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Matthew Shipp Solo – The Piano Sutras Project

Matthew Shipp Solo – The Piano Sutras Project

Thursday, January 30, 2014 @ 8:00 pm One of the most distinctive and radically experimental voices in jazz, pianist, composer, and bandleader Matthew Shipp presents an intimate solo recital culled from the stunning masterpieces from his acclaimed 2013 solo album, Piano Sutras, released on Thirsty Ear. Starting with the bold compositions from Sutras, which has been ...

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Article: Album Review

Jason Kao Hwang / Ayman Fanous: Zilzal

Read "Zilzal" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

The duo release--Zilzal--further defines the evolution of two master musician/composers pursing the most imaginative alternatives to the status quo. In recent years, the inventive violinist/violist Jason Kao Hwang has been fully invested in exploring diverse compositional territories. His Burning Bridge octet is now firmly entrenched as a bellwether of genre-defying modern music with a distinct jazz ...

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Article: Album Review

Alvin Fielder / David Dove / Jason Jackson / Damon Smith: From-To-From

Read "From-To-From" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

This quartet represents a meeting of generations and their approaches to jazz and improvised music. The quartet resembles such early free jazz units as the New York Art Quartet or the Archie Shepp--Roswell Rudd Quartet. Veteran drummer Alvin Fielder--the eldest member, with an encyclopedic knowledge of modern jazz drumming--is known for his extensive collaborations with saxophonist ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: William Parker

Jazz Musician of the Day: William Parker

All About Jazz is celebrating William Parker's birthday today! As Steve Greenlee of the Boston Globe stated in July 2002, “William Parker has emerged as the most important leader of the current avant-garde scene in jazz.” He is working in many of the more important groups in this genre, some of the most prestigious being his ...

Album

Tender Exploration

By William Parker

Label: Black Saint
Released: 2013

Album

Wood Flute Songs: Anthology/Live 2006-2012

By William Parker

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2013
Track listing: Daughter’s Joy; Malachi’s Mode; Corn Meal Dance; Corn Meal Dance [from Yoshi’s 2006]. CD4 Live in Houston 2007 (2nd Set) - Quartet: O’Neal’s Porch; Red Desert; Ojibway Song; Sunrise In The Tone World; The Square Sun; Etchings; Ascent Of The Big Spirit; Moon [from Yoshi’s 2006]. CD5 NYC, Vision Festival 2009 - Light Cottage Draped In A Curtain Of Blues - Septet: O’Neal’s Porch; Daughter’s Joy; Gilmore’s Hat; Deep Flower / Ascent Of The Big Spirit; Wood Flute Song; Chicago [from AMR 2011]. CD6 Geneva - AMR Jazz Festival 2011 - Creation Ensemble: Psalm For Billy Bang; All I Want; Earth In Pain; Deep Flower; Wood Flute Song. CD7 Montreal, Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival 2012 (Friday Afternoon) - Raining On The Moon: 3+3 = Jackie McLean; My Name Is Peace; Late Man Of This Planet; For Abbey Lincoln; Boom Boom Bang Bang; Sweet Breeze. CD8 NYC, Vision Festival 2012, Kalaparusha On The Edge Of The Horizon - In Order To Survive: Aquixo Waiting At Dark Corridor; Falling  Promise; Slipping Into The Light; Shadows Arms Waving; Theme For Rondo Hattan; Prayer-Improv; Great Spirit.

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Article: Book Review

Being Here: Conversations On Creating Music

Read "Being Here: Conversations On Creating Music" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Being Here: Conversations On Creating Music Radhika Philip 461 pages ISBN: 13:978-0-989-488006 Radio.org 2013 New York has been the incubator for much of the most dynamic music in the history of jazz. For Bombay-born anthropologist Radhika Philip, witnessing one gig in Smalls was a life-changer. Seduced by the ...

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Article: Live Review

2013 Jazztopad Festival

Read "2013 Jazztopad Festival" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Jazztopad FestivalWrocĺaw, Poland November 18-24, 2013 It's always a treat to be invited somewhere new, especially somewhere with a strong jazz scene that remains, for the most part, hidden from the rest of the world. But when the country is Poland and the city Wrocĺaw, there are even greater treats awaiting, as ...

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Article: Year in Review

Mark Corroto's Best Releases Of 2013

Read "Mark Corroto's Best Releases Of 2013" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

So many records, so little time. This sweet dilemma, I repeat again this year. Below are my top spins for 2013 (in no particular order). I've certainly missed a few gems, and I'll be trying to catch up on those during the cold of winter and probably through early spring... Matana ...

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Article: Album Review

Noah Rosen / Alan Siva: O.I.L. (Orchestrated Improvised Lives)

Read "O.I.L. (Orchestrated Improvised Lives)" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

Alan Silva is one of the last true heroes of free jazz and improvised music. He was at the right place, at the right time with his own powerful sound. He played, while still playing the double bass, on some of the formative recordings of the forefathers of the sixties free jazz as Albert Ayler, Sun ...


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