Amor de Cosmos
…paying tribute to the saxophone greats of swing, bop and free jazz, by combining old school elegance and lyricism with downtown eclecticism and innovation. On his subsequent records as leader he has also worked with musical ideas from Africa, the Caribbean and Vietnam. Here “The Wash Away” has a joyful African groove, but with a twist – the A secti…
Dylan van der Schyff
…rmer and producer, van der Schyff has appeared on close to 100 recordings spanning the genres of jazz, electro-acoustic, improvised, experimental and new music; he has performed in almost every major centre in Europe and North America including international festivals in Berlin, Lisbon, Stockholm, New York, Chicago, Montreal, Trento (Italy) and Mold…
The Book of Transfigurations
…n “Vyletela” we knew we were hearing an overdriven Hofner [bass], like on all those great Beatles tracks. Colin was psyched to do that – and what he did with his instinct was amazing. But there was another track, “Na strážnickem rynku”, that when we recorded it initially with the full band, the feel wasn’t there…so we went back and decided to do it…
Richter 858
…te: the CD-ROM Flash program will not play on Intel-based computers, but a 720P video version is now on YouTube.] http://youtu.be/anS5KrxE0Ig According to Breskin (who had produced two previous Frisell records, Smash & Scatteration, duets with Vernon Reid, and Power Tools’ Strange Meeting): “My attraction to Frisell wasn’t because of his composition…
Day in the Sun
…s music Ploug was especially drawn to contemporary Danish composer Bent Sørensen, whose piece “Barcarola” is the only non-Ploug composition on the record “Lately my inspiration has been found in the solo piano music of composers like Sørensen, Hans Abrahamsen, Valentin Silvestrov and Shostakovich and in jazz pianists Craig Taborn and Jason Moran. Sø…
Post-War Euphoria
…die Allen leads his own quintet; he has recorded with and composed for Lester Bowie, Louis Hayes, Chico Freeman, Muhal Richards Abrams, and Vanessa Rubin, as well as performing with Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Randy Weston, Henry Threadgill, Bobby Watson, Benny Carter, Billy Harper, and Steve Turre. Trombonist Josh Roseman leads his own sextet, The…
Quartet 1991
…and regretted not being on my game those few days.” Brad comments: “I had completely forgotten about this session. Surprised to hear it again in the sense that much has changed yet remains the same. Not a huge struggle to recognize myself – I guess I have to own it.” Michael’s view is more positive: “It sounds pretty damn good to me.” (Digital edit…
Boxing Dreams
…the Bardic and Griot traditions.” The singers were given freedom to interpret the compositions: “I would first have them listen to the music and then told them what the basic theme was and have them sing about what they visualized. Both Susan and Abdoulaye surprised me in how they complemented the instrumental arrangements, and Susan discovered and…
Michael Blake, Fullfillment, DownBeat review (complete text)
…from a galloping tempo paired with a stalking bass/guitar combination on “Perimeters” to a floating, Coltranesque feel on “Battle At Baj Baj” and a slow, rolling tabla groove on “Exaltation.” In each, other elements are introduced to insert drama or alter the dominant mood. His most effective use of this sonic bait-andswitch technique comes on the o…
The Westerlies
…like no other place I know of in terms of its strength of community. This band formed as a result of a community we had in college – a small group of artists and students having dinner every Sunday in Zubin’s apartment – and today we continue to rely on and look to our New York communities for inspiration. The incredible new music scene led us to di…
