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Detroit Jazz Festival 2013
by C. Andrew Hovan
2013 Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MichiganAugust 30-September 2, 2013Summing up the modus operandi that seemed to characterize so much of the performances at this year's Detroit Jazz Festival, one might sagaciously go with the phrase 'wild abandon.' Now in its 34th year of existence, the festival still boasts the title of “largest free jazz ...
Split Decision
Label: Chicago Sessions
Released: 2012
Track listing: SPlit Decision; Toombs' Time; Shades Of Grey; New Movement; Zsiga; Interlude Ruff; Jho's
Beat; Tasha's Tune; McGregor Bay; Without A Doubt.
Makaya McCraven: Split Decision
by Dan Bilawsky
Drummer Makaya McCraven supposedly “thinks about rhythm last" when composing, yet his music is all about rhythmic perspicacity. McCraven, who was born in Paris, spent his formative years in Massachusetts and eventually uprooted himself to move to Chicago, uses rhythm as a thickening agent, call to arms, catalyst and continual game changer, throughout this engaging debut. ...
Geoff Vidal: She Likes That
by Dave Wayne
It's not often that a debut CD by a young artist brims with great playing, complex, soulful compositions, and exceptional group chemistry. But that's exactly what happens on Geoff Vidal 's She Likes That. Vidal is a young tenor saxophonist from New Orleans who--much like fellow Big Easy native Rob Wagner--wields a big, bluesy “bull tenor" ...
Marbin: Breaking the Cycle
by Hrayr Attarian
Marbin's sophomore album Breaking the Cycle is very different than its eponymous debut. Gone is the Zen-like, expansive but quiet sound, in favor of a cinematic quality with intensely complex tunes full of color and texture. The lineup has also expanded from the duo of guitarist Dani Rabin and saxophonist Danny Markovitch to include bassist Steve ...
