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Ornette Coleman's Reflections on "This Is Our Music"
by Marcus O'Dair
Ornette Coleman Royal Festival Hall London June 21, 2009 Like the equally successful All Tomorrow's Parties festivals, London's Meltdown--now in its 16th year--leaves the artist selection process in the hands of a guest curator. Though past candidates have included such phenomenally original artists as Massive Attack and David Bowie, asking ...
Roy Nathanson: Subway Moon
by Mark F. Turner
If the expression “renaissance musician" existed in the dictionary, it would probably show a picture of saxophonist Roy Nathanson. The leader of the Jazz Passengers has undergone numerous artistic rebirths throughout his career as a member of The Lounge Lizards, performing with Debbie Harry, Elvis Costello, and Marc Ribot, composing for film and theater, acting, teaching, ...
Marc Ribot / Evan Parker / Han Bennink at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, June 14th
by Marcus O'Dair
Marc Ribot / Evan Parker / Han Bennink Queen Elizabeth Hall London, England June 14, 2009 The Moment's Energy, a new ECM release from Evan Parker, may be a slight disappointment from an artist who has been acclaimed by some as the heir apparent to John Coltrane. Yet this appearance, ...
Avram Fefer Trio: Ritual
by Troy Collins
Saxophonist Avram Fefer has led a diverse career since his emergence in the early 1990s. An eclectic collaborator, Fefer has performed with pianist Bobby Few, The Last Poets, North and West African musicians, numerous acid jazz and trip-hop artists, and served in the big bands of Frank Lacy, Adam Lane, Butch Morris and David Murray, among ...
Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi
by Joel Roberts
Pianist, writer, producer and arranger Allen Toussaint can justifiably be called a living legend. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he helped define the New Orleans R&B sound of the '60s and '70s through his work with Lee Dorsey, Irma Thomas, The Meters and Dr. John, then went on to collaborate with ...
Marc Ribot: El General & Italian Doc Remix
by Stuart Broomer
John Zorn El General Tzadik 2009 Marco Cappelli Italian Doc Remix Itinera 2008 Marc Ribot has an unusual combination of talents: a strong musical personality and an ...
Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi
by Mike Perciaccante
When asked about Allen Toussaint, Van Dyke Parks once said, “he's the greatest pianist alive, only no one knows it... including him." High praise from one legend to another. With The Bright Mississippi, Toussaint has finally released a jazz-oriented album. Though jazz-influences can be found on many of his rock/funk sides as well as in many ...
John Zorn: Filmworks XXIII: El General
by Warren Allen
"Los Cristeros," the opening track of John Zorn's twenty-third Filmworks volume, starts gently enough, building from a bass and marimba groove. Then Marc Ribot's electric guitar enters. Brash and distorted, with the cocksure step of a gunslinger, and the frayed edge of a fedora, Ribot's solo keens with the energy and inspiration of the best. Continuing ...
Marc Ribot Plans May Retrospective
Veteran jazz guitarist Marc Ribot will celebrate his 55th birthday this May with a career-spanning, week-long musical retrospective in New York City. Ribot will visit many of his critically acclaimed projects, including the Los Cubanos Postizos, his ode to Cuban roots music; the Young Philadelphians; and his Albert Ayler-influenced group, Spiritual Unity. “It's funny. Maybe it's ...
Marc Ribot: The Lost String
by Jerry D'Souza
Artist Marc Ribot The Lost String La Huit Distribution 2008 Marc Ribot once wanted to sound like jazz guitarist/Blue Note legend Grant Green but, as this film by Anais Prosaic shows, he has gone far beyond jazz in his musical odyssey. His quest, as a player and an ...
