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Article: Album Review

Marshall Allen / Matthew Shipp / Joe Morris: Night Logic

Read "Night Logic" reviewed by John Sharpe

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 ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

hatOLOGY Reissue Bonanza Continues

Read "hatOLOGY Reissue Bonanza Continues" reviewed by Mark Corroto

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 ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Avant Piano and Saxophone Duets: Interaction & SAMA

Read "Avant Piano and Saxophone Duets: Interaction & SAMA" reviewed by John Sharpe

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 ...

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Article: Interview

David S. Ware: Gravitation

Read "David S. Ware: Gravitation" reviewed by Martin Longley

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 ...

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Article: Book Review

Silent Solos: Improvisers Speak

Read "Silent Solos: Improvisers Speak" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

Silent Solos: Improvisers Speak Soft cover; 174 pages ISBN: 978-3-00-030557-3 Buddy's Knife 2010 Improvisation, at its best, is about instinct. At its worst, it's an intellectual exercise, cold and theoretical, without an emotional perspective. Fortunately, the beautifully produced Silent Solos: Improvisers Speak avoids the pitfalls of ...

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Article: Live Review

The Sun Ra Arkestra at Cafe Oto, London

Read "The Sun Ra Arkestra at Cafe Oto, London" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Sun Ra Arkestra Cafe Oto London, England 14 April 2010 A fantastic atmosphere enveloped Dalston's Cafe Oto with whoops and shouts of affirmation greeting every inflection and chant as the Sun Ra Arkestra launched into “Interplanetary Music," with vocal interjections erupting from all corners of the bandstand. With their ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

David S. Ware and Joe Rigby: Loft Jazz Soloists

Read "David S. Ware and Joe Rigby: Loft Jazz Soloists" reviewed by Clifford Allen

by Clifford Allen

In the void left by the deaths of saxophonists John Coltrane and Albert Ayler, among the cheap rents in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn offering space to artists and musicians, the presence of affordable loft spaces birthed an intersection of jazz scenes in the 1970s. The music itself favored a variety of approaches, mostly built on the ...

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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense (Theatrical Version)

Read "Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense (Theatrical Version)" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense (Theatrical Version)IndiePix Films2009 Distilling a groundbreaking, four-part, four-hour television documentary--one which finally examined the evolution of jazz in a contemporary, rather than purely historical, context--into a shorter theatrical version is no mean feat. When Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense aired on ...

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News: Video / DVD

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense DVD & VOD Release Due May 11

Pre-order it now at shop.allaboutjazz.com BUY IT AT shop.allaboutjazz.com Theatrical Length Documentary Explores Contemporary Jazz Luminaries Including Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Esperanza Spalding & Bill Frisell “[Icons] depicts jazz as a living, breathing and ever-evolving musical art form, and ...

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Article: Album Review

Susie Ibarra: Drum Sketches

Read "Drum Sketches" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

When some of jazz music's more adventurous drummers want to showcase their talents, they usually do so in tandem with another player who, ideally, has enough brand equity to generate collateral interest. Solo percussion recordings rarely generate a queue on release--in large part due to the absence of melody and the almost ubiquitous presence of discordant ...


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