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Scanner with the Post Modern Jazz Quartet: Blink Of An Eye
by Mark Corroto
If the early works of Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner) can be described as voyeuristic, then Blink Of An Eye might just be Frotteurism, the act of touching others, usually in crowds, without their ever knowing. On Blink of an Eye he alters, accents and manipulates a jazz quartet's sound, often without it being obvious.Scanner ...
Matthew Shipp - Sabir Mateen: SaMa
by AAJ Italy Staff
Non hanno bisogno di presentazioni particolari, Matthew Shipp e Sabir Mateen, che il pubblico italiano ha imparato a conoscere in questi anni come due tra i più originali e generosi esponenti della scena creativa nera newyorkese, sia nei tanti progetti che gravitano intorno a William Parker, che con i rispettivi gruppi. Questo lavoro li vede duettare ...
William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer
by John Sharpe
From the first few bars of the title cut opening “I Plan To Stay A Believer," the riffing horns, infectiously funky beat and expressive soulful singing of Leena Conquest quickly establishes` this as one of bassist/composer William Parker's most accessible projects. This set has been a long time coming. The idea of a tribute to legendary ...
Vision Festival 2010: Day 7, June 29, 2010
by John Sharpe
Prologue | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7Charles Gayle, William Parker, Muhammad Ali, Lafayette Gilchrist, Gerald Cleaver, Vladimir TarasovVision FestivalAbrons Arts CenterNew York City29 June 2010 For the last evening of the Fifteenth ...
Many Shades of Jazz Come Out at Newport 2010
by R.J. DeLuke
CareFusion Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 6-8, 2010 The variety of music at the 2010 CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival August 6-9 was one of its notable traits. Mainstream, Latin, electric stuff, ornate orchestral offerings, swing and all kinds of things in between.The originality of the music ...
Vision Festival 2010 - Opening Night
by John Sharpe
Prologue | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 Opening Invocation, The Blues Escaped, Stomp It, Rob Brown New Quartet, Broken Flowers, In Order To SurviveVision FestivalAbrons Arts Center23 June 2010 After three days of activity ...
Marshall Allen / Matthew Shipp / Joe Morris: Night Logic
by John Sharpe
Unlikely combinations sometimes deliver the most enjoyable results. Take the unexpected pleasure to be derived from what must have one time seemed unpromising pairings such as chili and chocolate or garlic and bread. So the partnering of Sun Ra Arkestra regular Marshall Allen with pianist Matthew Shipp and long time associate Joe Morris yields an astonishing ...
hatOLOGY Reissue Bonanza Continues
by Mark Corroto
Begun in 1975, Hat Hut Records was to become the model for adventurous, independent, new music labels such as Okka Disk, AUM Fidelity and Clean Feed. From the start, founder Werner X. Uehlinger sought out challenging and innovative musicians and music that might have been too risky for major labels to produce. This very small Swiss ...
Avant Piano and Saxophone Duets: Interaction & SAMA
by John Sharpe
Joel Futterman / Kidd Jordan Interaction Self produced 2010 Matthew Shipp/ Sabir Mateen SAMA Not Two Records 2010 Sax-piano duets have an illustrious lineage. The vast majority have relied on compositional signposts to direct their musings, something avoided on these two studio dates ...
David S. Ware: Gravitation
by Martin Longley
It wasn't the kidney transplant that brought saxophonist David S. Ware very close to wheelchair confinement. Last September (2009), there were early signs of organ rejection, so he was placed on a course of steroids. These came with side effects that were more debilitating than last year's operation itself. Since then, Ware has been in a ...
