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Chad Taylor Quintet at Solar Myth
by Victor L. Schermer
Chad Taylor Quintet Ars Nova Workshop Solar Myth Club Philadelphia, PA July 17, 2024 Chad Taylor is a “first call" drummer who is also a composer, band leader, jazz historian and scholar who was recently appointed to lead the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Studies Program. ...
Mere Noisemakers
by Troy Hoffman
Drummers used to be predominantly known as mere noisemakers (not musicians) coming out of the Vaudeville-era, where percussionists were seen as background tools. They often carried out sound effect cues, sent from studios to theaters, for silent films. This left drummers with the responsible task of mimicking the sounds of hurricanes, car crashes and thunderstorms from ...
Joy Guidry, Álvaro Torres, Tom Skinner, The Early Planets & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Guitar/bass/drum trios for the win, the endless relevance of Max Roach, Abdul Wadud and Morphine, and more, through six remarkable albums! Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis “The Time Is the Place" The Messthetics and James Brandon ...
J come Jobim
by Paolo Peviani
J come Jobim--Una Nota Sola e Molte Culture Polillo Art Container Alfabeto di Parco Milano 19.06.2024 Terzo appuntamento di Alfabeto di Parco, rassegna che porta al Polillo Art Container una serie di incontri, lezioni concerto a tema. Un alfabeto che procede in modo randomico e che dopo la R di ...
Pernille Bévort: Curious Explorations
by Ian Patterson
A veteran of the Danish jazz scene since the '90s, saxophonist/reeds player and composer Pernille Bévort has built an impressive discography as a leader. With the moveable feast that is Radio Bévort, she has demonstrated the depth and range of her musical palette, marrying jazz and tango on Perfect Organisation (Gateway Music, 2011) with bandoneon player ...
One for All: Big George
by Joshua Weiner
Smoke Sessions Records, based out of NYC's Smoke Jazz Club, has a fascinating recording model: artists play a few nights at the club, take a day off, and then go into a studio such as the famous Sear Sound to record their repertoire for release. They been putting out some excellent material, the latest of which ...
Francesco Crosara: Jazz Journeys from Rome to Seattle
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on jazz pianist, composer, and educator Francesco Crosara. Francesco was born and raised in Rome, Italy, where both jazz and classical music came into his life early on, particularly through his mother, the influential jazz singer, broadcaster, and educator Lilian Terry. Lilian presented many of the most important names in ...
Willie Jones III Sextet at Jazz Alley
by Paul Rauch
Willie Jones III Sextet Jazz Alley Seattle, WA April 30, 2024 Arriving early to a club performance can give one perspective on what is about to take place. On a Tuesday evening in Seattle, with but a few patrons in the club among the hustle-and-bustle of house staff preparing for the ...
R come ROACH - Alfabeto di Parco
by Paolo Peviani
Alfabeto di Parco Polillo Art Container Milano, 30.04.2024 “R come Roach" -«We Insist! Deeds, not words». Con una serata dedicata al grande batterista Max Roach, gigante della storia del jazz nonché figura di spicco del movimento dei diritti civili della comunità afroamericana, si è aperta la rassegna “Alfabeto di Parco," serie di appuntamenti mensili a tema ...
Ghost Trees: Intercept Method
by Mark Corroto
John Coltrane and Rashied Ali might not have been the first to record as a free jazz duo with Interstellar Space (Impulse!,1974), but the pair did set the bar for future performances from the likes of Frank Lowe and Rashied Ali, Peter Brötzmann/Peeter Uuskyla, Anthony Braxton/Max Roach, and Joe McPhee/Hamid Drake. Admittedly, this genre of music ...
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