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Fairport Convention Reinvention

by John Kelman
July 31, 2005

While British folk-rock progenitor Fairport Convention was never less than mercurial -- with a revolving door of band members that began with its first, self-titled, recording and continues to this day--there have also been clearly defined periods where, despite personnel changes, distinct identities would emerge. And while many look back most fondly and consider the band's ...

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Terranova and The Sound of Places

by Clifford Allen
July 30, 2005

The place of the guitar in the jazz mainstream appears to be one of continual fracture, in no small part due to the fact that it is the most open to influence from outside traditional improvisational music. That is to say, rock, folk, blues, and the preponderance of hollow-body stringed instruments in many other musical cultures ...

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Charlie Hunter: Renaissance Man of Jazz

by Doug Collette
July 27, 2005

Groovemeister Charlie Hunter is one of the most innovative musicians in contemporary jazz right now and one of the most prolific as well. Not only does the 8-string guitarist front his own band---currently a trio, formerly a quintet--he also tours regularly with Garage a Trois. In addition, in 2004 he initiated a series of recordings with ...

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The Volcanic Guitar of Yasuhiro Usui

by Eyal Hareuveni
July 21, 2005

Japanese guitarist Yasuhiro Usui is the man behind the Nagoya Version of the Satoko Fujii Orchestra, the wildest version of this Orchestra. Last year, Usui produced and released, on his own label, the Orchestra's first release (Nagoyanian, Bakamo, 2004), and managed to charge it with tons of eccentric and manic energy. Usui is also a frequent ...

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Brian Patneaude Quartet: Variations & Distance

by Budd Kopman
July 20, 2005

Brian Patneaude Quartet Variations (2003) Distance (2005) WEPA Records It is easy to see why tenor saxophonist Brian Patneaude and his quartet are so popular and busy. The group is extremely tight and its music is like nothing else. Sounding at various turns exuberant, soaring, ...

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Live Recordings 2005

by Mark F. Turner
July 19, 2005

The ambience and energy of live jazz is best experienced in person, but if you can't make the event to see your artist of interest, then these new recordings may be the next best thing. From varied settings, locals, and ensembles they give an audible glimpse of what live jazz has to offer. Terry Gibbs

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Bunny Lee and Noiseshaper: Rocksteady to Dub and Beyond

by AAJ Staff
July 15, 2005

While reggae may have most successfully penetrated the world market, Jamaican popular music has endured several other phases throughout its relatively brief recorded history. The first of these two reviews focuses on highlights of rocksteady from the late '60s and early '70s; the second touches on modern efforts that postdate and refresh the dub revolution.

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Wayne Horvitz: Intersection Poems & Live

by AAJ Staff
July 11, 2005

Wayne Horvitz has always succeeded in being an unclassifiable master, his music bordering the worlds of jazz, rock, experimental, and contemporary classical. With these two releases come two sides to the multifaceted pianist/keyboardist. Horvitz/Samworth/Lee/Clarke/van der Schyff Intersection Poems Spool 2005 With Intersection Poems, Horvitz collaborates for ...

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Andrew Lamb: The Dogon Duo & Year of the Endless Moment

by Terrell Kent Holmes
July 10, 2005

Andre Lamb/Warren Smith The Dogon Duo Engine Studios 2005 Multi-reedist Andrew Lamb teams up with percussionist Warren Smith to form the Dogon Duo, whose self-titled disc is comprised of sources influenced by various types of world music that resonate in the spirit. The first song, “Shanty House, announces the duo's ...

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Dennis Gonz

by Jeff Stockton
July 10, 2005

Dennis González NY Quartet NY Midnight Suite Clean Feed 2005 After teaching for thirty years in the Dallas public school system, underground trumpeter Dennis González was asked in 2003 to participate in the FONT trumpet festival at Tonic. The back half of NY Midnight Suite is thirty minutes recorded live ...