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Andrea Centazzo: Guitars
by Elliott Simon
Live improvisation is ephemeral yet creative, a fleeting sonic moment in time that is lost as quickly as sound dissipates through space. Paradoxically, a recording of that same performance is eternally uninspired, each playing being identical to the one before it. For three decades, percussionist/electronicist Andrea Centazzo has been among the most successful at blurring that ...
North Mississippi Allstars at Highline Ballroom
by David Miller
North Mississippi AllstarsHighline BallroomNew York, NYFebruary 26, 2010As expected, in the best way possible. When my friend (a North Mississippi Allstars virgin) asked what we were in for as the Allstars took the Highline Ballroom stage on a snowy Friday evening in New York, I told her some specifics: drummer Cody ...
Alberto Pinton / Jonas Kulhammar / Torbjorn Zetterberg / Kjell Nordeson: Chant
by Stuart Broomer
This beefy quartet was drawn from existing Stockholm bands by baritone saxophonist/clarinetist Alberto Pinton at the suggestion of Clean Feed producer Pedro Costa. As bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg describes it in his liner note, it's half of his octet, half of tenor and baritone saxophonist Jonas Kullhammar's quartet, half of Kullhammar and drummer Kjell Nordeson's quartet Nacka ...
John Scofield: Shinola
by Tom Greenland
John Scofield is documented in his pre-Miles Davis period on Shinola, a 1981 date with Steve Swallow (electric bass) and Adam Nussbaum (drums). The guitarist's distinctive style is highly developed even at this stage in his career, combining elements of rock and rhythm 'n' blues with post-bop leanings and an uncanny, 'left-handed' lyricism, all colored with ...
Jeb Patton: New Strides
by Elliott Simon
Jeb Patton has a working association, as does bassist David Wong, with the remaining Heath brothers and drummer Albert “Tootie" and saxophonist Jimmy both make guest appearances on the pianist's latest album. Drummer Pete Van Nostrand rounds out this efficient piano trio on the Heath-less tunes and, while it is clear that Patton is definitely in ...
How Does Music Free Us? Afro-Asian Revolutionary Concepts in New Music
A discussion and reading by author/composer/activist Fred Ho In this talk, Chinese American composer, baritone saxophonist, scholar-writer, producer, matriarchal revolutionary socialist and aspiring Luddite Fred Ho explores the role of music, both in imagining a new society, and in its applied role in foreshadowing or prefiguring a revolutionary society and a transformed humanity. Fred Ho has ...
Douglass Street Music Collective Presents Unicycles
On Thursday, March 4 at 9:00 p.m., Douglass Street Music Collective will present Unicycles, a relay-style series of solo performances by an ensemble cast of six up-and-coming Brooklyn improvisers. The cast, which collaborates in various other groups including Gleason's Twins, Dollshot, and Cuddle Magic, will assemble one fat B-52 of sonic pleasure, piece by piece. The ...
Hancock to be Feted at Revived NYC Jazz Festival
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major summer jazz festival in the Big Apple. The pianist, who turns 70 on April 12, will be joined by comedian Bill Cosby, saxophonist Joe Lovano, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, ...
Celebrating 75 Years of Grooves in Village
Joe Lovano and Us Five, including, from left, Mr. Lovano, Francisco Mela and Esperanza Spalding, are celebrating the Village Vanguard's 75th anniversary this week. A warm sense of occasion surrounds this week's Village Vanguard engagement by the saxophonist Joe Lovano. The club just commemorated its 75th anniversary, another mile marker in a storied and still vital ...
Egberto Gismonti to Appear on Yeahwon Shin's Artistshare Debut Recording
Legendary Brazilian musician/composer Egberto Gismonti joined Yeahwon Shin at Avatar recording studios in NYC to perform on Yeahwon's debut ArtistShare project recording. The project also boasts all star lineup of musicians including Jeff Ballard on drums, Ben Street on Bass and Kevin Hays on piano. The official release date is set for June 2010 however fans ...
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