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The All Ear Trio: Boiler
by Robert Iannapollo
Although born in Denmark, the peripatetic John Tchicai has been a true citizen of the world in his forty-plus years of performing. He has resided in various parts of the globe and been a willing collaborator with everyone from West African drum ensembles to electronic mavens Spring Heel Jack. But periodically, he seems to go back ...
Mark O'Leary: Waiting
by Robert Iannapollo
Early recordings by Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary put him in the impressionistic ECM camp, but more recent recordings and gigs with Paul Bley and Milford Graves show him drifting closer towards the avant-garde. Waiting, a set of free improvs inspired by Samuel Beckett with trumpeter Cuong Vu and drummer Tom Rainey, reinforces that view.
The Re-Emergence Of The Black Stick: The Soul in the Mist, La Lumi
by Robert Iannapollo
The clarinet seemed down for the count after the big band era. Bop had a few players of note (Buddy De Franco, John La Porta) but by the time free jazz emerged, the clarinet had been seemingly eliminated from the small group format. Something happened during the late '70s, signaled by John Carter's decision to focus ...
Steve Lacy / Roswell Rudd Quartet: Early And Late
by Robert Iannapollo
Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone) and Roswell Rudd (trombone) had a long and illustrious musical history together dating back to the 1950s playing in Dixieland ensembles. By the early 1960s, they were committed modernists and formed a quartet devoted (mostly) to the music of Monk; School Days, a 1963 live date released twelve years later on hatOLOGY ...
Mushroom with Eddie Gale: Joint Happening
by Robert Iannapollo
Mushroom was formed in the late 1990s by drummer Pat Thomas as a loose performing collective and has developed a small but quite rabid following. Lumped in with the jamband genre, they've never garnered quite the same amount of attention as other exemplars. Perhaps part of the reason is that they are not exclusively a jamband ...
6th Rochester International Jazz Festival, Part 1
by Robert Iannapollo
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Rochester International Jazz Festival 2007--6th Edition Rochester, New York June 8-16 (Part 1) Every year the Rochester International Jazz Festival becomes a little bigger and a little more unwieldy to cover. This year the tally was approximately 220 concerts in 18 venues--a ...
6th Rochester International Jazz Festival, Part 2
by Robert Iannapollo
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Rochester International Jazz Festival 2007--6th Edition Rochester, New York June 8-16 (Part 2) Mamadou Diabate Kilbourn Hall June 11, 2007 Mamadou Diabate: kora, vocals; Balla Kouyate: balafon + unidentified electric bassist and percussionist. Much like ...
6th Rochester International Jazz Festival, Part 3
by Robert Iannapollo
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Rochester International Jazz Festival 2007--6th Edition Rochester, New YorkJune 8-16 (Part 3) Hilario Duran Trio Max Of Eastman Place June 13, 2007 Hilario Duran: piano; Roberto Occhipinti: bass; Mark Kelso: drums There was a strong Latin presence ...
Ras Moshe: Transcendence
by Robert Iannapollo
Saxophonist Ras Moshe has been gradually making a name for himself as one of the best of the fiery saxophonists of the New York underground. He's released a series of limited edition live recordings on the Utech label that have impressed those who have heard them (unfortunately a small number of people). Now comes Transcendence on ...
Joe McPhee: Collaborator
by Robert Iannapollo
From the beginning, multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee has had a tendency to go against the grain and more often than not, has recorded in non-standard jazz group formations. It's clear that he must view this as one essential way of continually reinvigorating his art. Additionally, he has always seemed game for new and unexpected musical partnerships. These ...
