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Hans Olding Quartet: No Space
by Matthew Warnock
No Space is an energetic modern jazz album from Swedish guitarist, Hans Olding and his quartet consisting of saxophonist Linus Lindblom, bassist Par-Ola Landin and drummer Sebastian Voegler, with special guest trumpeter Nils Janson. The album has a modern vibe that melds together compositional elements from the likes of Kurt Rosenwinkel and Adam Rogers with the ...
Jim Black: Alas, Not Exactly a "Houseplant"
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
A day off is something drummer Jim Black rarely takes. At Skirl Party V in April, he played two sets with different bands, recorded with one the next day and left the day after that to tour Europe with another group. Next, it was Australia for several shows during the Melbourne Jazz Festival with a new ...
10th Bray Jazz Festival
by Ian Patterson
10th Bray Jazz Festival Bray, Ireland May 1-3, 2009 The small town of Bray in county Wicklow is not the most obvious location for an international jazz festival. Situated twenty kilometers south of the capital Dublin and hugging the coast, it has been battered by the Irish Sea since at least 1300, ...
Take Five With The Oscillators
by AAJ Staff
Meet The Oscillators: The Oscillators is a unique and progressive group composed of some of Washington DC's top jazz musicians. The group seeks to break boundaries and forge a new sound in today's ever-fragmented world of modern jazz. The Oscillators' repertoire is almost exclusively original, its sound anchored by syncopated bass and drum rhythms that provide ...
Barney McAll: Flashbacks
by Russ Musto
The subtle synthesis of diverse influences into an original style is the hallmark of authentic artistry. Australian-born pianist Barney McAll, who has performed with artists as disparate as Groove Collective and Gary Bartz and absorbed the rhythms of Santeria on numerous trips to Cuba, achieves such a fusion on Flashbacks, leading a band featuring guitarist Kurt ...
Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode Three: In the Spirit of Family
by John Kelman
Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four --->Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode Three: In the Spirit of Family The Documentary ChannelMay 4, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009In a 2005 AAJ interview, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel bemoaned the loss ...
Brian Blade: Songs From His Heart
by R.J. DeLuke
Known in the jazz world for his slick and superlative drumming skills, Brian Blade is engaged in making other musical statements these days. Statements that are outside the jazz genre, but are an essential part of this enlightened man and serious musician whose musical tastes run “between Bela Bartok and Wayne Shorter to Al Green," who, ...
Barney McAll: Flashbacks
by John Kelman
Keeping up with the wealth of talent around the world is a challenge, but when it's someone as talented and distinctive as Australian pianist Barney McAll, it's well worth the effort. In addition to film scoring, McAll has built a small but substantial discography and reputation of merit over the past decade by exploring many junctures--Afro-Cuban ...
Fly: Sky & Country
by Mark Corroto
Oh, the modesty of the members of the trio known as Fly. They might just as well have called themselves Super Fly--their initial release for ECM Records is indeed special. Saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Jeff Ballard all contribute compositions to Sky & Country, which follows their debut, FLY (Savoy, 2004), ...
Barney McAll: Dynamic Pianist And Composer
by AAJ Staff
Composer and pianist Barney McAll is a leading light of the new Brooklyn--the New York borough that is the fount of much that is new in jazz. The spectrum of McAll's music is wide, ranging from mood-setting jazz ensemble recordings to electronica. But it all comes down to the notes, and their relation to each other. ...
