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Abstract Logix to Release 2 DVD Set of the New Universe Music Festival on September 20, 2011
On November 20 and 21, 2010, maverick record label Abstract Logix hosted a series of spectacular performances, featuring an array of artists who handily defy genre categorization in favor of unbridled expression. Among the featured musicians were pioneering guitarist John McLaughlin and his current band the 4th Dimension with special guest, world music legend tabla maestro ...
Return to Forever IV / Zappa Plays Zappa: Denver, August 27, 2011
by Geoff Anderson
Return to Forever IV with Zappa Plays ZappaParamount TheaterDenver, COAugust 27, 2011 With Return to Forever IV and Zappa Plays Zappa on the same bill, the Paramount Theater heard more notes per cubic inch than ever before. To say that these two bands play fast is like saying the Yankees ...
Various Artists: The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!
by Ian Patterson
Various Artists The New Universe Music Festival 2010: Abstract Logix Live! Abstract Logix 2011 On November 20-21 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina became the destination for fans of cutting edge fusion/improvised music, drawn from all over the world by the embarrassment of riches that the New Universe Music festival offered in tribute ...
Lenny White and RTF IV: Germany, Holland and France
by Carl L. Hager
Intro |#2 | #3 |#4 “The gigs in Germany were fantastic, great audiences. The band is starting to hit its stride. In Hamburg, about 1,000 real dedicated fans stood in the rain for the full performance. In Neckarsulm, we played at the Audi performance center inside an Audi car manufacturing plant, ...
Gent Jazz Festival 2011: Days 1-4
by Martin Longley
Days 1-4 | Days 5-8 Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 7-10, 2011 There has been a radical change to the Gent Jazz Festival site since last year. The historic Bijloke zone remains historic, but it now has a new concrete 'n' ...
The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!
by John Kelman
For those who like their jazz hard, loud, filled with killer chops and intricate writing, the 2010 New Universe Music Festival was like manna from heaven. Amidst seven groups including two fusion deities, guitarist John McLaughlin and drummer Lenny White, it was an exhilarating experience for the few hundred people in attendance--some coming from hundreds of ...
Hiromi: The Voice Inside
by Ian Patterson
What is a voice? How much of people's voices are really their own? After all, language acquisition is derived from successful imitation. Artists of all stripes may labor for years to find their true voice and express themselves as they desire. Even the greatest artists go through a process—often painful—of imitation, refinement and, finally, emergence. The ...
Heiner Stadler: Tribute to Bird and Monk
by Raul d'Gama Rose
In the winter of 1978, Heiner Stadler lent his consummate skill to conceiving, arranging and conducting a project featuring the music of two of the most beloved icons of modern music: Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker. Tribute to Monk and Bird (Tomato, 1978) was released as a 2-LP set, produced by Michael Cuscuna, and eleven years ...
Lenny White and RTF IV: Syracuse, NY and Canada
by Carl L. Hager
Intro | #2 | #3 | #4 [Editor's note: After opening night in Northampton, Massachusetts, Lenny White and his Return To Forever band mates played at the M&T Jazz Festival in Syracuse, New York, then headed north to Canada for festival dates in Montreal and Ottawa. After filing this report, RTF ...
TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Days 4-10: June 27-July 3, 2011
by Alain Londes
TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2011Toronto, CanadaJune 24-July 3, 2011 Monday, June 27, 2011On Monday evening, fans had a few hard choices to make among the headliners. At Koerner Hall, award-winning Dee Dee Bridgewater paid tribute to Lady Day, Billie Holiday. Meanwhile at the Enwave Theatre, Kurt Elling ...
