Home » Search Center » Results: Ken Vandermark

Results for "Ken Vandermark"

Advanced search options

1

Article: Album Review

Vandermark 5: A Discontinuous Line

Read "A Discontinuous Line" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Dopo il rodaggio dal vivo, assai promettente, di cui abbiamo avuto qualche assaggio anche in Italia, la “nuova formula" dei Vandermark 5, con il violoncello di Fred Lonberg-Holm al posto del trombonista Jeb Bishop, giunge ora al primo disco in studio [dietro il vetro c'è sempre Bob Weston] e conferma gli interessanti segnali che avevamo già ...

1

Article: Album Review

The Vandermark 5: Free Jazz Classics Vols. 3 & 4

Read "Free Jazz Classics Vols. 3 & 4" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Terzo e quarto volume della serie Free Jazz Classics, originariamente abbinati come “bonus disc" alle prime copie degli ultimi due dischi in studio dei Vandermark 5 con ancora il trombonista Jeb Bishop in formazione, qui riuniti in un doppio come fu per i loro fratelli maggiori, questi “percorsi" di rilettura del repertorio di Sonny Rollins e ...

182

Article: Album Review

Ken Vandermark: The Color of Memory

Read "The Color of Memory" reviewed by Andrey Henkin


Music is the only creative endeavour where fans spend much of their time lamenting over impermanence. There are still those who disregard any Mahavishnu Orchestra that doesn't have Jan Hammer in it or shudder at the thought of Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham. But these fans would do well to keep in mind that Pink Floyd ...

1,289

Article: Interview

Ken Vandermark: Raw and Refined

Read "Ken Vandermark: Raw and Refined" reviewed by Shawn McGrew


Sometimes stumbling blocks and dumb luck can lead to a more satisfyingly final presentation than if everything went as originally planned. This was intended to be a phone interview from the outset, however equipment failures combined with difficult scheduling conspired to turn this into an email interview. Despite Ken's Herculean effort to key paragraph after paragraph ...

1

Article: Album Review

Free Fall: Amsterdam Funk

Read "Amsterdam Funk" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Le attività di Ken Vandermark indicano con chiarezza lo stato polimorfo del jazz creativo di oggi. Un jazz che spesso rinuncia a costruire nuovi linguaggi, consapevole dell'esaustività della sua storia, quanto meno dal punto di vista progressivo. Ciò non toglie vena, voglia, idee brillanti alle generazioni attuali in grado di chiosare con intelligenza scoperte sempre necessitanti ...

501

Article: Profile

Ken Vandermark

Read "Ken Vandermark" reviewed by Andrey Henkin


"Chicago is kind of like this island out in the middle of a bunch of land, says multi-reedman Ken Vandermark. The Rhode Island-born musician settled in the Windy City in the early '80s after college in Montreal and a stint living and working in Boston. But in Chicago Vandermark has thrived, making countless musical friendships that ...

Album

Dual Pleasure 2

Label: Smalltown Supersound
Released: 2005
Track listing: Disc 1: Train Hits The Station; Finish Wood; Look Left; Never Leave Well Enough Alone; Nice & Dry; Short Terminal; Non Chilled; Living Kills; There Is Nothing Left To Break. Disc 2: Stray Dog; Double Weight; As It Goes.

Album

Ideas

Label: Dreamusic
Released: 2005

703

Article: Interview

Ken Vandermark: That Was Now

Read "Ken Vandermark: That Was Now" reviewed by Rex  Butters


For almost a decade, the Vandermark 5 has been the main outlet for the diabolically driven and creative Ken Vandermark. Spreading his involvement across at least ten active and demanding musical enterprises, Vandermark's main outlet still remains the V5. This year for the third time in its history the quintet loses a founding member, this time ...

335

Article: Album Review

Ken Vandermark/Paal Nilssen-Love: Dual Pleasure 2

Read "Dual Pleasure 2" reviewed by Rex  Butters


Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love return for another series of take-no-prisoner duets on Dual Pleasure 2, a sequel to their pairing last year. This two-disc set presents a collection of studio performances and a concert appearance. The studio work presents nine relatively short pieces that catalogue a wide range of mood and color. The live disc ...


Engage

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.