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Mike Ladd

Majel Connery, Omer Avital, Nick Cave, Vijay Iyer and More New Releases

By LUDOVICO GRANVASSU

This week we go through another delicious stash of new and upcoming releases, many of them launched on Bandcamp on 1 May for the 'waived fee' events the website is promoting every first Friday of the month to support musicians in the time of Covid19. The cherry on top? The much anticipated first single, sung by ...

Eclectic and Electric

By MAURICE HOGUE

This episode of One Man's Jazz is kind of eclectic, what with music from the likes of Petter Eldh's European super group Koma Saxo taking jazz in a different direction, Reverse Winchester (rapper/poet Mike Ladd hooked up with the open tuning of guitarist Mathieu Sourisseau), a historical bit on the strange tale of Canadian drummer Claude ...

Kassa Overall: Living in the Cut between Jazz and Hip Hop

By LEO SIDRAN

Drummer, rapper and producer Kassa Overall speaks about the intersection of jazz and hip-hop, the importance of getting “comfortable with being bored so you can get better at your instrument," the relationship between great drumming and the sounds of nature, how growing up far away from the “scene" gave him a strong sense of personal identity, ...

Steve Lehman: Sélébéyone

By LUCA CANINI

Due sarebbero i modi più appropriati e coscienziosi di iniziare questa recensione. Il primo: una rapida carrellata sui precedenti tentativi di contaminazione tra jazz e hip hop (entrambi i generi intesi nel senso più ampio e inclusivo possibile). Da Steve Coleman e Greg Osby alle lucide visioni di Mike Ladd e Vijay Iyer, dal Miles Davis ...

Vijay Iyer: Mutations

By VINCENZO ROGGERO

Alla fine anche Vijay Iyer si accomoda alla corte di re Manfred Eicher. E lo fa alla sua maniera, spiazzando chi lo attendeva al varco con una nuova rivisitazione del piano trio, o con l'ennesima escursione nel mondo del poetry insieme all'amico Mike Ladd, o con il recupero della via indiana al jazz insieme al collaboratore ...

Vijay Iyer / Mike ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project

By ENRICO BETTINELLO

Devo confessare che--pur nel rispetto delle opinione di tutti e ben consapevole che il percorso artistico di Vijay Iyer possa anche non piacere--ho trovato estremamente ingenerosi, talvolta ai limiti della stupidità, molti commenti negativi e invidiosi che si sono susseguiti nei social networks all'indomani della vittoria del pianista della prestigiosa [e soprattutto pecuniariamente corposa] MacArthur Grant. ...

Mark F. Turner's Best of 2013

By MARK F. TURNER

Jazz keeps growing and evolving through all of its permutations and 2013 was another stellar year of music. It's always difficult to pick the best from a host of outstanding releases yet the task is a labor of admiration. Another cool thing about “Year End" lists is discovering something new. Here are just a few of ...

Pi Recordings: Dedicated to the Innovative

By MIKE OPPENHEIM

In the pantheon of American music, jazz is especially noted for its rapid and drastic evolution. Considering that jazz evolved from big bands and swing, to bebop, to free jazz within thirty years, it is a history marked by distinct stylistic eras. For some time, the trajectory and potential development of jazz has been in question. ...

Eyal Hareuveni Best of 2013 List

By EYAL HAREUVENI

There were so many great releases in 2013 that inspired me, provoked my conceptions about music and art, disturbed my peace of mind and mainly, enriched my life. This list--presented in no particular order and enhanced with video and Soundcloud clips--represents the tip of my listening iceberg. Kitchen Orchestra with Alexander von ...