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Bob Stewart: Brassy Bass Lines
by Matthew Miller
Over his 40-year career, tubaist Bob Stewart has redefined his instrument's role in modern jazz. His thundering, breathy grooves and fluid improvisations have been integral to the work of a who's who of creative musicians, including Arthur Blythe, David Murray and Carla Bley, as well as to Stewart's own impressive discography as a leader. ...
Bill Frisell: History, Mystery
by Matthew Miller
For an artist rooted in sound and atmosphere, change occurs, more often than not, through Re-contextualization. Miles Davis embodied this over a career of brilliant juxtapositions and, in this way, Bill Frisell is his closest contemporary. The 58 year-old guitarist chooses collaborators carefully, employing them as foils to revolve around the swirling gravitation of his haunting, ...
Dave Douglas and Keystone: Moonshine
by Matthew Miller
Dave Douglas is not your typical iconoclast. The progressive trumpeter--a mainstay of John Zorn's Masada and more typically avant-garde groups--favors an understated upheaval in his efforts as a leader, courting, in the words of writer Andy Battaglia “tradition and progression without puzzling over the difference." On Moonshine, his second album with Keystone, a sextet featuring Marcus ...
Sara Shoenbeck: One Dance Alone & Ostinato And...
by Matthew Miller
Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet One Dance Alone Songlines 2008 Diana Wayburn Ostinato And... Self Published 2008 Wayne Horvitz' Gravitas Quartet has come a long way in the ...
Adam Rudolph's Go: Organic Orchestra: Thought Forms
by Matthew Miller
About a minute and a half into “Mirrors," track two on Thought Forms, the distinct voices of Adam Rudolph's Go: Organic Orchestra begin to blend. Percussive tongue slaps, growling flutes and slashed cymbals collect in a glowing sonic aggregate; overtones arch up, out and over the thirty-plus member band. The effect is otherworldly and, like everything ...
George Garzone: Steering Clear of Ideology
by Matthew Miller
An esoteric system and guru status among musicians makes for an easy target in today's niche-driven market. Terms like musician's musician and classicist start getting thrown around as a way to commodify and explain away public indifference. This, luckily, is a non-issue for George Garzone. The veteran saxophonist has avoided pigeonholing his entire career, letting his ...
Steve Swallow: Embracing Music and Greater Awareness
by Matthew Miller
For 50 years, Steve Swallow has represented the pinnacle of jazz bass playing. First on acoustic, then exclusively on electric bass, the versatile Swallow approaches every musical situation with grace and understated virtuosity. His discography reads like a Who's Who of the important improvisers of the 20th and early 21st Century. Swallow continues to tour extensively ...
Solo Percussion: Ibarra, Bennington, Centazzo & Drury
by Matthew Miller
Susie Ibarra Drum Sketches Innova 2008 Jimmy Bennington Jazz Kaleidoscope: Solo Drums Live at On The House That Swan! 2006 Andrea Centazzo Fragments 2 Ictus 2007 ...
Slavic Soul Party: Slavic Soul Party -- Teknochek Collision
by Matthew Miller
Slavic Soul Party has the best steady gig in Brooklyn. Every Tuesday night at Barbé's belongs to the tight, Balkan ensemble: forever. It's a savvy business decision for the tiny bar-cum-performance space and a great opportunity for the ensemble to refine the potent mix of Balkan, gypsy, jazz and funk influences that make them utterly unique. ...
Matana Roberts: The Chicago Project
by Matthew Miller
Anyone who has ever seen Matana Roberts live knows the intensity and devotion that go into her music. The saxophonist rarely speaks before a Performance; the crowd enters and, from the moment the first note is sounded, a focused intensity pervades the room. This devotional quality carries over into her diverse catalogue as a leader, imbuing ...
