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Wadada Leo Smith: A Vital Life Force
by Lyn Horton
“To teach and create and not expect or demand anything in return."--Wadada Leo Smith, quoted in an article printed in The Houston Chronicle, November 4, 2006 On the nine-by-eleven inch cover of the February, 2010, issue of Wire magazine is a full-page photo of trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. Only the upper half of his body is ...
John Tchicai at Cafe Oto in London
by John Sharpe
John Tchicai / John Edwards / Tony Marsh Cafe Oto London August 24, 2009Having played with John Coltrane on his groundbreaking Ascension (Impulse, 1965), it was no surprise that Danish reedman John Tchicai attracted a large crowd on one of his infrequent London appearances at Dalston's Cafe Oto.
The Paul Dunmall Trio at the Vortex, London
by John Sharpe
Paul Dunmall/Nick Stephens/Tony Marsh The Vortex London, England May 19, 2009 British reedman Paul Dunmall breaks bread with a wide range of collaborators. While the ensuing documentation is less prolific than say Anthony Braxton's or Steve Lacy's in either's heyday, there is rarely overlap in personnel on consecutive discs. Saxophone, ...
Songs And Themes
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2008
Track listing: Church Music; Dereks; With Out Words; Eupen; For Paul Rutherford; Folk Players; Silvertone; Claraa; 1,000 Yards; Antiphon; At Long Last; Garlands.
Spring Heel Jack: Songs and Themes
by AAJ Italy Staff
Di tutte le storie che la musica creativa (jazz?) ci ha raccontato nell’ultimo ventennio, quella di John Coxon e Ashley Wales, aka Spring Heel Jack, è senza dubbio una delle più incredibili. Ex chitarrista degli Spiritualized e DJ a tempo perso il primo, sperimentatore elettronico il secondo, i due si sono avvicinati al mondo dell’improvvisazione con ...
Spring Heel Jack: Songs and Themes
by James Taylor
Songs and Themes is a visionary fusion of jazz, electronica and chamber music. With its eighth contribution to the Thirsty Ear Records catalog, the production team of Ashley Wales and multi-instrumentalist John Coxon has truly outdone itself. Songs and Themes is ambient and atmospheric while still maintaining a link to the avant-garde. Songs ...
Spring Heel Jack: Songs and Themes
by Lyn Horton
Sometimes, music is made to be pleasant without presenting audacious and extreme challenges to the ear. The key is for that music to remain engaging. How differentiated the instrumentation is, the more chances the umbrella of engagement can be opened. The slightest edge, the slightest off-centeredness will be heard and remembered, and will expand the music's ...
Spring Heel Jack: Songs and Themes
by Troy Collins
Named after a character from Victorian folklore, Spring Heel Jack (the English electronic duo of John Coxon and Ashley Wales) has vaulted across stylistic divides with the same ease that witnesses attributed to the legendary figure. Undergoing a gradual aesthetic transformation over the past decade, they have expanded from experimental drum 'n bass duo to innovators ...
