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Harriet Tubman: Araminta
by Mark F. Turner
Named after the iconic American heroine: escaped slave, abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross circa 1822); the extraordinary New York based trio of guitarist Brandon Ross, bassist Melvin Gibbs and drummer JT Lewis have performed together for over 20 years yet have only released three prior recordings: I am a Man (Knitting Factory, 1998), ...
Bill Frisell: Hurricane Harvey Relief: A Compilation From His Live Download Series
by John Kelman
Bill Frisell Hurricane Harvey Relief: A Compilation From His Live Download Series BillFrisell.com 2017 Many musicians may use their celebrity to speak out about issues that matter to them, but only a relatively precious few are actually prepared to put the time, effort and money where their mouths are, creating contexts ...
Friday Night at the Monterey Jazz Festival
by Dave Kaufman
Friday | Saturday | SundayThe Monterey Jazz Festival celebrated its 60th anniversary and has been witness to some of the greatest concerts in jazz history as reflected in many stellar live recordings from the festival. This was my first trip to this much heralded event. The festival is held on the Fair Grounds and ...
The indefatigable Bill Frisell
by Mario Calvitti
Since he first appeared on the international scene in the late '70s, Bill Frisell has shown considerable originality and strong individuality. Thanks to an instrumental voice that is both immediately recognizable and immensely versatile, he continues to stand out among the artists that have contributed to rewriting the role of guitar in jazz and beyond.
Matt Wilson: Honey And Salt
by Mark Corroto
We will forgive you if you believed drummer Matt Wilson's previous recording Beginning Of A Memory (Palmetto, 2016) was a summing-up of his career to date. On that recording he invited just about every musician he has worked with as a leader. The conspicuous absence was, of course, Dewey Redman, who had passed on in 2006. ...
Bill Frisell Trio al BOtanique Festival di Bologna
by Mario Calvitti
Bill Frisell Trio BOtanique Festival Bologna 5.7.2017 La prima tappa del tour europeo del trio di Bill Frisell con Tony Scherr al basso e Kenny Wollesen alla batteria e vibrafono è anche l'unica a presentare la musica per il documentario di Bill Morrison The Great Flood" eseguita dal vivo contemporaneamente alla ...
Bill Frisell, l'infaticabile
by Mario Calvitti
Tra gli artisti che negli ultimi decenni hanno maggiormente contribuito a rinnovare il ruolo della chitarra nella musica jazz (ma non solo) spicca sicuramente il nome di Bill Frisell. Fin dal suo primo apparire sulla scena internazionale alla fine degli anni '70 ha dimostrato grande originalità e una spiccata individualità, con il timbro del suo strumento ...
George Colligan: More Powerful
by Roger Farbey
Pianist George Colligan's twenty eighth album as leader sees him joined by long-time colleague Rudy Royston on drums, bassist Linda May Han Oh and newcomer Nicole Glover, Colligan's former student at Portland, on reeds. Colligan has a long career in jazz and, in addition to teaching at Portland State University where he's the Jazz Area Coordinator, ...
Bill Frisell: A Portrait
by John Kelman
Bill Frisell Bill Frisell: A Portrait A Film by Emma Franz2017 Not long after the film Bill Frisell: A Portrait begins to roll, Bonnie Raitt--one of the many high profile names that lend their thoughts about one of the most influential guitarists and composers of the past forty years to ...
DE3 (Duane Eubanks, Eric McPherson, Dezron Douglas): Live at Maxwell's
by Stefano Merighi
Il trio DE3 (Eubanks-Douglas-McPherson) è toccato dalla grazia in questa incisione dal vivo al Maxwell's di New York. Già la formula di tromba-contrabbasso-batteria è piuttosto rara, vengono in mente al volo Roy Campbell e Kirk Knuffke, ma è la lingua comune fra i tre che si sprigiona già nell'esordio di Brainfreeze" a catturare ...


