Results for "Steve Coleman"

Interview with Caleb Wheeler Curtis plus new music from Camille Thurman, Steve Coleman and the Five Elements and Delia Fischer

by Hobart Taylor
October 30, 2024

Hobart Taylor interviews saxophonist and composer Caleb Wheeler Curtis and celebrates other great sax players Camille Thurman, Steve Coleman, Jessica Jones, Vi Redd and Ornette Coleman. Playlist Camille Thurman"Pursuit With A Purpose" from Origins (Hot Tone Music) 0:00 Camille Thurman “Freedom" from Confluence, Vol.1: Alhambra (Epidote) 6:56 Host Speaks 19:55 Jessica Jones “Little Melonae" ...

Saxophone Meets Guitar: The Dynamic Duo of Jazz

by Robert Middleton
September 11, 2024

Imagine a smoky jazz club where the deep, soulful wail of a saxophone weaves effortlessly with the nimble, melodic lines of a guitar. This rare instrumental combination is a hidden gem in the world of jazz that deserves more attention. Jazz is not just a genre--it is a universe with galaxies of swing, bebop, ...

My Conversation with Steve Coleman

by AAJ Staff
August 8, 2024

This article first appeared at All About Jazz in July 1999. The pressure to succeed in music is so heavy, the monkey on artists' backs must feel like King Kong. With so many fearing the guillotine of inconsequentiality, it is no wonder artists feel the inherent need to dress in see-through chain mail to ...

The '90s with Steve Coleman, Tunnels, Percy Jones, and Miles Davis

by Len Davis
July 14, 2024

A visit to the '90s with Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Paradox with Billy Cobham,Tunnels with Percy Jones and power trio Niacin. John McLaughlin, Brecker Brothers, Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Playlist Steve Coleman and Five Elements “Alt-Shift-Return-Live" from The Tao Of Mad Phat (RCA) 00:00 Paradox “Myohmyohyeoye" from Paradox (TipToe) 07:16 ...

Basketball and Jazz: The Art of Improvisation, Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 19, 2024

As continue exploring the connections between jazz and basketball, in this set we focus on compositions inspired by iconic athletes like LeBron James, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Michael Jordan, George Gervin, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant. At the top of the set a collaboration between Quincy Jones and Shaquille O'Neal.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison ...

Chantal Acda: Silently Held

by Neil Duggan
May 27, 2024

Somewhere near the point where jazz, Americana and alt-folk meet, Belgian singer-songwriter Chantal Acda can be found. She has carved out a distinctive sound using a restricted and intimate sonic landscape crafted to enhance her vocal delivery. Her voice is soft and breathy with a fragile edge, and she delivers her lyrics with an intense focus. ...

Guitar Forms 2024

by Jerome Wilson
May 23, 2024

These are a few recent releases where guitars have a featured role. Jeanfrancois Prins Blue Note Mode GAM Records 2024 Guitarist Jeanfrancois Prins is from Belgium but his music comes straight out of the American jazz tradition. He recorded this album at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder studio ...

Geraldo Henrique Bulhoes, Syncatto, Lorenzo Ceci and Electric Arc

by Len Davis
April 7, 2024

Guitarist Geraldo Henrique Bulhoes, progressive band Syncatto, Hungarian keyboard player Daniel Szebenyi and Italian guitarist Lorenzo Ceci with Mohini Dey. Italian band Electric Arc, Dapp Theory, Steve Coleman, Aurora Clara and Trey Gunn. Playlist Geraldo Henrique Bulhoes “Metamorfosis" from Quasar (Self {Produced) 00:00 Syncatto “Infinite “ from Patterns (Self Produced) 13:06 Daniel Szebenyi “Bvda" ...

Louis Sclavis, David León, Roby Glod & Joy Guidry

by Maurice Hogue
March 28, 2024

Reed players have taken over the house this week. The eminent clarinetist Louis Sclavis stars in an excellent quartet using music, text and spoken word to create a moody sonic landscape out of short stories, poems and aphorisms by French and African authors. Other European saxophonists heard are Luxembourg's Roby Glod in a familiar setting with ...

Steve Coleman Five Elements Sala degli Arazzi-Piacenza Jazz Festival 2024

by Danilo Codazzi
March 10, 2024