Results for "Necks"

Article: Album Review

Chris Abrahams and Dave Symes: Distant Birds, Vol. 01 & 02

Read "Distant Birds, Vol. 01 & 02" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
May 2, 2026

Distant Birds, Vol. 01 & 02 is the result of a collaboration between keyboard player Chris Abrahams and bassist Dave Symes. Consisting of four long-form tracks that amount to a double vinyl or single CD, the album is a heady mix of keyboard textures and lithe bass lines with extended improvisations. The band's groove-driven soundscape is ...

Article: Album Review

Yugen: Death by Water

Read "Death by Water" reviewed by Claudio Bonomi

by Claudio Bonomi
July 8, 2016

Gli Yugen proseguono ostinatamente il loro viaggio quasi solitario nei meandri di una musica concettuale, colta e imparentata con Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Bartok, Romitelli, Cage, Ligeti, Zappa, Univers Zero, Henry Cow, King Crimson e altri. Un viaggio a zig zag segnato da fughe, variazioni, accelerazioni, conflagrazioni, divagazioni, pause, tempi frammentati e poi ricomposti, e, in sintesi, da ...

Article: Profile

Raymond MacDonald: Man with Two Brains

by Duncan Heining
January 7, 2016

By way of introduction... Saxophonist Raymond MacDonald is a busy man. He balances the life of a gigging, recording musician with a high-flying academic career and, in both respects, his reputation has grown far beyond his Glasgow home. As a musician, he is perhaps best known for his work with the George Burt/Raymond MacDonald ...

Article: Live Review

Guelph Jazz Festival: Guelph, Canada, September 5-9, 2012

by Ted Harms
September 23, 2012

Guelph Jazz FestivalGuelph, OntarioSeptember 5-9, 2012The Guelph Jazz Festival is in its 19th year. Under the direction of Ajay Heble, the festival has few equals in Canada, attracting the upper echelon of improvising musicians.It is a rare festival that can resist the allure of “tent-pole" shows--the mass-appeal artists that have vague, ...