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Charlier / Sourisse: Imaginarium
by John Kelman
To affirm that jazz is, indeed, a global concern one only need look at transatlantic collaborations taking placed on a regular basis. One look at the list of albums reviewed at All About Jazz and it's patently clear that, while cultural cross-pollination has been going on for decades, it's now a norm rather than a phenomenon. ...
Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by C. Michael Bailey
Donny McCaslin's Perpetual Motion is an embarrassment of riches, employing a lineup populated by the edgiest, most progressive-thinking jazz musicians currently composing. Alto saxophonist David Binney (who also produces the disc), pianist Uri Caine, bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Antonio Sanchez have been producing music that has positively expanded jazz music for the past decade. McCaslin ...
Eric Vloeimans: V-Flow
by John Kelman
Eric VloeimansV-Flow Challenge Records2010 Still on the shy side of fifty, but looking considerably younger--in no small part due to a distinctive image with colorful clothing and funky shoes--it might appear premature to be releasing a five-disc box set that takes a retrospective look at the career of Dutch ...
Tanglewood Jazz Festival Receives Grant from NEA Jazz Masters Live
The Tanglewood Jazz Festival, produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and held every Labor Day weekend, has been selected as a participant in NEA Jazz Masters Live, a National Endowment for the Arts program of performances and residencies featuring NEA Jazz Masters, cooperatively managed by Arts Midwest. This is the first grant the festival has received ...
Jesper Zeuthen: Jesper Zeuthen Trio
by Mark Corroto
Bless the children of saxophonist Albert Ayler. Bless them, for their convictions are pure, and uncontaminated by convention and style.That benediction should also be extended to Jesper Zeuthen. The sixty-something Danish alto saxophonist serves the same mission as the late, great Ayler on this trio session, with bassist Adam Pultz Melbye and drummer Thomas ...
Verneri Pohjola: Aurora
by Bruce Lindsay
Finnish trumpeter/composer Verneri Pohjola comes from a well-established family of jazz musicians: both his father, famed bassist Pekka Pohjola, and his younger brother, trombonist Ilmari, join him here. Pohjola was voted Musician Of The Year by Finnish jazz critics in 2004, but Aurora is his debut as leader. This is a work of immense beauty which ...
Tom Rizzo: Imaginary Numbers
by C. Michael Bailey
Los Angeles-based guitarist Tom Rizzo originally released Imaginary Numbers as a self-produced offering from his website, with the title Imaginary Numbers--Guitar Plus Eight. The disc has, fortunately, been picked up by Origin Arts, joining several other notable guitarists at the label including Corey Christiansen, Larry Koonse, Mimi Fox and John Stowell. Origin Art continues to accumulate ...
Band Of Gypsys Reincarnation: 40 Years After
by Mark F. Turner
The influence of James Marshall “Jimi" Hendrix reaches far and wide even after his untimely death at 27 years of age on September 18, 1970. Over the years, there have been countless dedications to the iconic guitarist including a few notable jazz-oriented releases like Purple: Celebrating Jimi Hendrix(ACT, 2007), from the intrepid French Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên ...
Winter Jazzfest, New York City, Day 2: January 8, 2011
by Gordon Marshall
Day 1 | Day 2 Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 7-8, 2011 Vernon Reid's Artificial Afrika Slick and heavy electric forays characterize the work of veteran guitarist Vernon Reid. However far into space he goes, his instrument is always under control; usually, his music is ...
Azar Lawrence: Mystic Journey
by Glenn Astarita
Saxophonist Azar Lawrence's influential faculties and stylistic attack loom as significant contributions to the state of jazz, a genre that continually reinvents itself. He's played with jazz greats including McCoy Tyner and Miles Davis, amid stints with soul and pop icons. On Mystic Journey, Lawrence rekindles the John Coltrane connection, featuring Rashied Ali's presence and the ...
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