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Paul Lytton and Ken Vandermark: English Suites
by Micah Holmquist
Most readers are probably familiar with Ken Vandermark as he has made quite a stir in the last couple of years. The MacArthur Foundation awarded him one of their genius awards and his weekly performances with the Vandermark 5 at the Empty Bottle in Chicago have both earned critical accolades and exposed improvised music to an ...
Frank Kimbrough: Noumena
by Glenn Astarita
New York City-based pianist/composer Frank Kimbrough, also a stalwart member of the “Jazz Composers Collective” presents the jazz populous with his latest solo effort titled Noumena. - Derived from Jack Kerouac’s literary masterwork “On The Road” - “Noumena” ....”Is what you see with your eyes closed”. Here, Kimbrough utilizes a bass-less quartet featuring guitarist Ben Monder, ...
Paul Nash - The Manhattan New Music Project: The Soul Of Grace
by Glenn Astarita
Guitarist/composer Paul Nash is the artistic director for the band he organized back in 1990 known as “The Manhattan New Music Project”. Here, Nash directs an aggregate of jazz luminaries such as trumpeter Jack Walrath, french hornist/composer Tom Varner, bass trombonist David Taylor and others for a thoroughly impressive project titled, The Soul Of Grace. Throughout ...
Gebhard Ullmann: Kreuzberg Park East
by Glenn Astarita
Kreuzberg Park East represents German-based saxophonist/composer Gebhard Ullmann’s second collaboration with American jazz notables – saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, drummer Phil Haynes and bassist Drew Gress. Following up his fine outing with “The Clarinet Trio” on the “Leo Lab” release titled, Oct.1’98 Ullman extends his alliance and dual saxophone attack with Ellery Eskelin on this engaging exhibition ...
Martial Solal Trio: Balade du 10 Mars
by AAJ Staff
For the last 40 years, a landmark has been ignored in this country. A fixture in Europe, over here Martial Solal is best known for his brushes with America: a ’63 concert at Newport, a ’68 duet with Hampton Hawes. That is our loss: a listen to this and it’s obvious ... he’s indebted to nobody. ...
Bill Dixon with Tony Oxley: Papyrus Volume I
by Glenn Astarita
The under-recorded yet highly regarded trumpeter/composer/writer Bill Dixon teams up with renowned free-jazz, improvising drummer Tony Oxley on Papyrus Volume I. Here, Dixon extracts unusual sounds from his horn via sparse, irregular lines as he shapes spacious themes while affording the listener an opportunity to contemplate time and motion throughout these 12 pieces. The ever-inventive Oxley ...
