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Article: Interview

John Edwards Double Bass Man

Read "John Edwards Double Bass Man" reviewed by Sammy Stein


When John Edwards plays his double bass, he is extraordinarily engaging. He plucks, tweaks, bows, hits and hums aloud. So engrossed is he that it is difficult to look away. One memorable gig, I overheard a member of the audience say “ It's almost pornographic what he does with that bass." I ...

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Article: Album Review

Ken Vandermark Resonance Ensemble: Head Above Water / Feet Out Of The Fire

Read "Head Above Water / Feet Out Of The Fire" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Listening to the music Ken Vandermark writes for large ensembles do we dare compare him to Duke Ellington? Both band leaders and composers wrote and arranged music to be played by a select troupe of musicians and both suffered the fate of surfing the knife edge of innovation. Ellington always seemed to be delivering scores with ...

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Article: Album Review

Fred Van Hove/ Shih-Yang Lee: Galactic Alignment

Read "Galactic Alignment" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Imagine what is was like when man first discovered fire. Fire! How his life changed, his dinner could be cooked, and soon after that (in the history of the universe terms) he was playing video games. Same could be said for the first musician to improvise. Next came New Orleans jazz, which could be documented by ...

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I Am Here Where Are You

Label: Trost Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: I Am Here Where Are You; If Found Is Found; Mouth On Moth; No Basis; A Skin Falls Off.

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Solo At Dobialab

Label: Dobialabel
Released: 2013
Track listing: Dobia 1; Dobia 2; Dobia 3; Dobia 4; Dobia 5.

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Peter Brotzmann: Long Story Short

Label: Trost Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: CD1: Sonore; Chicago Tentet with John Tchicai; Michiyo Yagi/Okkyung Lee/Xu Fengxia; Peter Brötzmann/Masahiko Sato/Takeo Moriyama; Peter Brötzmann/Masahiko Satoh/Takeo Moriyama. CD2: Joe McPhee/Maâllem Mokhtar Gania/Fredrick Lonberg-Holm/Michael Zerang; Peter Brötzmann/Michiyo/Yagi/Tamaya Honda; Peter Brötzmann/Jason Adasiewicz/Sabu Totozumi; Dieb13/Mats Gustafsson/Martin Siewert. CD3: Keiji Haino; Peter Brötzmann/Bill Laswell/Maâllem Mokhtar Gania/Hamid Drake. CD4: Jeb Bishop/Joe McPhee/Mars Williams/Jason Adasiewicz/Kent Kessler/Tamaya Honda; Hairy Bones; Masahiko Satoh; Chicago Tentet wirh Michiyo Yagi “Concert For Fulushima.” CD5: Peter Brötzmann/Eric Revis/Nasheet Waits; DKV Trio with Mats Gustafsson/Massimo Pupillo/Paal Nilssen-Love; Full Blast; Caspar Brötzmann Massaker.

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Article: Album Review

Dave Rempis/Joshue Abrams/Avreeayl Ra: Aphelion

Read "Aphelion" reviewed by Mark Corroto


The blossoming of an artist is a beautiful thing. In order for a musician to thrive in today's jazz world, he must be willing to operate in multiple lineups, go on book tours, organize other musicians' shows, and record and promote his own music. A tall task, but saxophonist Dave Rempis has made the jump from ...

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Article: Live Review

2013 Jazztopad Festival

Read "2013 Jazztopad Festival" reviewed by John Kelman


Jazztopad FestivalWrocĺaw, Poland November 18-24, 2013 It's always a treat to be invited somewhere new, especially somewhere with a strong jazz scene that remains, for the most part, hidden from the rest of the world. But when the country is Poland and the city Wrocĺaw, there are even greater treats awaiting, as ...

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Article: Album Review

Abbey Rader: Reach For The Skies

Read "Reach For The Skies" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Look beyond the giants of free jazz saxophone, better yet listen to the sounds behind John Coltrane, Peter Brotzmann, Joe McPhee, and any other legend of free jazz. Listen and you'll hear Han, Elvin, Paal, Ronald Shannon, Hamid, Milford, Sunny, and Rashied. Drummers. Add to that list Abbey. Abbey Rader is an ...

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Article: Album Review

Peter Brotzmann/Paal Nilssen-Love: A Fish Stinks From The Head

Read "A Fish Stinks From The Head" reviewed by Mark Corroto


In his seventy-second year, Peter Brötzmann shows no signs of decline. The fire-breathing saxophonist and hero to all free jazz musicians embarked on yet another tour, releasing this limited edition recording (only 400 copies) with a silk screened cover A Fish Stinks From The Head with drummer Paal Nilssen-Love who is 33-years his junior.


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