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Most Read Articles: 2022
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our most popular in 2022. Phase Dancing: Gottlieb, Wertico, Sanchez--The Art of Drumming in the Pat Metheny Group Interview March 24, 2022 Robert Fripp: Exposures Extended Analysis
The Attic—Rodrigo Amado / Gonçalo Almeida / Onno Govaert: Love Ghosts
by John Sharpe
Portuguese tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado has steadily become one of the premier players in the European free jazz arena, having banked the experience that comes through working with the likes of multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee, trumpeter Peter Evans and pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, reaping a rich dividend. Just how can be readily heard on Love Ghosts, the ...
Joe Lovano: Cleveland's Ultimate Jazz Titan
by Matthew Alec
Friday, June 24th, 2022, saxophonist Joe Lovano's group Sound Prints (alongside trumpeter and co-leader Dave Douglas) delivered a tour de force performance to spellbound audience members at the historic Mimi Ohio Theatre in Playhouse Square as a part of Cleveland's annual Tri-C JazzFest. Seasoned group interplay between drummer Rudy Royston, bassist Matt Penman, and pianist Leo ...
Rodrigo Amado: Refraction Solo
by Mark Corroto
Are you familiar with Pablo Picasso's found art sculpture “Bull's Head"? It was created in 1942 from bicycle handlebars and a bike's saddle. Picasso was walking down the street and spotted the discarded items, and in a flash joined the two, creating an obvious depiction of a bull's head. That same spontaneous moment of creation informs ...
Thelonious Monk Quartet: Live Five Spot 1958 Revisited
by Chris May
What are the first two names that come to mind on reading the phrase 'Thelonious Monk's saxophonist'? Chances are they will be John Coltrane or Charlie Rouse. The runner-up could be Sonny Rollins and somewhere further down the field might be Johnny Griffin. Griffin deserves to move up the list. The hard blowing, ...
Jason Marshall: New Beginnings
by Jack Bowers
Anyone who appreciates the thunderous sound of an assertive baritone sax should love New Beginnings, an emphatic quartet date that shines a light on Jason Marshall's muscular horn and keeps it there from start to finish. While his teammates (Marc Cary, piano; Gerald Cannon, bass; Willie Jones III, drums) converse eloquently on every ...
Bologna Jazz Festival 2022
by Libero Farnè
Bologna Jazz Festival 2022 Bologna, Forlì, Ferrara Varie sedi 27.10—27.11.2022 Oltre cinquanta concerti distribuiti in diciotto location diverse, soprattutto a Bologna ma anche a Forlì e Ferrara. Il Bologna Jazz Festival 2022 ha confermato la sua estensione territoriale e la consistenza del suo cartellone, ed ha nel contempo ...
Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse
by Karl Ackermann
2022 marks the ninety-second year of pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal. An NEA Jazz Master and Grammy winner, in 2007 he was designated a Kennedy Center honoree as a Living Jazz Legend. His first release was The Three Strings (Epic, 1951) and, throughout that decade, he recorded a dozen albums, all in a piano trio format. ...
Mattias Ståhl: What I'm Listening To Now
by Vincenzo Roggero
Mattias Ståhl is a Swedish jazz vibraphonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. A key figure on the nordic jazz scene, he is active both as a leader and a sideman in countless projects including Eirik Hegdal's Team Hegdal, the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, IPA and many more. 1. Thelonious Monk, Solo Monk, (Columbia, 1965).
Charged Particles' Michael Brecker Tribute at Dazzle
by Geoff Anderson
Charged Particles, Michael Brecker Tribute Dazzle Denver, Colorado November 12, 2022 Michael Brecker lives on. On Saturday night, Bay Area band Charged Particles brought their Michael Brecker tribute to Dazzle for a two-night stand. Normally a trio, the Particles were joined by Tod Dickow, a Brecker acolyte, on tenor ...
