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News: Performance / Tour

Firehouse 12 to Present Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet September 17th

August 19, 2010

On Friday, September 17th, legendary trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith will return to Firehouse 12 for a two-set performance with his Golden Quartet. This special event, part of a five-city tour, will feature the world premiere of five new works from his “America" collection composed during his recent Guggenheim residency. Smith and the group will also be ...

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Article: Live Review

Vision Festival 2010: Day 5, June 27, 2010

by John Sharpe
August 17, 2010

Prologue | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7Perry Robinson, Guillermo E Brown, Billy Bang, David S. Ware, Dave BurrellVision FestivalAbrons Arts CenterNew York CityJune 27, 2010 Sunday June 27 was another big day ...

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Article: Live Review

Third Annual Double Bass Summit Live At Dizzy's

by Robert Bush
August 12, 2010

San Diego Double Bass Summit Dizzy's San Diego, California July 25, 2010 The greater San Diego area has long been deep in double bass talent, eight of whom were on stage at Dizzy's for the third annual bass summit. Organized and emceed by Rob Thorsen, (who had to manage on ...

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Article: Album Review

Michael Gregory Jackson: Clarity

Read "Clarity" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
August 12, 2010

Michael Gregory is the quintessential modern troubadour. He may not sing in a Romance language, but he turns his instruments of choice--guitar and voice--into a powerful language that enables him to recreate the sensuous, reverential and spiritual literature that, in turn, enormously enhances his songbook. Gregory turns on the charm on Clarity, a short, but memorable ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

William Hooker: Earth's Orbit

by John Sharpe
July 30, 2010

William Hooker Earth's Orbit No Business Records 2010 If East Coast is hot and West Coast cool in classic jazz parlance, then composer and drummer William Hooker subverts that tenet with East hot, West hotter in this limited edition, double vinyl set featuring separate bands captured live on ...

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Article: Profile

Introducing Anthony Braxton

by Robert Levin
July 17, 2010

[Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Jazz & Pop Magazine, 1970]To anyone still questioning the validity of the systems and methods at which Cecil Taylor and Ornette Coleman arrived, I would first of all recommend that he listen more attentively to the work of those men. But I'd also suggest that he make ...

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Article: Live Review

Freedom of the City 2010

by Ken Waxman
June 19, 2010

"To Thine Self Be True" is lettered above the stage at Conway Hall where London's annual Freedom of the City (FOTC) festival took place May 2nd-3rd. Although related to the philosophy of the Humanist Society that built the edifice, the slogan can be applied to the 16 sets that made up the festival. Organized ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Wadada Leo Smith: Abbey Road Quartet; Spiritual Dimensions & Spirit Catcher

by Marc Medwin
June 12, 2010

Wadada Leo SmithAbbey Road QuartetTreader2009 Wadada Leo SmithSpiritual DimensionsCuneiform2009 Wadada Leo SmithSpirit CatcherNessa2009 There are few players that continue to be as ...

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News: Award / Grant

Chamber Music America Announces $443,000 in Grants to Ensembles and Presenters

June 11, 2010

CMA announces $443,000 in grants to ensembles and presenters Twenty-six U.S.-based ensembles and presenters to receive support New York, NY -- Chamber Music America (CMA), celebrating its 33rd year of service to ensemble music professionals, announced today the recipients of 26 grants supporting new works and community-based residencies. CMA will distribute $443,000 to ensembles and presenters ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Michael Gregory Jackson: Clarity

by Clifford Allen
June 8, 2010

Michael Gregory Jackson Clarity ESP-Disk 2010 (1976) In the musical climate of 2010, the fact that a diverse range of musical styles and approaches can be combined is something often taken for granted. Creative music has long recombined musics from various non-Western sources as well as jazz and Western art ...