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Harris Eisenstadt: Canada Day IV

Read "Canada Day IV" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins

Canada Day has been drummer Harris Eisenstadt's flagship ensemble since its first gig on July 1, 2007--his homeland's national holiday, hence the band name. In the ensuing years the quintet has developed an identifiably cohesive sound that expertly balances avant-garde explorations and in-the-pocket swing, with only one significant personnel change; the bass chair is now filled ...

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Wayne Horvitz: Some Places Are Forever Afternoon

Read "Some Places Are Forever Afternoon" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

Poet and essayist Richard Hugo, a celebrated son of Seattle, was best known in his short life for his straight-forward but moving portrayals of the stark realities of the Pacific Northwest, both people and places. His works have previously been documented in print and on film and now by pianist/composer Wayne Horvitz who pays tribute to ...

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Waxwing: A Bowl Of Sixty Taxidermists

Read "A Bowl Of Sixty Taxidermists" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

The second album from this Vancouver-based trio--originally going by Wilson/Lee/Bentley, now known as Waxwing--is a study in contrasts. Idiosyncratic miniatures sit shoulder to shoulder with statements of serenity, eerie constructs and macabre scenarios are quickly replaced with comforting sounds, and uncertainty peaks around every corner. But there's a distinctive group sound and aesthetic here that transcends ...

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Wayne Horvitz: Some Places Are Forever Afternoon

Read "Some Places Are Forever Afternoon" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi

La musica di Wayne Horvitz ha sempre comunicato un'identità ben definita, pur nella varietà delle sue declinazioni, affermate dai diversi gruppi che ne incarnano le sembianze. E uno dei principi tangibili di questa identità (nelle formazioni cameristiche o in quelle elettriche degli anni '80; nelle musiche più groovy o in quelle riflessive degli ultimi anni) è ...

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Wayne Horvitz: Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (11 Places For Richard Hugo)

Read "Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (11 Places For Richard Hugo)" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Nature's gifts, depressive streaks, undiluted tastes of reality, and everyday slices of twentieth century northwestern American life all strongly inform the work of poet Richard Hugo (1923-1982); all of those elements, not surprisingly, also find there way into pianist Wayne Horvitz's Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (11 Places For Richard Hugo)--an absorbing collection of music that ...

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Harris Eisenstadt: Golden State II

Read "Golden State II" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi

Harris Eisenstadt si è inserito da tempo in quel significativo drappello di batteristi-compositori in grado di dire una parola nuova nel jazz acustico di oggi. Lo fa in diversi contesti e, accanto a gruppi quali Canada Day e September Trio, svetta ora questo Golden State, originalissimo organico che affianca alle percussioni del leader il fagotto di ...

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The Arrangement of Unequal Things

Album: Golden State II
By Harris Eisenstadt
Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2015
Duration: 6:54

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Article: Album Review

Harris Eisenstadt: Golden State II

Read "Golden State II" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Drummer Harris Eisenstadt's Golden State--the avant-chamber group that he formed while he was in residence at the California Institute of the Arts in 2012--is a meeting of minds and instincts. In its initial form, with bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck, bassist Mark Dresser, and flutist Nicole Mitchell, this ensemble created music that was smart and offbeat. Logic and ...

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Wayne Horwitz: The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble

Read "The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo

by Maurizio Zerbo

Ascoltare un CD di Wayne Horvitz è sempre un'esperienza sorprendente, grazie al suo eclettismo assai raro nel mondo del jazz. Dedicata a Butch Morris con cui il leader aveva collaborato negli anni '80, l'opera in esame ne esplora la direzione improvvisata meglio conosciuta come “conduction." Prende così forma un percorso estemporaneo fatto di ...

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Article: Album Review

Equilibrium: Liquid Light

Read "Liquid Light" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

This European trio's third release is abetted by Songlines Recordings' pristine audio processes, which is a vital aspect since many of these tracks are quietly penetrating in scope and designed with ethereal atmospherics. The artists' specialty may lie within an artsy, avant-garde schema via a channel of electro-acoustic tone poems, enamored by Sissel Vera Pettersen's luminous ...


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