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Article: Live Review

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters at the Fillmore Auditorium, Denver

by Geoff Anderson
October 18, 2014

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters Fillmore Auditorium Denver October 4, 2014 Robert Plant's new album, Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar (Nonesuch, 2014), is an atmospheric affair; music suitable for horseback riding at twilight in misty woods while on the lookout for the Headless Horseman. Perhaps the Led Zeppelin tune ...

Article: Album Review

Mammal Hands: Animalia

by Phil Barnes
October 18, 2014

Tough economic times have seen a lot of musicians aggregate into trios of one sort or another of late. Sonically the more minimalist sound has the upside that it is more easily reproduced live and avoids the logistical and financial difficulties of maintaining a large ensemble. The trouble is that it becomes more and more difficult ...

Article: The Mort Report

Some Thoughts from the worlds greatest out of work Bebop clarinet player

by Mort Weiss
October 18, 2014

As many of you know, I've discontinued my column here at All About Jazz called “the Mort Report." See my final one (number 22), aptly named “My Final Mort Report." Clever, what? My reports were mostly autobiographical, as I kind of put myself on automatic pilot and opened the storage lockers of my brain to let ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

David Bowie: Excerpts from 1.Outside and Earthling

by Nenad Georgievski
October 18, 2014

The '80s were very good to singer David Bowie, and maybe too good for his own good. After producing Let's Dance(EMI, 1983), his best selling one, which was followed by a very successful world tour, he went on to reproduce his successes in a very grand and hefty way, mostly by reproducing the same pop formula ...

Article: Album Review

Hilary Gardner: The Great City

Read "The Great City" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 17, 2014

New York City has its fair share of sobriquets--"The City That Never Sleeps," “The Big Apple," and “Gotham" are just a few that spring to mind. It's a place of joy and frustration, triumph and tragedy, hope and despair, and all that exists between the extremes. It's a microcosm of the world we know, existing not ...

Article: On and Off the Grid

Free Jazz Versus Free Improvisation

by Dom Minasi
October 17, 2014

Free jazz versus free improvisation. Are they the same? I submit they are not. Let's take a look at what makes up music. I was taught from the very beginning that music is composed of three parts: 1. Melody; 2. Harmony; 3. Rhythm. Now add improvisation to the mix, and ...

Article: Album Review

William Hooker & Liudas Mockūnas: Live at Vilnius Jazz Festival

Read "Live at Vilnius Jazz Festival" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 17, 2014

Did somebody say “bring it?" Must have, because the combination of muscleman drummer William Hooker and Lithuanian saxophonist Liudas Mockūnas surely delivers the goods in this 53-minute duo improvisation performance at the Vilnius Jazz Festival in October 2013.The four lengthy tracks are part of a continuous set the two seared into their audience's ears. ...

Article: Album Review

The Eric Ineke Jazzxpress: Cruisin'

by Marta Ramon
October 17, 2014

A strong hard-bop soul shapes this album. Throughout his long career, charismatic drummer Eric Ineke has shared the stage with many great figures from the 50's and 60's like Hank Mobley, Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard. Ineke, an authentic musician, has consistently followed this beating-feeling and allowed himself enough freedom to develop it over the years. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Review: David Sanborn at Jazz at the Bistro

October 17, 2014

Opening his second set last Thursday with “Coming Home Baby" seemed a very appropriate choice for David Sanborn. Not only is the tune one of his longtime concert staples, but the Kirkwood High School graduate was in fact back in his hometown, headlining the first full week of shows at the newly expanded and renovated space ...

Article: Interview

Bill Dixon: An In-depth Look into the Accomplishments, Philosophies, and Convictions of the Man

by Frank Rubolino
October 17, 2014

When one reflects on the innovators who were fundamental in propelling the second wave of the new music movement in the 1960s, Bill Dixon's name always appears near the top of the list. His accomplishments as a musician and educator are vast, a small sampling of which includes his work as architect of the Jazz Composers' ...