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Uri Caine: Live at the Village Vanguard
by AAJ Staff
It was much easier on us jazz critics when discs used to just barely break the half-hour mark. Jazz is often dense, complex music which requires a great deal of attention to decipher, and we've got piles of the stuff to get through. Which is why, as good as it is--and it's often spectacularly good--Uri Caine's ...
Lorenzo Ghielmi/Enrico Onofri/Margret K: Anno 1630
by C. Michael Bailey
The music presented in this collection was originally composed or published around the year 1630. This is a hinge date, occurring as the Renaissance was winding down and the baroque period was starting up. However, this is not the same era as middle or late baroque period talent such as Vivaldi, Handel, or Bach. They were ...
Jim Black/Alasnoaxis: Habyor
by John Kelman
Drummer Jim Black reconvenes his Alasnoaxis band for its third outing on the Winter & Winter label, this time delving even further into song form than on the first two releases. More than a little influenced by alt rock bands, there are still tastes of progressive and art rock in the mix, but the emphasis is ...
Jim Black: Habyor
by AAJ Staff
Listeners familiar with drummer Jim Black's work alongside Ellery Eskelin, Tim Berne, and Dave Douglas were surprised by his solo debut, AlasNoAxis , back in 2000. The outright bulk of the backbeat-driven opus stood in contrast to Black's other jazz-oriented efforts, which were marked (and continue to be marked) by a more liberal dynamic approach. The ...
Jim Black/Alasnoaxis: Habyor
by C. Michael Bailey
This is not jazz-rock fusion. This is not adult contemporary jazz. For God's sake, this is certainly not smooth jazz. Seattle-bred and New York City-based drummer Jim Black's third AlasNoAxis recording continues where he left off on Splay (Winter & Winter, 2002)--exploring the rock side of jazz. Think of AlasNoAxis as a well-behaved Jonas Hellborg/Shawn Lane ...
Uri Caine: Live At The Village Vanguard
by Mark Sabbatini
With an artist as diverse and sometimes eclectic as Uri Caine, it’s worth noting first and foremost this album delivers what the title promises: a relatively straightforward jazz trio gig that should satisfy fans and new listeners. Live At The Village Vanguard features the pianist in a nearly non-stop blowout session of mostly ...
Uri Caine Trio: Live At The Village Vanguard
by AAJ Staff
Pianist Uri Caine has a tendency toward a thematic approach, but it's refreshing to hear him simply return to roots. With this live acoustic trio date alongside bassist Drew Gress and drummer Ben Perowsky he does what he does best: just play, and see where it goes. That relatively informal approach, combined with the fact that ...
Uri Caine Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard
by John Kelman
In a world filled with piano trios that are entrenched in furthering the impressionism of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, Uri Caine stands out as a pianist/composer whose reach is far broader. British reed player Tim Garland once described saxophonist Joe Lovano as someone who “looks forward and backwards simultaneously, covering the whole tradition, yet looking ...
Tethered Moon: Experiencing Tosca
by John Kelman
With Marilyn Crispell’s new disk, Storyteller , the implication of changing one member of a trio so deeply entrenched in group interplay was clearly evident. The same thing could be said for Tethered Moon’s new disk, Experiencing Tosca , where the rhythm section of bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Paul Motian, who were mainstays of Marilyn ...
