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Zu & Nobukazu Takemura: Identification With The Enemy: A Key To The Underworld
by Troy Collins
The Italian power trio Zu has made quite a career out of high-profile guest artist collaborations. Joint albums with Eugene Chadbourne, Ken Vandermark, Fred Lonberg-Holm and Mats Gustafsson have bolstered the group's impressive discography in the past few years. Identification With The Enemy is a different sort of meeting for the flexible trio, which joins forces ...
Taylor Ho Bynum & Tomas Fujiwara: True Events
by Troy Collins
Duets can be among the most revealing of all jazz performances. With only two voices in the mix, there is nowhere for either individual to hide, so having a strong conversational rapport with one's partner is paramount. Between them, cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and drummer Tomas Fujiwara share fifteen years of playing experience, and it shows ...
Michael Marcus & Ted Daniel: Duology
by Troy Collins
Duology pairs multi-instrumentalist Michael Marcus and trumpeter Ted Daniel in a series of unique, vibrant duets. Eschewing his usual arsenal of horns, Marcus limits himself to B-flat clarinet, while Daniel alternates between a few members of the trumpet family for subtle variety. With a selection of brief skeletal miniatures, Marcus and Daniel deliver a snapshot of ...
Matthias Schubert Quartet: Trappola
by Troy Collins
In the heady climate of the 1970s loft jazz era, the fertile aesthetic common ground shared by Dixieland and free jazz was well documented by such notable innovators as Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, Muhal Richard Abrams and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. German tenor saxophonist Matthias Schubert continues this exploration on Trappola. Schubert and the other ...
Uri Caine: Plays Mozart
by Troy Collins
Ten years ago pianist Uri Caine unveiled Urlicht/Primal Light (Winter & Winter, 1997), his first foray fusing electro-acoustic jazz improvisation with the structural intricacies of the Western Classical canon. Caine's take on Mahler was audaciously brilliant, and it laid the ground work for subsequent projects exploring the work of Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Wagner. Plays Mozart ...
Brad Shepik Trio: Places You Go
by Troy Collins
Venturing beyond styles and categories, guitarist Brad Shepik is one of today's pan-stylistic artists. From seminal gigs with trumpeter Dave Douglas' Eastern European folk-influenced Tiny Bell Trio to membership in the collective avant-Balkan trio Babkas, multi-ethnic investigations with the trio Lingua Franca, and his own world music-influenced quintet, the Commuters, Shepik is the quintessential postmodern musician.
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts: The Scenic Route
by Troy Collins
Drummer Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts ensemble has followed a somewhat more mainstream path than some of his previous efforts. With each release, Wilson has been slowly expanding the concept of this unconventional quartet with an eclectic and exploratory ear. Arts & Crafts' third album on Palmetto Records, The Scenic Route, is as varied and rewarding ...
Sean Noonan: Stories to Tell
by Troy Collins
Percussionist Sean Noonan's Songlines debut, Stories to Tell, is an early contender for one of 2007's most eclectic releases. A mind-bendingly diverse blend of West African song-forms, Gaelic folk melodies, urban funk rhythms, blazing electric guitars and raucous Downtown free jazz, Noonan's eponymous ensemble is as multifaceted as post-modernism gets. With a self-released session ...
Troy Collins' Lucky 13: Best New Releases of 2006
by Troy Collins
Michaël Attias Credo Clean Feed Records Joyously upbeat with excellent arrangements, adroit rhythmic interplay, and passionate improvisation, a stunning debut for saxophonist Michaël Attias' sextet. Bridge 61 Journal Atavistic Bridge 61 is as fine an ...
Roswell Rudd / Mark Dresser: Airwalkers
by Troy Collins
Airwalkers brings together two of contemporary music's finest improvisers, trombonist Roswell Rudd and bassist Mark Dresser, for an informal duo session. Trombone and bass may not be typical duo partners, but these two make a sympathetic and adventurous pair. Roswell Rudd has experienced an array of musical situations most players will never dream of. ...
