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Pat Martino Trio at Bucks County Community College
by Victor L. Schermer
Pat Martino Trio Kevin and Sima Zlock Performing Arts Center Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA April 23, 2015 In the 1960s and 70s, spurred on by the support he received from the great Les Paul, a youthful guitarist Pat Martino evolved his unique style of controlled intensity, “fat" ...
Ellen Johnson's Bold New Recording "Form & Formless" Explores Duality In Creative Improvisation
“So much of life, like music, is the art of listening and responding,” said west coast vocalist Ellen Johnson about her conceptual new recording, Form & formless, slated for release by Vocal Visions Records on June 9, 2015. Most singers are not comfortable with having to create a song on the spot, out of nothing, but ...
Rich Halley 4: Creating Structure
by Dan McClenaghan
Saxophonist Rich Halley, home-based in Portland, Oregon, has put out seventeen CDs. A good handful of those, pre-2006, were released on the now-dormant Louie Records. These were mostly chordless trio and quartet affairs that showcased Halley's talent for creating category four maelstroms that gelled and bopped their way into surprisingly catchy, damned near mainstream grooves.
Chris Vadala & Rick Whitehead release "Eastern Standard Time" on Art Of Life Records
Following up on his debut release Out of the Shadows, Art of Life Records is pleased to present, “Eastern Standard Time", a new quartet recording by Chris Vadala and guitarist Rick Whitehead featuring Barry Hart on drums and John Previti on acoustic bass. Recorded at Bias Studios in Springfield, Virginia in January of 2015, “Eastern Standard ...
Peter Bernstein Quartet al Teatro Franco Parenti di Milano
by Claudio Bonomi
Peter Bernstein Quartet Rassegna “Jazz al Parenti" Teatro Franco Parenti Milano 22.03.2015 Il secondo appuntamento di Jazz al Parenti, nuova rassegna milanese dedicata al jazz curata da Gianni Morelenbaum Gualberto (direttore artistico anche di Aperitivo in Concerto, manifestazione che si tiene invece al Teatro Manzoni da ...
Larry Coryell: Less Rock, More Jazz
by Todd S. Jenkins
This interview was originally published at All About Jazz in June 2001. A true jazz pioneer, guitarist Larry Coryell was one of the earliest musicians to experiment with the fusion of jazz and rock styles. Originally from Galveston, Texas, Coryell moved to New York in 1965, at a time when the city's music scene ...
Michael Brecker: He Can Groove Any Way You Want
by Mike Brannon
This article was originally published at All About Jazz in August 1998. Once one half of the world renown Brecker Brothers and full time studio legend, tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker relinquished that throne to form a group and deliver his own material. Though the Coltrane influence is present in spirit, its simultaneously transcended, skewered even, by ...
Kirk Knuffke: Arms & Hands
by Mark Corroto
Sometime, watch children as they eat the M&Ms. They will separate the colors into several piles--green, red, brown, yellow, orange, and blue. It's not that each color tastes different, except for maybe blue--I don't remember ever seeing that color before. Nonetheless, they go about savoring each color batch as an independent experience. Those little candies come ...
A Fireside Chat With Chris Potter
by AAJ Staff
This article was originally published in December 2001.I remember first seeing Chris Potter playing with Paul Motian and most recently with the highly regarded Dave Holland Quintet. His improvement in the two or so years time is nothing short of remarkable. I can only compare his development with Scott Colley, who happens (and not ...
Interview: Andy Waddell
Q: How do you feel you have developed creatively with your new album, Alive? A: This is an honest trip. It came like Sunday boredom, almost baptismal, a dip in the river after a week’s bend. I've been writing and creating my own music for a long time, but everything on this album came from a ...
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