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Jon Raskin Quartet: The Bass & The Bird Pond
by Mark Corroto
I overheard a customer in a local submarine sandwich shop ordering lunch the other day. He gave explicit instruction and then blurted out, “...and I don’t want no skimpy meat.” That comment kept popping into my brain as I listened to Jon Raskin and Tim Berne go toe-to-toe for over an hour of recorded music. Raskin, ...
Ned Rothenberg: Power Lines
by Derek Taylor
As these words are being written Ned Rothenberg is gearing up for a truncated tour of parts of the Mid West and East Coast with none other than Evan Parker. If his ability to keep confident company with the player regarded by many as the most technically proficient saxophonist of the post-Coltrane era doesn’t pique your ...
Jon Raskin Quartet: The Bass & The Bird Pond
by Glenn Astarita
A member of the acclaimed West Coast based woodwind quartet, “ROVA”, saxophonist Jon Raskin aligns himself with East Coast modern jazz champion, saxophonist/bandleader Tim Berne on The Bass & The Bird Pond. Here the “Jon Raskin Quartet” featuring the monstrous rhythm section of bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Elliot Kavee inscribe a few more pages into ...
The Julius Hemphill Sextet: At Dr. King's Table
by Glenn Astarita
A 1997 release of note, “The Julius Hemphill Sextet” under the artistic direction of woodwind specialist Marty Ehrlich is a celebration of the late great saxophonist-composer Julius Hemphill and also features Ehrlich performing with his usual arsenal of saxophones, clarinets and flutes. Along with the top-flight sax section of Sam Furnace, Andy Laster, Andrew White, Gene ...
The Window Up Above (American Songs 1770-1998)
By Tom Varner
Label: New World Records
Released: 1999
George Schuller & The Schulldogs: Tenor Tantrums
by Glenn Astarita
For the uninitiated, George and Ed Schuller are among the busiest modern jazz session men in the New England and New York City areas. Unwilling to rest on the laurels of their famous dad Gunther Schuller, the brothers have respectively recorded and/or performed with Tim Berne, Joe Lovano, Orange Then Blue and numerous others..... Here drummer ...
James Asher: Raising The Rhythms
by Douglas Payne
Too many jazz listeners make the most intolerant music lovers. There is the likable fact that no two people ever define jazz -- or their tastes in it -- the same way. But jazz people too often disregard “other" music (whatever that is) and belittle what others find appealing in “other" music. Don't think so? Consider ...
