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Article: Live Review

John Cage's Roaratorio, An Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake at Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival 2014

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by Ian Patterson

John Cage's Roaratorio, An Irish Circus On Finnegans Wake Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett FestivalMarble Arch Caves N. Ireland July 31, 2014 Standing on a street corner watching and listening to the world around you may not seem like an extraordinary event; after all, it's an everyday occurrence for ...

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Article: Album Review

Riverloam Trio: Inem Gortn

Read "Inem Gortn" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

After an impressive eponymous live debut, the Anglo Polish Riverloam Trio, comprising reedman Mikolaj Trzaska, bassist Olie Brice and drummer Mark Sanders, enter the studio for their follow up outing. In many ways they deliver more of the same: fiery free improvisation in post-Ayler mode. As a threesome they are perfectly matched both temperamentally and musically. ...

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Article: Live Review

Holt Festival 2014

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by Bruce Lindsay

Holt Festival Norfolk, UK July 19-27 2014 The nine-day Holt Festival is an intriguing mix: visual arts, theatre, literature, music and comedy all graced its 2014 program across a range of venues in and around the town. The Theatre In The Woods is the jewel in the festival's ...

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Article: Album Review

Peter Brotzmann: Mental Shake

Read "Mental Shake" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

German saxophone powerhouse Peter Brotzmann favors the trio format to deliver the optimum combination of energy and directness. Over the years he's sought inspiration from many illustrious rhythm teams, from the South African Harry Miller / Louis Moholo axis, through the American Die Like A Dog coupling of William Parker and Hamid Drake, to the Swiss ...

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Article: Album Review

Hi Fiction Science: Curious Yellow

Read "Curious Yellow" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Indeed, this British quintet brings a qualitative aspect to the rock world, sans any filler material amid gestures to the 70s array of space-rockers, along with current art-rock persuasions and impressions of vintage Brian Eno's spectral electronics-based dreamscapes. Moreover, Maria Charles' beatific vocals, supported by solid undertones, enhance the band's mesmeric grooves, tinted with hypnotic etudes ...

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Article: Album Review

Fred Lonberg-Holm / Nick Stephens: Crackle: Six improvisations for Cello and Double Bass

Read "Crackle: Six improvisations for Cello and Double Bass" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

These improvisations between Chicago's ubiquitous cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and veteran British double bassist Nick Stephens, known for ongoing collaborations with Norwegian reed master Frode Gjerstad and South-African drummer Louis Moholo- Moholo, were recorded in 2011 in Stephens' home-town, Northwood. The duo immediately establish a common language that encompasses organic elements of fiery ...

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Article: Album Review

The Gascoyne O'Higgins Quartet: The Real Note Vol. 2

Read "The Real Note Vol. 2" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

It's the facts. Many inquisitive people spend their lives in pursuit of the facts. For the questing jazz musician, by contrast, the contrafacts take precedence. That's certainly the case for the UK's Gascoyne O'Higgins Quartet. The band's second collection of such tunes based on the chord changes from Songbook standards, The Real Note Vol. 2, features ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeremy Lyons: Vestige

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by Ian Patterson

It's been a good year for Jeremy Lyons. In March, the Belfast tenor saxophonist's dectet opened the Brilliant Corners 2014 jazz festival with a resounding set before an enthusiastic home audience. Here, stripped back to the more intimate surroundings of a quartet, Lyons' debut as leader brings together seasoned pros from the UK jazz scene on ...

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Article: Album Review

Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music

Read "Chamber Music" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Released in celebration of composer Harrison Birtwistle's 80th birthday; his Chamber Music on the ECM label, is a collection of introspective, minimalistic and superbly abstract mesmerizing works. The four pieces share a subtle yet definite theatricality and a sense of deep contemplation that has a visceral impact.His “Trio" opens with pianist Till Fellner's furious, ...

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Article: Album Review

John Escreet: Sound, Space and Structures

Read "Sound, Space and Structures" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Inciso a fine settembre 2013, questo lavoro del trentenne pianista inglese John Escreet, autore della suite in nove parti che lo compone, vanta anzitutto il non indifferente dono della partecipazione di Evan Parker, musicista generoso che non ha mai lesinato la propria adesione a prove discografiche e concertistiche di musicisti anche--come si suol dire--emergenti o di ...


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