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Article: Extended Analysis

Craig Taborn: Chants

by John Kelman
April 16, 2013

While he's been making himself a ubiquitous presence on the jazz scene for the past two decades--playing with everyone from saxophonists Tim Berne, David Binney and Chris Potter (on the equally stellar The Sublime And (Thirsty Ear, 2003), Graylen Epicenter (Mythology, 2011) and The Sirens (ECM, 2013), respectively), to bassists Michael Formanek and Scott Colley (whose ...

Article: Live Review

Vossa Jazz 2013

by John Kelman
April 10, 2013

Vossa JazzOslo, NorwayMarch 22-24, 2013Every festival hopes to have a signature, that certain something that differentiates it from all the rest and makes it a desired destination, but few have as many things going for it as the annual Vossa Jazz Festival, now in its 40th year. It certainly may seem ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet John Kelman

by AAJ Staff
March 7, 2013

I currently live in: Ottawa, Canada I joined All About Jazz in: 2004 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? After deciding to start writing about music in about 2001, and starting at smaller websites, I was approached by All About Jazz in late 2003, with the question: “We've ...

Article: Album Review

Scott McLemore: Remote Location

Read "Remote Location" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
February 1, 2013

While musicians relocate all the time, moving from the vibrant New York scene to more remote environs might seem an odd choice. After eight years in NYC playing with artists including guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Tim Berne, drummer Scott McLemore relocated with wife Sunna Gunnlaugs to her native Iceland following the pianist's decade-plus American stay. ...

Article: Live Review

ECM: A Cultural Archeology

by John Kelman
January 2, 2013

ECM: A Cultural ArcheologyHaus der KunstMünchen, GermanyNovember 23, 2012-February 10, 2013A trip to München (Munich) is a bit like a pilgrimage for fans of Germany's ECM label, especially right now, with the city's Haus der Kunst hosting a three-month exhibition, ECM: A Cultural Archeology, celebrating the music of this nearly 44 ...

Album

Magnetic Works 1993-2001

By Jon Balke

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: CD1: Departure; Changing Song; Flying Thing; Horizontal Song; Moving Carpet; Taraf; Shaded Place; Present Position; Solarized; Dark and Slow; In Degrees. CD2: Curve; Circular; Vertical; Encoded; Elusive Song; In Vitro; Plica; Zygotes; Karyon; Mutatio; Katabolic; Kyanos.

Album

Say And Play

By Jon Balke

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Baka #65; Everyday Music; Riddle #1; Calmly; Vjup; Tonk; The Wind Calmer; Riddle #2; Azulito; Hundred-Handed; One Change; Winds; GMBH.

Article: Album Review

Espen Berg: Noctilucent

Read "Noctilucent" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
December 28, 2012

It is rare to encounter an artist whose debut already radiates such sheer beauty, but pianist/composer Espen Berg--who has collaborated with fellow Norwegians such as saxophonist Marius Neset and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra--explains, in his liner notes, that he began to plan and experiment with his solo playing eight years ago. Over the years he has ...

Article: Year in Review

John Kelman's Best Live Shows of 2012

by John Kelman
December 23, 2012

Another tremendous year of travel, to find music in whatever nook and cranny it's hiding. From South Africa to Sweden, from Norway to the Netherlands, and from Germany to home base in Ottawa, Canada, it seemed as though there was an endless supply of great music to see--and even more that sadly had to be skipped. ...

Article: Album Review

Jon Balke: Magnetic Works 1993-2001

Read "Magnetic Works 1993-2001" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 12, 2012

Questo doppio CD raccoglie una selezione della produzione della Magnetic North Orchestra di Jon Balke, tratta dagli album Further (1994), Solarized (1999) e Kyanos (2002). La riedizione, opportuna e interessante, permette di ricordare e tener conto di quanto si muoveva in Norvegia a cavallo del nuovo secolo, mentre l'accostamento dei tre lavori consente di apprezzare in ...