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Hugo Carvalhais: Nebulosa
by Mark Corroto
Fans of American saxophonist Tim Berne are often inclined to seek out his latest recordings. Two 2010 sessions finds him as a sideman--bassist Michael Formanek's The Rub And The Spare Change (ECM), and this superb discovery from another bassist, Hugo Carvalhais.The Portuguese bassist composed all the music, played by Berne and fellow countrymen Gabriel ...
Michael Formanek: The Rub and Spare Change
by AAJ Italy Staff
Che Ecm, la storica etichetta bavarese di Manfred Eicher, stia tornando ad occuparsi anche di jazz avventuroso e creativo ? Parrebbe proprio di sì a giudicare dalla pubblicazione di The Rube and The Spare Change ultima fatica discografica a proprio nome di Michael Formanek, dodici anni dopo Am I Bothering You (Screwgun 1998). E che uscita! ...
Best Jazz Albums of 2010
For the music obsessed, every year has a musical identity that's colored by the new albums and songs that receive steady play on our various devices. I generally love doing these year-end things because it gives me a chance to go back to pieces that jumped out at the time. More than that, it's interesting to ...
Michael Formanek CD Release Show at Jazz Standard
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Michael FormanekJazz StandardNew York, NY October 27, 2010 Bassist Michael Formanek celebrated the release of The Rub and Spare Change with two sets at the venerable Jazz Standard, October 27, 2010. It was noteworthy as his debut for ECM Records and first new CD in about a dozen years.
Michael Formanek Quartet at the Philadelphia Art Alliance
by Nick Millevoi
Michael Formanek QuartetArs Nova Workshop at the Philadelphia Art AlliancePhiladelphia, PAOctober 28, 2010 On October 28, 2010, bassist Michael Formanek brought his quartet to the Philadelphia Art Alliance to celebrate the release of The Rub and Spare Change (ECM). The album draws upon many of the strengths of the individuals and ...
Jazz Bassist Michael Formanek Is Back After a Dozen Years Between Albums
Several years ago, Michael Formanek was in the middle of a bass solo during a Bloodcount gig at the Knitting Factory's Old Office in Manhattan. Tim Berne, Chris Speed and Jim Black had all dropped out, leaving the bassist to carry on alone except for a young woman in the audience who was telling her friend ...
Interview: Michael Formanek
Bassist and composer Michael Formanek has worked with many leading North American and European jazz musicians over the span of his 35 year career, including Stan Getz, Marty Ehrlich, Evan Parker, Dave Burrell, and several ensembles with Tim Berne. His new quartet with altoist Berne, pianist Craig Taborn and drummer Gerald Cleaver premiered at The Stone ...
Michael Formanek: The Rub And Spare Change
by John Kelman
With a discography that's growing with each passing year--expanding into territories new to both the label and music in general--it's difficult to understand the need for some to apply a reductionist stance to the music of ECM, whitewashing it with descriptions like “melancholy," or “Nordic cool." One listen to bassist Michael Formanek's ECM debut, The Rub ...
Julian Arguelles Trio: Ground Rush
by AAJ Italy Staff
Con due pezzi da novanta come Michael Formanek e Tom Rainey alle spalle - o meglio fianco a fianco - è difficile sbagliare un disco. A meno che prenda il sopravvento la carenza di idee. Ma Julian, il più giovane dei fratelli Arguelles, sembra proprio non soffrire di problemi di questo tipo. Costituitosi nel 2004 e ...
Take Five With Erik Friedlander
by AAJ Staff
Meet Erik Friedlander: Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC's downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz ...
