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Trio M: The Guest House
by Troy Collins
Historically, the most revered jazz piano trios tend to erase the distinction between leader and accompanist; empathetic listening skills and quicksilver responsiveness enable adroit performers to spontaneously shape the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic contours of the music in democratic fashion. The esteemed Trio M, whose personnel boasts pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Matt ...
UC Berkeley Announces JIM Fund Benefit Concert
FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR UC BERKELEY JAZZ AND IMPROVISED MUSIC FUND The Department of Music at the University of California, Berkeley presents a special fundraising concert for the Jazz and Improvised Music Fund (JIM) on Saturday, April 10, 8:00pm at Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA. Famed improvisers Art Lande (Pianist/Drummer) and Paul McCandless (Saxophonist/Multi-Instrumentalist) will perform a program ...
Skaller / Holt Duo: Music of Mark Dresser
by Glenn Astarita
This duo's first album focuses on a selection of progressive jazz and improvising bass great Mark Dresser's compositions. Known as a first-call session ace, mainly for projects that skirt the boundaries of jazz amid avant-garde inclined encounters, Dresser is also a heralded solo artist. Here, Phillip Skaller and Danny Holt's shrewd integration of pianos, celeste and ...
Jeff Gauthier: Open
by Ian Patterson
Violinist Jeff Gauthier has been a leading figure in cutting-edge jazz on the West Coast since the mid-'70s. As a leader, he's produced half a dozen compelling works with his band of 20 years, The Jeff Gauthier Goatette. Open Source (Cryptogramophone, 2011) finds the quartet grown to a quintet, with trumpeter John Fumo bringing added fire ...
Eyal Hareuveni's Best Releases of 2011
by Eyal Hareuveni
A list that represent only the tip of many excellent releases that I have listened to in 2011. In no particular order... New Releases: Amir ElSaffarInanaPi Another great release by the excellent trumpet player and composer who weaves modal music of the Iraqi ...
Alon Nechushtan: Dark Forces
by Dan Bilawsky
The idea of placing a variety of daring instrumental personalities within different electronic-based sound collage nightmares is bold but, ultimately, hard to classify or grab onto. Dark Forces can't truly be called electronic music since the whole point of the music surrounds the integration of electronic and human elements, and it's hard to view it as ...
Enjoy Jazz, 13th Edition: Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 27-November 1, 2011
by John Kelman
Enjoy Jazz FestivalMannheim/Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen, GermanyOctober 27--November 1, 2011 It's always great to return somewhere that has become an annual port of call, but it's particularly nice to return to Germany's Enjoy Jazz, that atypical jazz festival which--rather than running for a week and concentrating a whack of shows in that short time frame--runs ...
Joshua White Quartet: San Diego, CA, June 14, 2011
by Robert Bush
Joshua White QuartetSaville Theatre San Diego, CA June 14, 2011 Up-and-coming pianist Joshua White opened up the summer season of Jazz88's concert series on June 14, 2011, leading his own quartet through an evening of music largely dedicated to the works of Thelonious Monk. Still in his ...
Bert Turetzky & Friends: San Diego, CA May 26, 2011
by Robert Bush
Bert Turetzky and Friends Dizzy's San Diego, CA May 26, 2011 Bertram Turetzky might well be considered the Godfather of San Diego contrabass. He has mentored many of the area's top players, like Bob Magnusson, Mark Dresser, and Rob Thorsen, to name a few. Even though he's ...
