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Petr Cancura: Down Home
by Mark Corroto
Once jazz migrated from New Orleans and the Deep South to Chicago and New York, a favorite put-down for those making music that wasn't urban, cool or modern was to call the musicians “country." It was as if all things of jazz consequence outside of urban centers was required to be imported from said cities.
Federico Ughi Quartet: Federico Ughi Quartet
by Florence Wetzel
The Federico Ughi Quartet is part of the lineage that continues to emerge from saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Ughi's work embodies a range of disparate influences, including classical music and Italian folk tunes, but in the quartet's eponymous release Ughi pays homage to Coleman's spiritual, philosophical, and musical influence. The quartet even mirrors Coleman's archetypal two-horn-bass-drums lineup, ...
Jazz: A Blessed Obsession
by Mark Corroto
Jazz listeners travel some strange and beautiful paths. It might have all begun with collectors trying to find a legendary Edison cylinder that New Orleans trumpeter Buddy Bolden--some believe to be the very first jazz musician--may (or may not) have recorded in 1904. Fast forward to modern times, a quick scan of eBay and the exorbitant ...
Like a Tree
By Kirk Knuffke
Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2012
Track listing:
01. No Baby (Lacy); 02. Olhos De Gato (C.Bley); 03. Peace
(O.Coleman);
04. Hypochristmutreefuzz (Mengelberg); 05. Art (Lacy); 06. Saturn
(Coltrane); 07. The Crust (Lacy); 08. The Painter (Hemphill); 09. And
Now
The Queen (C.Bley); 10. Free (O.Coleman); 11. A Man Is Like A Tree
(Ayler); 12. Jesus Maria (C.Bley).
Kirk Knuffke - Jesse Stacken: Like a Tree
by AAJ Italy Staff
Una dozzina di brani usciti dalla penna di Lacy, Coltrane, Hemphill, Bley (Carla), Ayler, Coleman (Ornette), e Mengelberg accomunati da un approccio intimista, profondo, ricco di sfumature ma essenziale. Sono queste le coordinate entro le quali Kirk Knuffke alla cornetta, Jesse Stacken al piano e Kenny Wollesen alla batteria muovono le loro pedine interpretative. Il pianoforte ...
Matt Wilson: Have Drums, Will Travel
by Lawrence Peryer
Drummer Matt Wilson must surely be in the running for the title of hardest-working man in jazz. Wilson is a composer, bandleader, producer and teacher. As a leader, his projects include the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts & Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He has been in bands with luminaries such as Joe Lovano, ...
Sean Noonan, Richard Bona & Sugar Pie DeSanto
by Martin Longley
Sean Noonan & Pavees Dance The Douglass Street Music Collective December 15, 2011 It might seem as though drummer/composer Sean Noonan was enjoying a quiet year in 2011, playing fewer gigs than usual. The reality is that he's been busy scribing new works, in preparation for a twin album ...
NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 2: January 7, 2012
by Daniel Lehner
Day 1 | Day 22012 NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 2New York, NYJanuary 7, 2012 Gregoire Maret The harmonica, like the accordion and other free reed aerophones, doesn't come with as much built-in room for expression as other wind instruments, which is what makes Gregoire Maret's playing so unique. For ...
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