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East Meets West in the Music of Rez Abbasi
One of the most interesting jazz arrivals in recent years has been the emergence of South Asian guitarist Rez Abbasi, pianist Vijay Iyer and saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa. All three are truly jazz musicians of the highest order, but they also draw upon their cultural heritage as South Asians (Abbasi is Pakistani and the other two are ...
Rez Abbasi: Things to Come
by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
It may be a new day in America but we're all still keenly interested in identity. This is a statement of sociopolitical reality, but it is also an observation of musical trend. In the liner notes for Things to Come, guitarist Rez Abbasi writes about recording music that “is neither jazz nor Indian; it has its ...
George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 a Triumph
by R.J. DeLuke
There seemed to be a distinct feeling in the air at this year's jazz festival in Newport, R.I. It would be easy to imagine that there was something in the air, because the festival that was started by impresario George Wein way back in 1954 and became the model for all to follow had suffered an ...
Rez Abbasi: Things To Come
by Mark F. Turner
Pakistani/American guitarist Rez Abbasi has been a part of the emerging growth of South Asian jazz musicians which includes the very noted names of pianist Vijay Iyer, saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and guitarist Fareed Haque, and celebrated recordings Apti (Innova Recordings, 2009) and Kinsmen (Pi Recordings, 2008). A brilliant technician, Abbasi is noted for ...
New Rez Abbasi Disc, "Things to Come" out August 25 on Sunnyside
Pakistani-American Guitarist Rez Abbasi Releases Things to Come, August 25th on Sunnyside Records Album Features Stunning Composition and Improvisation From Culturally Diverse Top New York Musicians (Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer, Johannes Weidenmueller, Dan Weiss + Special Guests Kiran Ahluwalia and Mike Block) Sunnyside Records is pleased to present Things to Come, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi’s ...
CMA Announces $253,000 in Grants to Jazz Ensembles
NEW YORK, NY -- Chamber Music America (CMA), celebrating its 32nd year of service to ensemble music professionals, today announced the recipients of 12 grants through CMAs New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program. The grantees were selected in June by an independent, five-member panel of professional jazz musicians. CMA received 161 applications from jazz ...
Jazz Education in New York City
The New York Jazz Workshop announces the creation of a new structure to provide affordable Jazz education in New York City. Starting with 3 jazz workshops in August 2009, the New York Jazz Workshop will offer ongoing classes for adults and young adults starting in September. The New York Jazz Workshop faculty is comprised of many ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition: Apti
by Dan McClenaghan
Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa slipped onto the jazz scene right around the turn of the millennium via sideman work with pianist Vijay Iyer, on Architexture (Asian Improv Records, 1998) and the breakout Panoptic Modes (Red Giant Records, 2002). He continues to team with Iyer in an increasingly excellent evolution of sound on Reimagining (Savoy Jazz, 2005), ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition: Apti
by Troy Collins
The story has been told before. While still in college, Indian-American saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa was given a CD of Kadri Gopalnath's Saxophone Indian Style as a joke by his older brother. But Mahanthappa was impressed by Gopalnath's ability to translate the microtonal intricacies of South Indian Carnatic music to the saxophone, which eventually resulted in their ...
Rez Abbasi's Bazaar Tours the West Coast
In recent years, guitarist Rez Abbasi has gained notoriety through performances with Dave Douglas, Greg Osby, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Kiran Ahluwalia and many others. His two latest recordings, Snake Charmer (2005) and Bazaar (2006-07) have garnered tremendous attention by critics, musicians, festival producers and radio alike. “A totally successful blend of two complex musical genres, namely jazz ...
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