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Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio + Jeb Bishop: The Flame Alphabet
by Eyal Hareuveni
The collaboration between the prolific Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado and his Motion Trio with Chicagoan trombonist Jeb Bishop, has produced two albums so far. The live recording, Burning Live At Jazz AO Centro (JACC Records, 2012) and the 2011 studio recording The Flame Alphabet. The addition of Bishop to Amado's trio was organic. Both are experienced ...
Peter Brotzmann: Long Story Short
by Mark Corroto
Whether you have no experience with the Godfather of free jazz or you measure your Peter Brötzmann CD and LP collection in linear feet, this 5CD box curated by the German saxophonist is either a great introduction to or an affirmation of his music and influence.Organized on the occasion of his 70th birthday, these ...
Before We Say Goodbye To 2012
by Mark Corroto
In consumer culture, where we are all guilty of looking for the next new thing, the emphasis is always on new releases, and what the next, best, super-improved product will be. It seems that even before this week's movie opens, we are being told about next week's blockbuster. Before we turn our attention fully ...
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet + 1: London, England, November 9-10, 2012
by John Sharpe
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet + 1Café OtoLondonNovember 9-10, 2012Reprising a legendary three-day residency at Dalston's Café Oto in April 2011, saxophonist Peter Brötzmann's Chicago Tentet roared into town for two nights as part of the London Jazz Festival, the penultimate dates in a nine-day European tour. Incredibly, given the inclement economic ...
DKV Trio (Drake, Kessler, Vandermark): Past Present, 7-CD Limited Edition Box Set
Newest release from Not Two Records. DKV Trio Past Present - 7-CD's limited edition box-set. None of this material has ever been previously released) “The whole approach of modern artists is in this will to trap, to possess something that constantly slips away." Alberto Giacometti This collection of music isn't an attempt to “trap" a past ...
Vision Festival: Day 4, June 8, 2011
by John Sharpe
Day 1 | Days 2-3 | Day 4 | Days 5-6 | Day 7 Peter Brötzmann Quartet / Jason Adasiewicz/Peter Brötzmann Pulverize The Sound / Peter Brötzmann QuintetVision FestivalAbrons Arts CenterNew York CityJune 8, 2011 Each year the Vision Festival honors one of its own--someone ...
Peter Brotzmann: Vision Festival 16, June 8, 2011
by Warren Allen
Peter Brötzmann QuartetAbrons Art Center Main StageNew York, NYJune 8, 2011 On a hot June night in downtown NYC, the Vision Festival welcomed German tenor saxophonist Peter Brötzmann to the main stage of the Abrons Art Center. Famously nicknamed “Machine Gun" early on in his career by Don Cherry, for ...
Peter Brotzmann Rises and Shines on Wednesday at Vision Festival 16.
TRIBUTE TO A LIVING LEGEND Peter Brotzmann:Celebrating A Lifetime of Achievement Each year, the Vision Festival honors the achievements of one living artist who has greatly influenced the world around them and paved the way for other innovators to move forward. On Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 Arts For Art and The Vision Festival will celebrate a ...
Lineage and Vision Festival 16: June 5-11
So much of our experience is increasingly place-less as franchise smiles crafted by human resources consultants greet us daily no matter what the biome or weight of memory. The fast food smile and store floor uniform must ever be the same. Crowd counts displace quality practices with childlike aspirations toward some eternal Superbowl as the only ...
Vandermark 5 Special Edition: The Horse Jumps And The Ship Is Gone
by John Sharpe
In their early days, the Vandermark 5 gave founder and reed man Ken Vandermark, the opportunity to workshop and road test fresh ideas. His writing skills have now been honed to such an extent that he is one of the most consistently inventive small group composers around, and the V5 has become one of the great ...
