6, 2005

Big Chief Dreaming is a collaborative effort of international musicians from the US, France, and Italy. Danish reedman John Tchicai, often associated with avant-garde pursuits, joins a bit more traditional quartet consisting of Bostonian guitarist Garrison Fewell and Italians Tino Tracanna (saxophones), Paolino Dalla Porta (bass), and Massimo Manzi (drums). Fewell has longstanding associations with Tracanna ...

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Tchicai/Fewell/Tracanna/Dalla Porta/Manzi: Big Chief Dreaming

Read "Big Chief Dreaming" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
July 28, 2005

In an interesting note in the liner booklet for Big Chief Dreaming, guitarist Garrison Fewell says that the band dwelt on the role that inspiration and exploration played in shaping artistic vision. That question is answered in the path they took, or to put it more accurately, the paths. Explorations of the written note and improvisations ...

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Hope Is Bright Green Up North

By John Tchicai

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2003

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Tchicai / D: Hope is Bright Green Up North

by Derek Taylor
April 22, 2003

Two sons of Denmark, Tchicai and Dørge have been musical colleagues for going on three decades. Their long-standing friendship makes this match-up seem almost like second nature. Curiously enough it’s their first trio recording in nearly as much time, the last being The Real Tchicai, a '77 date for Steeplechase with bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson in ...

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