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Article: Album Review

Michael Formanek’s Ensemble Kolossus: The Distance

Read "The Distance" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan

Jazz composers writing for large ensembles have often avoided the label “big band," going back to the Jazz Composer's Orchestra in the '60s, not to mention Sun Ra's Arkestra and the many Swing Era bands that called themselves orchestras. It's an understandable choice, given the unavoidable--and potentially limiting--stylistic associations that come with the big band name. ...

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Article: Live Review

ECM @ Winter Jazzfest 2016

Read "ECM @ Winter Jazzfest 2016" reviewed by Tyran Grillo

by Tyran Grillo

ECM @ Winter Jazzfest ECM Records Stage The New School, Tishman Auditorium New Yor, NY January 15 & 16, 2016 New York City's 2016 Winter Jazzfest Marathon capped off a string of first-week performances. The running theme of the festival was transition, as musicians of all walks ...

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Article: Live Review

NYC Winter Jazzfest 2016

Read "NYC Winter Jazzfest 2016" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

NYC Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 13-17, 2016 If you make the rounds in New York City on any night of the week, during any week of the year, there's always an abundance of quality jazz to hear. But when NYC Winter Jazzfest takes hold, the cup truly runneth over. This massive ...

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Article: Year in Review

2015: The Year in Jazz

Read "2015: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling

The year 2015 was a curious blend of ups and downs, with glimmers of optimism offset by its losses. Venues opened to great fanfare, but others closed for a variety of reasons. UNESCO's International Jazz Day became firmly entrenched as the exclamation point on Jazz Appreciation Month activities in April. Daily arts journalism took a hit ...

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Save Your Breath

By Kris Davis

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Union Forever; Jumping Over Your Shadow; Always Leave Them (Wanting More); Whirly Swirly; The Gosth of Your Previous Fuckup; Save Your Breath.

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Article: Live Review

Jazzdor Strasbourg 2015

Read "Jazzdor Strasbourg 2015" reviewed by Henning Bolte

by Henning Bolte

JAZZDOR Strasbourg November 10-13, 2015 Jazzdor is a French festival with two annual editions. The main part is held in the Strasbourg area (France) in November and the other one in Berlin (Germany) in June. Both editions present a considerable number of bilateral and multilateral collaborations; an essential part of the ...

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Article: Album Review

Ingrid Laubrock: Ubatuba

Read "Ubatuba" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

It's hard to believe that German born saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock has been recording since the late 1990s, perhaps because there is a distinct newness to every project she releases. Although she trained with Jean Toussaint in London for a short time and later with Dave Liebman, Laubrock is very much a self-made artist with ...

Article: Album Review

Devin Gray: RelativE ResonancE

Read "RelativE ResonancE" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

Con Relative Resonance Devin Gray si conferma batterista e band leader di assoluto valore, in grado di mettere in campo una scrittura a più dimensioni, ricca di suggestioni, e di allestire band di alto profilo grazie a musicisti innovativi e dalla mente aperta. Il disco presenta musica complessa, nervosa, irregolare. A volte scontrosa. Nessun evidente filo ...

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Article: Album Review

Ingrid Laubrock Anti-House: Roulette of the Cradle

Read "Roulette of the Cradle" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

The fact that Ingrid Laubrock's Anti-house is an established working band is borne out by the degree of trust the German saxophonist places in her world class cast of collaborators. But even though she doesn't put in an appearance until part way through the second track, her imprint is all over the outfit's third release, which ...

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Article: Live Review

Gent Jazz Festival 2015: Part 1

Read "Gent Jazz Festival 2015: Part 1" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley

Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 10-12, 2015 Part 1 | Part 2 A bold beginning was made with the festival's opening night, perhaps concentrating on some of director Bertrand Flamang's personal favourites. This evening was never destined to be a sell-out session, but ...


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