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European Jazz Diary, Part 5 & Fall Openings 2005

by Nick Catalano
October 2, 2005

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Before I forget, I need to modify references to Jazz activities in Finland. Several readers, after viewing last month's installment, reminded me that there are some 34 jazz festivals each year in Finland--remarkable for a country with a population the size of ...

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Article: Album Review

Grachan Moncur III: Exploration

Read "Exploration" reviewed by Clifford Allen

by Clifford Allen
October 2, 2005

For as much as the post-Ornette lineage of jazz and improvised music has engendered instrumental freedom both sonically and rhythmically, this language has also given a wealthy palette to the composer. With the work of figures like Andrew Hill remaining in the spotlight and Grachan Moncur III's recent return from a lengthy hiatus, it is worth ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Cromity: Steppin' Out

Read "Steppin' Out" reviewed by Andrew Rowan

by Andrew Rowan
October 1, 2005

This is a straight-ahead, crisply swinging session from a talented singer with impeccable diction and an ear for great songs. More often than not, Steve Cromity imbues his performances with easy rhythmic agility.It is so good to hear pianist Rodney Kendrick (not “Kendricks as the CD booklet and cover note). His work, whether as ...

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Article: Book Review

Jazz Journeys to Japan: The Heart Within

by A. Henkin
September 30, 2005

William MinorJazz Journeys to Japan: The Heart Within University of Michigan Press 2004 The history of travel literature is a long one, appearing shortly after Europeans started making trips across the continent and across the world. The form is a combination of diary writing, traveloguery, journalism and ...

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Okkyung Lee: Nihm

Read "Nihm" reviewed by Celeste Sunderland

by Celeste Sunderland
September 30, 2005

Each of the ten tracks on Okkyung Lee's debut album sounds completely unique. Yet as Lee's cello and Doug Wieselman's clarinets fade away together--and Tim Barnes' and John Hollenbeck's percussion, mixed with Ikue Mori's electronics, rattle in an at times magical, at times frightening clamor--each track opens into the next with complete ease. Nihm undulates between ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

John Scofield: That's What I Say; David "Fathead" Newman: I Remember Brother Ray

by Ken Franckling
September 29, 2005

The music of Ray Charles brings out the soul in us, no matter whether we're listeners or musicians. That was his genius, if you will. And that ability is celebrated and put to the test on the two tribute recordings released around Charles' passing. Both also remind us that his ...

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Juhani Aaltonen: Reflections

Read "Reflections" reviewed by Brian P. Lonergan

by Brian P. Lonergan
September 29, 2005

If Reflections is any indication, Finland's emerging TUM Records should have a long and happy life ahead. Fans of free improvisation, which is the label's focus, should take note. Before you even get to the music, TUM's presentation is impressive. In an age when digital music and personal playlists are ever gaining new acolytes, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Dave Stryker: Live at The Jazz Standard & Big City

by Ernest Barteldes
September 27, 2005

Dave Stryker/Steve Slagle Live at Jazz Standard Zoho 2005 On Live at The Jazz Standard, one can feel the intense chemistry that Dave Stryker and Steve Slagle, who have played together for several years, have in their first live recording, captured last March at the Manhattan club. The recording is ...

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Patrick Zimmerli: Phoenix

by Andrew Velez
September 27, 2005

The notes accompanying this sixth release from Patrick Zimmerli, a New York-based composer/saxophonist, give no hint of when he may have fallen to earth from parts unknown, bringing with him an unclassifiable mix of jazz, strings, and electronics.The set opens with the dreamlike landscape of “M, which is dramatically revisited later mid-set with Kevin ...

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Danilo P: Live at the Jazz Showcase

Read "Live at the Jazz Showcase" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz

by Javier AQ Ortiz
September 27, 2005

The Danilo Pérez Trio recorded Live at the Jazz Showcase in December 2003, ensconcing the trio in the longstanding history of this Chicago club.Pérez leads drummer Adam Cruz and bassist Ben Street from the piano as they interpret a repertoire covering mostly original material, although there are hard bop renditions of material by Rubén ...