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Eyal Hareuveni's Best Releases of 2011

by Eyal Hareuveni
A list that represent only the tip of many excellent releases that I have listened to in 2011. In no particular order... New Releases: Amir ElSaffarInanaPi Another great release by the excellent trumpet player and composer who weaves modal music of the Iraqi ...
Ray Anderson / Han Bennink / Christy Doran: ABD

by Troy Collins
The international collaborative trio of American trombonist Ray Anderson, Dutch drummer Han Bennink and Irish guitarist Christy Doran recorded two adventurous albums for hatART in the mid-1990s; Azurety was released in 1994 and Cheer Up arrived the following year. ABD collects the strongest tracks from these two sessions onto one disc, providing a valuable opportunity to ...
Auand Meets NY - Jazz Italian Label Auand Records to Celebrate its 10th Anniversary in a 5-day Event Featuring Italian and NY-based jazz musicians from November 1-5

A 5-Day Event in November to celebrate Auand Records' 10th Anniversary 10 Projects Featuring Italian and U.S. Jazz Players in New York 5 Avant-Garde venues A jazz Italian label in New York, 20 outstanding jazz players, 10 projects, 5 avant-garde venues. These are the numbers for Auand meets NYC," the amazing event celebrating Auand Records tenth ...
John Scofield: Peaceful Pursuits

by John Kelman
Sometimes a recording comes together easily, with a minimum of muss or fuss. Other times, life seems to conspire against it, but that doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't get done, or that it suffers as a result. Sometimes, in fact, it can make the end result even better. For John Scofield-- one-third of a power trifecta ...
Roswell Rudd: The Musical Magus Turns 75

by Raul d'Gama Rose
"Years ago it would have seemed an impossible dream to get to record with this musical magus, but here we are... and what a thrill!" class="f-right">--Charlie Kohlhase, From liner notes to Eventuality: The Charlie Kohlhase Quintet Plays the Music of Roswell Rudd (Nada, 2001) I see him suddenly as if in a ...
Ray Anderson / Han Bennink / Christy Doran: A B D

by Glenn Astarita
In the '90s, this trio ascended to the upper echelon of all things considered cutting-edge in the wide open world of jazz and improvisation. This reissue is a compilation featuring all of Azurety (hatART, 1994) and three tracks culled from Cheer Up (hatART, 1995). Other than his superior improvisational faculties, Irish guitarist Christy Doran ...
Michael Dessen Trio: Forget The Pixel

by Robert Bush
Trombonist Michael Dessen once studied with George Lewis, hung with Ray Anderson, and has ascended to their level on the creative improvising scene. Dessen has his own distinct style, one that values nuanced gestures as highly as it does exuberance; therefore his music creates a micro world of detail and organically developed themes. ...
Ray Anderson, Han Bennink & Christy Doran: ABD on hatOLOGY

Listening to Anderson's four compositions, Doran's piece, four free improvisations, and an Ellington tune, from the two sessions strike me as collages of a sort, bringing together very different aesthetics, directions, and materials, for a direct confrontation. Not a confrontational confrontation, mind you. A very amenable comparing, contrasting, and combining of sensibilities, the very thing that ...
Terrence McManus / Mark Helias / Gerry Hemingway: Transcendental Numbers

by John Sharpe
Guitarist Terrence McManus helms a stellar trio on Transcendental Numbers, through six collective concoctions recorded in New York City's The Stone, straddling and blurring the line between textural improvisation and the more traditional sound of guitar and rhythm section. Brooklyn-born McManus is carving a niche for himself on the scene. Having worked with drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey, ...