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Nels Cline and Julian Lage: Room
by Paul Naser
Serious fans of guitar may have heard of both Nels Cline and Julian Lage, but many listeners more likely know only one or the other of these guitar giants. The two innovators have very different styles and sounds. Cline is known primarily for his work with Wilco and The Nels Cline Singers, where his compositions function ...
Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity
by Mark Corroto
Fifty years after the recording of Albert Ayler's Spiritual Unity, the music (and the man) are still causing tumult. It is not so much that free jazz hasn't been on our radar these past decades, it's just that this recording remains one of those “where were you, when you first heard it?" experiences. Recorded ...
Ross Hammond: Humanity Suite
by Glenn Astarita
Guitarist Ross Hammond is building upon his conspicuous artistic persona as a new wave jazz and improvisational guitarist, composer who aligns with fellow West Coast denizens, including seminal Southern California based woodwind ace Vinny Golia and others. With a dozen albums under his belt, the guitarist has exponentially pushed the envelope, largely with great success. He ...
Daniel Rosenboom: Fire Keeper
by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton
To say Daniel Rosenboom is no ordinary jazz trumpeter, is no exaggeration. His father, David Rosenboom is currently Dean, Richard Seaver Distinguished Chair in Music at the California Institute of the Arts (and has been at CalArts since 1990), and having a first trumpet teacher in the form of Wadada Leo Smith, where others may have ...
Cory Wright Outfit: Apples + Oranges
by Giuseppe Segala
Sassofonista tenore e clarinettista attivo nell'area di San Francisco, Cory Wright ha collaborato con formazioni dirette da Anthony Braxton, Vinny Golia, Yusef Lateef. Nel suo lavoro è coinvolta spesso l'apprezzata contrabbassista Lisa Mezzacappa, presente in questa registrazione, come nel gruppo The Green Mitchell Trio, da lui diretto. Di Apples+Oranges colpisce subito, in esordio ...
Cory Wright Outfit: Apples + Oranges
by Glenn Astarita
Oakland, California based reedman Cory Wright (Anthony Braxton, Vinny Golia & Yusef Lateef delivers a manifold and juxtaposing ensemble date on Apples + Oranges. It doesn't take too long to determine that the album poses a surfeit of diagonally opposed viewpoints. Other than the highly emphatic and synergistic group-centric output, Wright's compositions hit the mark, and ...
Thollem McDonas: The Beauty of Never Going Back Home
by Dave Wayne
What is often forgotten about improvised music is that it can come from anywhere. Though its history is inextricably intertwined with jazz, improvisation is part and parcel of a myriad of musical cultures. Pianist and composer Thollem McDonas is not just aware of this fact, it is part of his daily existence. About 10 years ago, ...
Daniel Rosenboom: Book of Omens
by Troy Collins
Los Angeles-based trumpet player Daniel Rosenboom is quickly becoming a ubiquitous presence in the West Coast's creative jazz scene. His credits include a variety of endeavors, from challenging sideman work with venerated scene leader Vinny Golia to membership in the radical young Balkan ensemble PLOTZ! His 2006 solo debut, Bloodier, Mean Son (Nine Winds) established Rosenboom ...
Ross Hammond: Holding onto the Wave
by Troy Collins
Sacramento-based guitarist Ross Hammond has been steadily gaining attention, courtesy of a tireless performing schedule reinforced and documented by a series of diverse albums issued on his own Prescott Recordings imprint. Hammond's releases have featured a variety of instrumental lineups, ranging from lyrical solo recitals to frenetic collective improvisations. His most recent endeavor is Cathedrals (Prescott ...
