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Dom Minasi: Remembering Cecil
by Hrayr Attarian
Innovative pianist Cecil Taylor, who passed away on April 5th 2018, was a transformative force in the world of improvisational music. His signature percussive pianism was imbued with dynamic poetry and he, together with saxophonist Ornette Coleman, is credited with starting the free jazz movement. Taylor has also been a source of inspiration for fellow New ...
Christophe Rocher / Joe Fonda / Harvey Sorgen: New Origin
by John Sharpe
As the title implies, New Origin represents a fertile coming together, the principals in this case being the veteran American rhythm team of bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Harvey Sorgen, with French clarinetist Christophe Rocher. Fonda and Sorgen share a lengthy association, which encompasses the long-running Fonda/Stevens Group and a trio of more recent vintage with ...
Bobby Bradford-Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet: Live At The Blue Whale
by Alberto Bazzurro
Bobby Bradford, classe 1934, un passato accanto ad autentici giganti, da Ornette Coleman (in particolare l'epocale Science Fiction, anno di grazia 1971) a John Carter (ripetutamente), tanto per fare solo due nomi, si unisce al più giovane sassofonista Hafez Modirzadeh per dirigere questo pregevole quartetto, nella cui musica (nello specifico ripresa dal vivo nel locale del ...
A Focus on Paul Bley
by Bob Osborne
This week we focus on the work of master pianist Paul Bley, including examples of the ground-breaking music he created with Jimmy Giuffre and Steve Swallow. During the rest of the show we feature some fascinating recent releases and some other classic cuts. Playlist James Brandon Lewis “Sir Real Denard" from An Unruly ...
Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson, Dave King & Harold Mabern
by Martin Longley
Broken Shadows The Village Vanguard March 26, 2019 Following their residency at The Village Vanguard, two-thirds of The Bad Plus remained in the club for another week, teaming up with saxophonists Tim Berne and Chris Speed to form Broken Shadows. This quartet is dedicated to the music of Ornette Coleman ...
Piano in Solitude
by Geno Thackara
There are people who play the piano, and then there are some who create a whole other state of consciousness with it. While these three may not be among the more common household names in the jazz world, here they each offer a master class in the craft to make you wonder just why the hell ...
Laurence Hobgood: Tesseterra
by Roger Farbey
"Jazz with strings" is a phrase that sometimes invokes a heart-sink feeling amongst reviewers. Happily this is not one of those occasions. Laurence Hobgood has released a half dozen records under his own name but many more for vocalist Kurt Elling with whom he's been musical director, co-producer and accompanist for over twenty years. During that ...
The OGJB Quartet: Bamako
by Dan McClenaghan
Finland's TUM Records started out the year 2019 with two compelling releases, Around Again, an innovative piano trio set from Finish pianist Iro Haarla exploring the compositions of Carla Bley, with bassist Ulf Krokfors and drummer Barry Altschul; and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's terrific Rosa Parks: Pure Love. They follow up this opening salvo with the ...
Tiziano Tononi & The Ornettians: Forms and Sounds - Air Sculptures
by Neri Pollastri
Tiziano Tononi non è nuovo ai lavori dedicati all'esplorazione di grandi innovatori del jazz, e già nel decennio scorso una formazione con lo stesso nome di questa, Tiziano Tononi & The Ornettians, ma ben diversa nei componenti aveva firmato due album dedicati a Ornette Coleman, musicista che-come riconosce esplicitamente nelle note di questo CD—ha influenzato non ...
Harriet Tubman: The Terror End of Beauty
by Vic Albani
Continuando l'audace cammino che solo chi conosce a perfezione tutti i meandri della musica moderna in generale può affrontare, Brandon Ross, Melvin Gibbs e JT Lewis, proseguono la strada di unire jazz, rock, blues e improvvisazione in modo esemplare. The Terror End of Beauty segue di non molto lo straordinario Araminta uscito nel ...
