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Big Satan: Souls Saved Hear
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Exorcising the demons with the fire and brimstone of a revivalist meeting, Souls Saved Hear marks the ferocious return of saxophonist Tim Berne's Big Satan. At just under 48 minutes -- the longest piece just over ten -- it is somewhat diminutive within Berne's catalog. But the taut arrangements distill the power of the performances. Focused ...
Frank Gratkowski Quartet: Facio
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Veteran German saxophonist/multi-clarinetist Frank Gratkowski's latest offering, Facio , is an ambitious nine-part suite covering a swath of musical territory--from composed ensemble sections to free improvisation, delicate whispers to ferocious sonic assaults. But the different facets are skillfully joined together--the composition offers a hint of structure to the improvisations and the free playing adds spontaneity to ...
Dave Douglas/Louis Sclavis/Peggy Lee/Dylan Van Der Schyff: Bow River Falls
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Recorded one afternoon during the Banff Workshop, Bow River Falls is trumpeter Dave Douglas' first cooperative effort since New and Used in the early '90s. Douglas, clarinetist Louis Sclavis, cellist Peggy Lee and drummer Dylan Van Der Schyff all contributed compositions, mostly from their earlier discographies, which were rearranged for this session. Perhaps because of the ...
Trombonist Steve Swell
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Forks in the road. Eternal moments harbor choices consciously made or Decisions instinctively followed. These lines, the opening stanza to trombonist Steve Swell's poem “Transitions", distill the essence of his professional career. In three decades, Swell has traveled many roads and been faced with many decisions. From his early days in “show ...
Winter & Winter
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Even as critics, and some musicians, continue to debate what is and isn't jazz, visionary artists defy the static definitions that categorize music, blurring the boundaries between composed and improvised, classical and jazz, and traditional and contemporary. The Winter & Winter (W&W) label reflects this aesthetic, and since its inception in 1997, has given voice to ...
Mark Dresser
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
It started as a three-week vacation to New York City in 1975, but turned into two years. Despite his car's rear-window being smashed the first day, bassist Mark Dresser knew the city was the place for him. “There's no reason to go back to San Diego," he remembers thinking, “there's stuff happening here." ...
Frank Kimbrough and Ben Allison
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Frank Kimbrough Lullabluebye Palmetto 2004 For more than ten years, pianist Frank Kimbrough and bassist Ben Allison have collaborated on numerous projects of the Jazz Composers Collective and their own. Despite their frequent appearances together, the two have different approaches as composers and leaders. On Lullabluebye, Kimbrough explores the classic ...
Lukas Ligeti's Free Zone Series
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
There can never be enough venues for creative, improvised music. And there aren't any clubs on the upper west side serving this music and catering to the potential interest of Columbia students and the resurgence of Harlem.Enter the Free Zone Series: a weekly concert program curated by drummer/composer Lukas Ligeti and guitarist/promoter/designer Ty Cumbie. ...
Michael Blake: Blake Tartare
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Saxophonist/composer Michael Blake has led an array of unique projects. His latest CD, Blake Tartare, finds him fronting a quartet with young Danish improvisers Soren Kjaergaard on Fender Rhodes and piano, Jonas Westergaard on bass, and Kresten Osgood on drums. The small group pushes Blake’s horn to the forefront, while the sparse arrangements have a fluidity ...
Ron Horton: Subtextures
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Trumpeter Ron Horton established a reputation as a player’s player—able to hear, and provide, whatever the music needed—through his gigs with pianist Andrew Hill, saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and the many faces of the Jazz Composers Collective. Subtextures, his second CD as a leader, highlights his considerable talents as a composer and arranger. With the support ...
