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Kongsberg Jazz Festival, July 6-9, 2011
by Josef Woodard
Kongsberg Jazz FestivalKongsberg, NorwayJuly 6-9, 2011 By now, it's a self-evident truth that Norway has become something of a hot spot on the global jazz map... again. This is hardly a late-breaking news sensation, given the long arc of jazz lore and fanaticism and support systems in place in this Scandinavian corner, ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival, Days 1-3: June 23-25, 2011
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Canada June 23-25, 2011 2011 represents something of a gamble--and no shortage of controversy--for the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival. After a financial loss in 2010 that wasn't especially large in relative terms, but was nevertheless significant, the ...
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville 2011
by Kurt Gottschalk
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville Victoriaville, Canada May 19-22, 2011 The 27th annual Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV) was a remarkably consistent four days of concerts. It held high points, to be sure (the Ex, Zeena Parkins, Jaap Blonk), and inevitable low points as well. But there was also ...
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet +1: London, UK, April 18-20, 2011
by John Sharpe
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet +1Café OtoLondon, UKApril 18-20, 2011 Since its inception in 1997, Peter Brötzmann's Chicago Tentet has become one of the foremost large groupings in free jazz, not least because of its unrivalled roster of talent and its durability as a unit. When asked how he had kept such ...
Barry Guy: Striving For Absolute Spontaneity
by Maxim Micheliov
Barry Guy seems to be one of the most convincing figures in a long line of contemporary innovators whose discoveries possess everlasting value. Being a diverse improviser, a bassist of exceptional technique, an accomplished composer and a big band leader, this artist amazes by the scope of his interests and his variety of his accomplishments.
Peter Evans / Agusti Fernandez / Mats Gustafsson: Kopros Lithos
by Mark Corroto
Much like conceptual artist Piero Manzoni's Merda d'artista project, trumpeter Peter Evans, pianist Agustí Fernández, and saxophonist Mats Gustafsson present this all-acoustic improvisation session called Kopros Lithos, or “fossilized dung."In 1961, Manzoni set about to produce 90 cans of his own feces as a limited edition art piece. In 2007, one can sold at ...
Agustí Fernández / Barry Guy / Ramón López: Morning Glory
by Mark Corroto
In what could easily mistaken for a release on the ECM label, Morning Glory inhabits that crisp minimalist style so familiar to producer Manfred Eicher. Surprisingly enough, this studio recording, with bonus Live In New York disc, is delivered by three of today's most zealous improvisers and outcats. Formed in 2005, the trio's previous ...
Peter Brötzmann: Wolk In Hosen
by Mark Corroto
In a blindfold test--and not knowing he was but 11 years old when this solo session was recorded in 1976--the sound heard on Wolk In Hosen might be mistaken for that of Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. But no, it is, indeed, Gustafsson's hero and musical role model, the fire-breathing Peter Brötzmann. Also released as ...
Drip, Drip, Drip: A Celebration of Drip Audio
by John Eyles
Violinist Jesse Zubot's record label Drip Audio released its first CD, Zubotta, in March 2005. As it reaches its sixth anniversary, the latest releases on the Vancouver-based label show it continuing to display the strengths that have made it unpredictable and distinctive throughout its existence. Alongside releases featuring Jesse Zubot and his violinist brother Joshua, standout ...
Motif: Facienda
by John Kelman
Motif Facienda Jazzland Records 2010 Just because there's nearly a three-year gap between recordings, it doesn't mean an artist hasn't been busy. Norwegian free bop-meister Motif was last heard from in 2008, on the tradition-twisting Apo Calypso (Jazzland), closing yet another gap from the previous Expansion (AIM, 2005). Released in ...
