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Jon Cowherd: Mercy

Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2014
Track listing: The Columns; Mercy Suite Part One; Mercy Suite Part Two; Mercy Suite Part Three; Postlude; Baltica; Surrender's Song; Newsong; Seconds; Lowertown; Four Rivers.

Article: Year in Review

John Kelman's Best Releases of 2014

by John Kelman
December 17, 2014

2014 was another challenging year, with a personal health matter that began in early summer (thankfully finally diagnosed, non-life threatening and now being treated, though still waiting for signs of improvement) slowing down both travel and the usual breakneck writing in a significant way. Since the rule of this list is that any titles on it ...

News: Award / Grant

BlueNote/ArtistShare Submits Its First Albums For Consideration In The 57th Grammy Awards

October 23, 2014

New records from Blue Note/ArtistShare artists Fabian Almazan and Jon Cowherd, as well as ArtistShare artist Steve Wiest to be considered for Grammy Awards This year ArtistShare has submitted the first recordings from the new BlueNote/ArtistShare label, a partnership forged by ArtistShare Founder and CEO Brian Camelio, Bruce Lundvall, and Don Was, President of Blue Note ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Stefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything

by John Kelman
August 19, 2014

Anyone who's had the pleasure of watching pianist Stefano Bollani in concert--whether it's in duo with fellow Italian, trumpter Enrico Rava, at the 2009 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival; in the trumpeter's New York Days quintet at the ECM 40th Anniversary celebration, part of the 2010 Enjoy Jazz Festival; or in one of his own various contexts ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Jon Cowherd: Mercy

by John Kelman
July 11, 2014

It's always difficult for an artist who has become so intimately associated with a group--especially if he or she has been a significant compositional contributor--to build a separate identity outside of that group. It might be one of the reasons that Pat Metheny Group keyboardist Lyle Mays--who not only contributed compositions of his own, but also ...

Article: Live Review

TD Ottawa Jazz Festival 2014, Days 7-9

by John Kelman
July 2, 2014

Days 1-2 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 Anat Fort / Susanna Torben Waldorff Wah Wah / Norma WInstone Partisans TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Ottawa, Canada June 20-July 1, 2014 For the last three days in Ottawa before heading to Montréal for five days of the Festival ...

Article: Interview

Brian Blade: Fellowship - More Than Just a Word

by John Kelman
April 14, 2014

In the 21st century, few drummers have managed Brian Blade's kind of crossover success. Beyond playing in saxophonist Wayne Shorter's quartet for nearly 15 years, beyond being a first-call drummer for producer/singer/songwriter Daniel Lanois--whether it's for his own projects like Black Dub or working with everyone from Bob Dylan to EmmyLou Harris--and beyond also being on-call ...

Article: Album Review

Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band: Landmarks

Read "Landmarks" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
April 10, 2014

Drummer Brian Blade is a rhythmic force of nature that moves with both fire and finesse. He's contributed to numerous recordings and performances around the globe most notably as a member of the esteemed Wayne Shorter Quartet for over 10 years. Yet at the heart of Blade's own music lies a storyteller delivering tales of poignant ...

Article: Profile

Introducing Nir Felder

by Angelo Leonardi
April 3, 2014

La recente uscita di Golden Age, debutto da leader di Nir Felder (Okeh 2014), conferma i positivi riconoscimenti che il chitarrista ottiene sulla scena musicale di New York. A partire da maestri come Greg Osby, Terri Lyne Carrington o Jack DeJohnette, molti jazzmen l'hanno coinvolto nei loro organici, facendolo conoscere oltre la cerchia del suo pubblico ...

Album

Mercy

By Jon Cowherd

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: Columns; Mercy Suite: Part 1, Part 2 (Grace), Part 3 (Mercy Wind); Postlude; Baltica; Newsong; Seconds; Lowtown; Blessings; Four Rivers.