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News: Recording

Abstract Logix to Release 2 DVD Set of the New Universe Music Festival on September 20, 2011

Abstract Logix to Release 2 DVD Set of the New Universe Music Festival on September 20, 2011

On November 20 and 21, 2010, maverick record label Abstract Logix hosted a series of spectacular performances, featuring an array of artists who handily defy genre categorization in favor of unbridled expression. Among the featured musicians were pioneering guitarist John McLaughlin and his current band the 4th Dimension with special guest, world music legend tabla maestro ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Various Artists: The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!

Read "Various Artists: The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Various Artists The New Universe Music Festival 2010: Abstract Logix Live! Abstract Logix 2011 On November 20-21 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina became the destination for fans of cutting edge fusion/improvised music, drawn from all over the world by the embarrassment of riches that the New Universe Music festival offered in tribute ...

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Article: Live Review

North Sea Jazz Festival, July 8-10, 2011

Read "North Sea Jazz Festival, July 8-10, 2011" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


North Sea Jazz FestivalJuly 8-10, 2011AhoyRotterdam, The Netherlands The North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands is staggering in size, touted as the world's largest indoor jazz festival and that's certainly a good bet. With 13 stages running from late afternoon until the early morning hours, it's far more than a ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!

Read "The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!" reviewed by John Kelman


For those who like their jazz hard, loud, filled with killer chops and intricate writing, the 2010 New Universe Music Festival was like manna from heaven. Amidst seven groups including two fusion deities, guitarist John McLaughlin and drummer Lenny White, it was an exhilarating experience for the few hundred people in attendance--some coming from hundreds of ...

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Article: Live Review

Borneo Jazz 2011

Read "Borneo Jazz 2011" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Borneo JazzMiri, Sarawak, BorneoMay 12-15, 2011 Borneo Jazz--known as the Miri International Jazz Festival for the previous five editions--has undergone a certain amount of rebranding in an effort to promote its growing stature as one of the leading jazz festivals in the region. This year the festival has increased from two to ...

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Article: Album Review

Human Element: Human Element

Read "Human Element" reviewed by John Kelman


Things may not always work out the way they're planned, but that doesn't mean that can't actually work out better. When keyboardist Scott Kinsey began work on the overdue follow-up to his well-received (and equally overdue) debut as a leader, Kinesthetics (Abstract Logix, 2006), the plan was to focus on a small, consistent line-up, as opposed ...

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Bada Boom

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Released: 2010
Track listing: Singularity; T = 0; Revolutions (In memory of Charlie Mariano); Supernova (in memory of "Abbaji" Ustad Allarakha); Dark Matter; Origin.

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Indian HeARTbeat

Label: Fidus Records / EMI
Released: 2010
Track listing: Indian Heartbeat; Da Bombay Funk ; The Knight of Darkness ; It´s in you ; The Wake Up Call ; Dance of Fire ; The Entrance ; Heart of the rain ; Face of The Wind ; The Nirvana Express; I surrender

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Article: Interview

Ranjit Barot: Beautiful Collision

Read "Ranjit Barot: Beautiful Collision" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Ranjit Barot is a well-known figure in India's music industry, where for many years he has written film scores, produced Indie pop, and, more recently, composed and directed the music for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Delhi. Barot, who spent the first 12 years of his life ...

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Article: Album Review

Ranjit Barot: Bada Boom

Read "Bada Boom" reviewed by Ian Patterson


It's a Big Bang alright--bada in Hindi means big--a project of some ambition which unites the finest Indian musicians with some of the best from the jazz and fusion worlds. Together, they conspire to articulate Indian drummer Ranjit Barot's primal scream as a composer, and it's a spectacular and beautiful explosion. Barot spent his first twelve ...


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