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Ovary Lodge: Ovary Lodge
by Martin Longley
One of the almost mythical bands of early British free jazz history, Ovary Lodge was led by pianist Keith Tippett, although he would definitely stress that he was a figurehead-organizer rather than authoritarian boss. This is, after all, a collective that's dedicated to the most extreme form of improvising and abstraction, with no prior discussions allowed ...
NYC Winter Jazzfest 2008
by Martin Longley
NYC Winter Jazzfest 2008The Knitting FactoryNew York, New YorkJanuary 12, 2008 The first and last few hours of this nine-hour marathon allowed the largest degree of mobility. Taking over all three floors of the The Knitting Factory, Winter Jazzfest's overlapping stage times invited heavy stairwell traffic, the governing concept ...
Soft Machine-y Round-Up: Soft Machine Legacy, Elton Dean & The Wrong Object & Delta Saxophone Quartet
by Martin Longley
Soft Machine Legacy Steam Moonjune 2007 Elton Dean & The Wrong Object The Unbelievable Truth Moonjune 2007 Delta Saxophone Quartet Dedicated to You...But You Weren't Listening -- The Music of ...
Nate Wooley: Doin' It All All For My Baby & Nididhyasana
by Martin Longley
Evil Eye Doin' It All For My Baby KMB Jazz 2007 Steve Gauci Nididhyasana Clean Feed Records 2007 New Jersey resident Nate Wooley contributes a major trumpeting ...
Kenny Garrett, Stefon Harris, Pat Martino, McCoy Tyner, Han Bennink, Cindy Blackman, Curtis Fuller, Brooklyn Jazz Underground
by Martin Longley
The Kenny Garrett Quartet at IridiumKenny Garrett was in funky fettle. The saxophonist's latest band seem incredibly youthful, but are also armed with impressive technique and a clear understanding of several jazz satellite forms. In some ways, this second night of their Iridium residency came on like a first night, troubled by severe lateness ...
Andy Bey: Ain't Necessarily So
by Martin Longley
Singer Andy Bey is less well known as a pianist, but nowadays he leads his trio from the piano stool, his instrumental wanderlust having an equal capacity to his voice for taking a saunter down the less familiar alleyways. This live album was recorded a decade back at Birdland, in what was effectively Bey's first significant ...
Georg Graewe: Jazz Improv Chameleon
by Martin Longley
Could Georg Graewe be a chameleonic figure in the world of jazz improvisation? Listening to a selection of recordings from over the last decade or two, it soon becomes clear that this German pianist is frequently found in completely different settings, with his music consequently traversing the distance from intensely thoughtful sparseness through to throttling, high-density ...
David Murray, Nicholas Payton, John Scofield, Mike Stern, John Abercrombie and Matthew Shipp
by Martin Longley
David Murray at the IridiumThe New York jazz clubbing scene remained as vital as ever during the months of October and November. Usually, sets begin at their appointed time, as each venue adheres to a crammed nightly program, but for the final set on the final night of David Murray's Black Saint Band run ...
Steve Lehman: On Meaning
by Martin Longley
Even though saxophonist Steve Lehman is uncompromisingly his own composer, an airing of this quintet work can't help but call to mind his forebearers. The prominence of Chris Dingman's vibraphone prompts thoughts of a more wayward version of the Dave Holland Quintet, maybe closer to The Claudia Quintet in its rhythmically angular strikes. Then, Lehman is ...
Dupont T: Spider's Dance
by Martin Longley
The Dupont is Hubert, a bassist from Paris, and his T-team is pianist Yvan Robillard, also presumably from that same city, drummer Chander Sardjoe (who lives in Amsterdam) and alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, who resides in New York. This collection of Dupont's compositions was recorded in Paris towards the end of 2006 and fits in well ...
