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Steve Dalachinsky: Incomplete Directions
by Micah Holmquist
Poet Steve Dalachinsky has the type of voice that those of us who don’t live in New York City often associate with denizens of that metropolis. It produces words in a deliberate and matter of fact fashion with inflections that are equally restrained and pronounced. Dalachinsky never raises his voice much as he recites lines like ...
Tripleplay: Expansion Slang
by Micah Holmquist
Ken Vandermark left Boston for Chicago in the fall of 1989 and the rest, you could stay, is history. The saxophonist has recorded extensively since then and become one of the most acclaimed and controversial —some doubt whether he deserves the praise- figures in the world of creative improvised music. He is a member of and ...
Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, "Kidd" Jordan, and William Parker: 2 Days in April
by Micah Holmquist
2 Days in April is full of so many moments of joy and beauty that it is hard to know where to begin. As the title partially suggests, the quartet recorded this two disc set on April 1 and 2 of last year in concerts in Amherst and Cambridge, Massachusetts respectively. The two nights have slightly ...
William Parker Trio: Painter'?s Spring
by Micah Holmquist
Bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake may be the most exciting team in jazz today. In recent years the two have worked together with a number of different leaders, including Fred Anderson and Peter Brotzmann, and in the process this duo has created trance inducing rhythms for concert goers and CD listeners alike. Many fans ...
Susie Ibarra: Flower after Flower
by Micah Holmquist
Susie Ibarra uses Flower after Flower to further explore many of the themes that she began to look at last year with Radiance. The exploration of non-western rhythms and dreamy soundscapes remain in place as does an undeniably playful sprit. These qualities only appear together on a few occasions, however. Most of the time, they come ...
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