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Jack Wright & Bob Falesch: Clang
by Mark Corroto
With much admiration, I have followed the very uncompromising career of saxophonist Jack Wright. His dedication to his outer-fringes (not even THE outer-fringes) of music have corralled his music into the margins, the proverbial footnote-to-the-footnote of history. Jack explores the music beyond that of Evan Parker and Mats Gustafsson. He reinvents the honk, the squeak, and ...
Chicago Underground Duo: Axis And Alignment
by Mark Corroto
The Chicago Underground Duo, made up of Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor, has expanded and contracted from the two core members to alternately become the Chicago Underground Duo (which actually was a trio), Chicago Underground Trio (was sometimes a quartet), the Chicago Underground Quartet (was actually a quartet) and the Chicago Underground Orchestra (don't ask). This ...
Ned Otter: So Little Time
by Mark Corroto
The possibilities of making jazz music these days are unlimited. Consider the Herbie Nichols Project, Mingus Big Band, or recent revival in jazz-fusion (cleverly disguised as the new “jamband" phenomena). Musicians have the ability to simultaneously advance their art and celebrate the successes of the past. Saxophonist Ned Otter takes you to New Jersey circa 1960, ...
Misha Mengelberg Quartet: Four In One
by Mark Corroto
Most outings between drummer Han Bennink and pianist Misha Mengelberg leave listeners wondering just when the proverbial 'kitchen sink' will be tossed-in. Together, the pair are anything but conservative in their approach to music. Beginning with Eric Dolphy's Last Date in 1964 and continuing for the next four decades, they have carried the Dutch jazz scene ...
Sinister Luck Ensemble: Anniversary
by Mark Corroto
The Chicago music scene has produced much to ponder of late, with its avant- offering of Fred Anderson, Vandermark 5, and the electro-soundscapes of Isotope 217 and Tortoise. With the release of Anniversary a larger vision of Chicago's role as gateway to the West is revealed. Anniversary is the brainchild of guitarist Charles Kim, who is ...
President's Breakfast: III C
by Mark Corroto
West Coast musicians have always played faster and much looser with “the rules" of musical order. Hard-boppers chilled to the cool sounds of Gerry Mulligan, while Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, and Art Pepper redefined bebop. Bobby Hutcherson and Charles Lloyd spoke the language of a post Coltrane world as Ornette Coleman rewrote the rules. Today the ...
Jean-Michel Pilc: Welcome Home
by Mark Corroto
Attention DJ Diapers and baby-mixmasters, the original artists to utilize sampling in music were jazz musicians. Saxophonist Charlie Parker could quote any line from popular music within the context of any solo he was inventing. Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc picks up this tradition, and plays music with an intensely modern and hip technique. Welcome Home is his ...
Beins/Bosetti/Dorner/Krebs/Neumann/Renkel/Schick: Phosphor
by Mark Corroto
If I were clinically insane, I would articulate my beliefs in the profound significance of the post-minimal abstract sounds created by this creative collaboration. The mostly whispered interplay of these musicians spark thought and reflection from parts of the minds eye (or ear) that is beyond rational thought and common practice. The folks at the French ...
Evan Parker: Lines Burnt In Light
by Mark Corroto
I pity the Evan Parker completist. Like David Murray fans of the 1990s or Anthony Braxton collectors before that, keeping up with the output of Mr. Parker can be taxing. I count five new releases in the first month of this year! Luckily if you had to buy just one Evan Parker disc this year, without ...
Jorrit Dijkstra: 30 Micro-Stems
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by Mark Corroto
When Dutch saxophonist Jorrit Dijkstra plays saxophone alone, he is never alone. His latest recording 30 Micro-Stems, while a solo effort, is filled with the loops and delays that process sound, keeping him in good company. Dijkstra, a Dutch saxophonist is one of the stars on the Amsterdam scene releasing recordings on the BVHaast label. He ...
