Results for "Ralph Towner"

Ralph Towner / Paolo Fresu: Chiaroscuro

by John Kelman
March 11, 2010

Since moving to Italy over a decade ago, guitarist/pianist Ralph Towner's output as a leader has been woefully infrequent, with only two discs released this decade--2001's Anthem and 2006's Time Line, both on the label that's been his home for over 35 years, ECM. It's not that he hasn't been busy; he continues to work and ...

Ralph Towner / Paolo Fresu: Chiaroscuro

by Thomas Conrad
March 10, 2010

After Enrico Rava, the most important trumpet player in Italy is Paolo Fresu. The fact that he is not well known in the United States may be about to change, because he is now an ECM recording artist. The label has placed him with major people: Carla Bley on The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu in ...

Beppo

Featuring the music of Ralph Towner
Duration: 6:29
March 1, 2010

Monster Cable's Miles Davis Tribute In-Ear Headphones

by John Kelman
February 22, 2010

With 2009 the 50th anniversary of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis' biggest selling and highly influential Kind of Blue (Columbia/Legacy, 1959), it's no surprise that folks are coming out of the woodwork to capitalize on this significant milestone. Collector's, Legacy and vinyl editions of the album have all been released by Columbia/Legacy, not to mention tributes ...

Chris Jentsch: Cycles and Reflecting on the Journey

by Ludwig vanTrikt
February 9, 2010

John Coltrane once said, “Let the music speak for itself." The guitarist/composer and band leader Christopher Jentsch adds an interesting twist on that subject by opting to describe himself when asked about the broader subject of how to capture his music in his own words. “I think of myself as a composer/guitarist working with contemporary improvisational ...

Oregon Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, February 5th at 4:00 P.M.

February 5, 2010

Oregon Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, February 5th at 4:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, February 5th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with the members of the legendary ensemble Oregon. Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, ...

Take Five With Daniel Volovets

by AAJ Staff
January 26, 2010

Meet Daniel Volovets: Daniel Volovets, 17, has been studying classical, brazilian, and flamenco guitar for almost 10 years. His love affair with music began at the age of 7, when he began studying with classical guitarist Anatoly Shapiro. He has also studied with Tony Hauser, concentrating heavily on Brazilian and flamenco music, and with James Flegel ...

Eberhard Weber: Colours

by John Kelman
January 14, 2010

As the jazz-rock fusion movement gained ground from its early years in the late 1960s through its glory days in the early-to-mid-1970s—blending the more sophisticated harmonies of jazz with rock music's rhythmic power and high volume—all too often it was about muscular chops and complex writing for the sake of it. Little attention was paid to ...

John Moulder: Bifrost

by David Rickert
January 11, 2010

It's probably inevitable that any review of any of John Moulder's recordings will mention that he is a Catholic priest. Not only is this an interesting dichotomy for most of us to reconcile--a century ago, people in Moulder's profession were calling jazz the devil's music--but it's also an indication that, just maybe, in exchange for his ...

The Summerfold Collection 1987-2008

By Bill Bruford

Label: KOCH Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: CD1: Up North (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); My Heart Declares a Holiday (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); Pilgrims Way (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); Stromboli Kicks (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); Temple of the Winds (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); Nerve (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); It Needn't End in Tears (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); If Summer Had Its Ghosts (with Ralph Towner & Eddie Gomez); Thistledown (with Ralph Towner & Eddie Gomez); Dewey-Eyed, Then Dancing (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII); No Truce With the Furies (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII). CD2: Revel Without a Pause (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII); The Sound of Surprise (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII); The 16 Kingdoms of the 5 Barbarians (with Michiel Borstlap); Kinship (with Michiel Borstlap); From the Source, We Tumble Headlong (with Michiel Borstlap); Baye Kene N'Diaye (The World Drummers Ensemble); Footloose and Fancy Free (Tim Garland's Underground Orchestra); Come to Dust (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII); White Knuckle Wedding (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII, featuring Tim Garland); Beelzebub (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII, featuring Tim Garland).