Results for "John Tilbury"

John Tilbury

Sylvie Courvoisier and Wadada Leo Smith: Angel Falls

by Jack Kenny
October 3, 2025

Wadada Leo Smith describes his music not as “jazz" but as “creative music." He rejects the term “improvisation" in favor of “creation." These specific word choices reflect his unique approach, which is deeply rooted in his early experiences with blues and R&B. Smith uses the full range of his instrument and plays at his ...

Lights

By John Butcher

Label: Fataka
Released: 2024
Track listing: Pilot; Flood; Arc; Sky.

Ill Considered: Precipice

by Chris May
June 13, 2024

The British pianist John Tilbury believes that some free-improv musicians play for too long without pausing for literal or metaphorical breath and, to make matters worse, do not listen hard enough to their bandmates. How right he is. Tilbury has not named names, but many AAJers could surely suggest some. Tilbury recommends that improvising musicians should ...

Keyboard Studies

By John Tilbury

Label: Another Timbre
Released: 2022
Track listing: Keyboard Study No. 1 (1965); Keyboard Study No. 2 (1965); Dorian Reeds (1964/5).

Terry Riley: Keyboard Studies

by John Eyles
June 21, 2022

For some devotees of Terry Riley and John Tilbury the initial reaction to this album may be one of concern for the well-being of the two protagonists, Riley the composer and Tilbury the keyboardist, friends since the late '60s. After all, the sum of their ages exceeds one-hundred-and-seventy-something, and the music here is full-on throughout the ...

Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet

by John Eyles
December 14, 2021

It seems almost inevitable that the five-star, five-disc box set Morton Feldman Piano (Another Timbre, 2019), by Apartment House pianist Philip Thomas, should overshadow Feldman releases on Another Timbre and other labels, not least because of its six-hour duration and Thomas' exquisite performances. However, as the Another Timbre catalogue reveals, there is far more to Feldman ...

Three Matchless Recordings

by John Eyles
November 29, 2020

Eddie Prévost has accumulated a range of achievements, any one of which would have guaranteed his place in the pantheon of improvised music. One of the founding members of AMM back in 1965, drummer Prévost is the only ever-present member of the iconic group. In November 1999, he first convened the hugely influential London ...

Das B: Canopy

by Mark Corroto
March 25, 2020

The free improvisational quartet Das B releases its first recording Canopy, taken from a live performance at the Festival Konfrontationen, in Nickelsdorf, Austria 2017. Formed in 2015, the 'B' refers to Berlin, the nexus of activity for the four musicians heard here. The two Australians, drummer Tony Buck and bassist Mike Majkowski, join the Beirut-born trumpeter ...

Philip Thomas: Morton Feldman Piano

by John Eyles
October 24, 2019

Everything about this six-hour, five-disc box-set of Morton Feldman piano music radiates the care, attention-to-detail and, yes, love that have been invested in producing it. The artwork, packaging, documentation and information are all second to none, as is the crystal-clear recording quality. Any cynic questioning the need for another exquisitely-produced box-set should note that, among its ...