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Dave Rempis/ Darren Johnston / Larry Ochs: Empty Castles
by Mark Corroto
The trio Spectral might best be examined in the aviary of your local zoo. Trumpeter Darren Johnstonand saxophonists Dave Rempis and Larry Ochs are like three different bird species, but share the same genus. Their “song" is built from the unique coop in which they find themselves. The music on “Empty Castles," their third ...
Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2018, Part 1
by Mike Chamberlain
Part 1 | Part 2 Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada May 17-18, 2018 Keeping a middle-aged festival such as the Festival International de Musique Actualle de Victoriaville fresh and relevant is a challenge, but the program for this year's 34th edition of FIMAV assembled by ...
Wild Red Yellow
By Larry Ochs
Label: Rogue Art
Released: 2017
Track listing: Omenicity (For Julie Taymor); A Sorcerer's Fate; Wild Red Yellow (For David Cronenberg).
Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival 2017
by John Sharpe
Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival Vilnius, Lithuania November 15-19, 2017 Introduction Although a going concern since 2002, Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival doesn't possess the high profile internationally that its longevity might suggest. Set amid the baroque beauty of the Lithuanian capital, in an assortment of venues, the festival has brought together ...
Edgefest 2017: Give the Drummers Some, Part 2-2
by Troy Dostert
Part 1 | Part 2 Edgefest Ann Arbor, MI October 20-21, 2017 On the last two days of the festival, the Edgefest audience was treated to even more of the eclectic, explorative music that was present in abundance on Wednesday and Thursday. Edgefest-goers who were able ...
Rova Orkestrova: No Favorites!
by Troy Collins
Ever since its formation in 1977, Rova, the pioneering West Coast saxophone quartet, has been augmenting its ranks to explore structured improvisation. No Favorites! pays homage to Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris, the inventor of Conduction, a revolutionary system for organizing large-ensemble improvisation using coded gestures. This ambitious album epitomizes a working relationship that Rova began with ...
Rova Channeling Coltrane: Electric Ascension
by John Sharpe
John Coltrane's Ascension (Impulse, 1965) stands as a seminal moment in the development of modern jazz, presenting structured large group improvisation which renounced both the form and content of almost all previous models. It was never performed live, and this was one of the facts which initially captured the attention of the now venerable ROVA Saxophone ...
Dave Rempis/Joshua Abrams/Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker: Perihelion
by Mark Corroto
These days, it's a luxury to have a working jazz band. It's funny to think in those terms, isn't it? Sure, that was a nice record, you think. But modern musicians, particularly jazz musician often play in multiple ensembles, in theatre productions, teach music lessons privately, and curate local music series. These things are often accomplished ...
Dialoghi ai confini del suono
by AAJ Staff
Un paio di duetti avventurosi pubblicati dalla Relative Pitch Records. Questione di irriducibilità. Ai generi, alle mode, alla convenienza (quale essa sia). Paul Flaherty, Randall Colbourne Ironic Havoc Relative Pitch Records (2013) * * * ½ Il primo. Paul Flaherty e ...
Dave Rempis: Zen Master
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by Mark Corroto
The best application of philosophy to improvised music is the Chinese concept of “wu-wei." The best translation of this is “no trying." Many listeners have the false impression that it takes a sophisticated ear or at least years of listening to “get" improvised music. Actually, the opposite is true. The key is wu-wei or the art ...
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