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Omar Sosa and Adam Rudolph: Pictures of Soul
by Rex Butters
After several recorded sessions with large ensembles, hand drumming honcho Adam Rudolph finds himself on a duet recording with Cuban pianist Omar Sosa. On Pictures of Soul the match works, revealing two gifted expressionists, masters of their instruments with the imaginations to go beyond their builders’ designs. Which is not to suggest a raucous blow fest; ...
El-P: High Water (Mark)
by Rex Butters
Thirsty Ear’s Blue Series continues to break new ground with its latest jazz/DJ fusion project, High Water (Mark). This record was released under the DJ/producer’s name, El-P, but the musicians manipulated are the Blue Series All Stars, including series curator Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass, Roy Campbell, Jr. on trumpet, Daniel Carter on ...
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls: Breeding Resistance
by Rex Butters
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls know danger when they create it. Arriving on Chicago's Delmark label, Breeding Resistance taps into an honorable jazz tradition of music as political activism. Mingus, Shepp, Kirk, Haden, and more recently Dapp Theory, David Budbill, and Vijay Iyer have successfully wed jazz and politics. Drummer Sirota drives his ensemble through a catalogue ...
Donald Robinson/Lisle Ellis/Biggi Vinkeloe: Blue Reve
by Rex Butters
Sweden-based wind player Biggi Vinkelow’s latest collection comes courtesy of eclectic Eld Records, a new label emphasizing diverse Swedish sounds while covering the thriving Göteborg scene. Almost entirely self taught, Vinkeloe received her first sax at 24. For her day job she plies music therapy. Two highly regarded San Francisco improvisers flesh out the trio, drummer ...
Yusef Lateef/Adam Rudolph-Go: Organic Orchestra: In the Garden
by Rex Butters
Adam Rudolph’s third recording with the Go:Organic Orchestra finds the master percussionist in collaboration with longtime friend and associate, jazz legend Yusef Lateef. The recording documents a performance at Venice’s Electric Lodge, a homebase for Rudolph. Uniting 22 of our town’s most interesting musicians including Emily Hay, Bennie Maupin, Sara Schoenbeck, Chris Heenan, Cory Wright, Alex ...
Charles Lloyd Blesses the New Catalina
by Rex Butters
Catalina’s justified their need for a bigger room with the appearance of Charles Lloyd who filled the new Sunset Strip location. Lloyd brought his Friday night feel-good festival to town featuring his working quartet including Geri Allen on piano, Robert Hurst on bass, and hardworking Eric Harland on drums. Lloyd understands the wisdom of keeping a ...
Jeff Gauthier Goatette Pops the Cork on CryptoNight '04
by Rex Butters
CryptoNight founder Jeff Gauthier brought his musical dreamland of the heart to the stage at Club Tropical to open the 2004 edition of the growing music series. The Goatette, a five way musical friendship that endures, includes Nels Cline, guitar, Alex Cline, drums, Joel Hamilton bass, and David Witham, keyboards, the same lineup that recorded the ...
Nate Morgan Luminous in Leimert Park
by Rex Butters
LA’s own Nate Morgan and his quartet lit up the Howling Monk’s Jazz at 10 series in Leimert Park. The pianist dazzled with a program of streamlined soul jazz adorned with aural lightning. Morgan shuffles the keys and deals an obscene number of aces. He can bury you in technique, break your heart, and ...
Eric Sbar Shows Off a niceJaquet
by Rex Butters
Where Santa Monica Blvd falls dead at Sunsets doorstep, pfMentum held a cd release party for Eric Sbar and niceJaquet’s Cactus at the 4016 Gallery. Anyone looking for sanctuary from the cold December’s night kept walking past the bare concrete floor and walls of the gallery, with its rounded concave gray flake and peeling paint ceiling. ...
Nels Cline's Blue Mitt Ensemble Enchants Cryptonight
by Rex Butters
Cryptonight at Club Tropical took a holiday sleigh ride with Nels Cline's Blue Mitt Ensemble, or more accurately a toboggan ride. Guitarist/composer Cline's feverish brain finished writing a Peter Pan suite on Monday, and after a couple rehearsals the Blue Mitt Ensemble mounted the piece to an appreciative crowd. The BME expanded to include sonic adventurer ...
