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The Fonda/Stevens Group: Memphis
by Troy Collins
The 11th album of their storied 18 year career, Memphis is only the fourth studio recording of the venerable Fonda/Stevens Group, making this release a delightful surprise. Co-led by bassist Joe Fonda and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, the veteran quartet is rounded out by trumpeter Herb Robertson and drummer Harvey Sorgen. Boasting a collective resume that ...
Bill Dixon: In Medias Res
by Clifford Allen
Trumpeter and composer Bill Dixon is one of those rare figures in creative music who was both there as it took its initial steps and currently remains at the forefront of contemporary improvisation. In the last two years, he has directed or co-led orchestral configurations and recorded and performed with hand-picked small groups of international renown. ...
Four on Clean Feed: Darren Johnston, Luis Lopes, Daniel Levin, Avram Fefer
by Clifford Allen
Darren Johnston The Edge of the Forest Clean Feed 2009 Luis Lopes/Adam Lane/Igal Foni What Is When Clean Feed 2009 Daniel Levin Quartet Live at Roulette Clean Feed ...
Nate Wooley - Fred Lonberg-Holm - Jason Roebke: Throw Down Your Hammer and Sing
by AAJ Italy Staff
La splendida foto di un edificio diroccato nello scenario di Salton Sea che compare sulla copertina di questo Throw Down Your Hammer and Sing è l'immagine giusta per introdurre alla musica di questo altrettanto splendido trio composto dal trombettista Nate Wooley con il violoncello e l'elettronica di Fred Lonberg-Holm e il contrabbasso di Jason Roebke. È ...
Steve Swell: Magical Listening Hour & Planet Dream
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Magical Listening HourLive @ Southstreet SeaportCadence Jazz Records2009 Steve SwellPlanet DreamClean Feed2009 While these two new discs from trombonist Steve Swell may exhibit elements of contrasting methodology, at the root ...
May 2009
by AAJ Staff
Jamie Baum & Tomasz StankoJamie Baum Septet and Tomasz Stanko QuartetMerkin HallNew York City April 4, 2009It was a pretty sure bet that “Juxtapositions In Jazz," a Merkin Concert Hall double bill featuring the Jamie Baum Septet and Tomasz Stanko Quartet (Apr. 4th), would live up to its ...
Nate Wooley: Throw Down Your Hammer and Sing and Crackleknob
by Clifford Allen
Two recent discs featuring trumpeter-composer Nate Wooley explore improvisational language through non-traditional approaches, both collective and solo. Some of that expansion includes electronics and electro-acoustic blur, such as on Throw Down Your Hammer and Sing (joining Wooley with cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and bassist Jason Roebke). Unisons and parallels also factor in both of these drummerless trios, ...
Mary Halvorson, Reuben Radding & Nate Wooley: Crackleknob
by Troy Collins
A compelling example of evenhanded group improvisation, the self-titled debut of the collective trio Crackleknob demonstrates the sort of congenial rapport fueled by longstanding friendships. Up and coming improvisers on the nascent Brooklyn scene, guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Reuben Radding and trumpeter Nate Wooley first played as a trio four years ago. Since then, they have ...
Nate Wooley / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Jason Roebke: Throw Down Your Hammer And Sing
by Lyn Horton
Seemingly the most complicated music is really the most simple; complexity might stem only from the mindful choices the performers make when they play. Yet, when the vocabulary of each performer is so well attuned to the possibilities of an unusual instrumental setting, then the choices for improvising, even though they might sound oddly pressured, are ...
Mary Halvorson, Reuben Radding & Nate Wooley "Crackleknob" (Hatology 662)
Mary Halvorson - guitar Reuben Radding - double bass Nate Wooley - trumpet Crackleknob Hatology 662 One listen to this CD and that element of trust and synchronicity immediately comes through. This is the kind of music that can only come from musicians who know each other well. ...
