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Article: In Pictures

Vision Festival 2017

by Frank Rubolino
July 6, 2017

New York's Vision Festival of innovative music marked its 22nd anniversary last month with another stellar lineup boasting pioneers of the avant-garde playing alongside a premier cadre of younger musicians. Presented at the historic Judson Memorial Church in the heart of Greenwich Village by Arts for Art, the festival featured six nights of challenging music, much ...

Article: Album Review

Alexander Hawkins: Unit[e]

Read "Unit[e]" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
June 25, 2017

With each subsequent release, pianist-composer Alexander Hawkins further cements his place in the top tier of modern, forward-thinking artists. The Oxford, UK native has worked as a leader in nonet, ensemble, quartet, trio and solo formats and is a member of the Convergence Quartet featuring cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and bassist Dominic Lash. ...

Article: Building a Jazz Library

15 Italian Jazz Musicians You Need To Know About

by AAJ Staff
June 23, 2017

It is not unusual for colleagues and promoters from across Europe and the United States to ask me: “Which Italian jazz musicians should I check out?" For decades, Italy has enjoyed an increasingly prominent place in the vast landscape of European Jazz. The names of some of its most famous players, like trumpeters Enrico ...

Article: Album Review

Elliott Sharp: Dialectrical

Read "Dialectrical" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
June 19, 2017

Dialectrical constitutes the third entry in the discography of Elliott Sharp's most jazz-focused outfit, following on from the eponymous debut Aggregat (Clean Feed, 2012), and subsequent Quintet (Clean Feed, 2013). Although perhaps best known for his idiosyncratic guitar work, Sharp here demonstrates his chops as an adept reedman, with a talented NYC crew on board. Special ...

Article: Album Review

AVA Trio: Music From An Imaginary Land

Read "Music From An Imaginary Land" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
June 14, 2017

The recently formed AVA Trio has a distinctly original sound that blends the musical influences of the Mediterranean, Middle-East and Western jazz on their debut recording Music From An Imaginary Land. The three young musicians play original compositions that owe more to jazz than to global influences but they incorporate their native heritages, along with somewhat ...

Article: Album Review

Harris Eisenstadt: Recent Developments

Read "Recent Developments" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
March 26, 2017

Canadian native and Brooklyn resident Harris Eisenstadt has built a solid reputation as a composer, matching accolades for his eclectic expertise as a drummer. His passion as a student of the art has taken him to West Africa, where he has studied the music of the Wolof people and Cuba, where he has delved deeply into ...

Article: Album Review

Sylvie Courvoisier/Mary Halvorson: Crop Circles

Read "Crop Circles" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
February 16, 2017

Crop Circles is the inevitable meeting of two remarkable female artists. Both pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and guitarist Mary Halvorson have distinguished careers. Courvoisier in her quartet, her large ensemble, and Mephista (a trio with Ikue Mori and Susie Ibarra). Halvorson leads a trio, quintet, septet, octet and is a member multiple bands including Thumbscrew, Anthony Braxton's ...

Article: Year in Review

Il meglio del 2016 Secondo Vic Albani

by Vic Albani
January 9, 2017

Kate Bush Before the Dawn (Fish People) Nels Cline Lovers (Blue Note Records) Andrew Cyrille The Declaration of Musical Independence (ECM Records) Dave Douglas, Frank Woeste Dada People (Greenleaf Music) Taylor Ho Bynum Enter the PlusTet (Firehouse 12 Records) ...

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