Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams Silkheart (CD) When engaging the work of someone who looms as large as the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, a number of paths may emerge. One could take on the fact that his research into the musics of Hungary, Romania, and other regional ethnographies presaged the bending of space and tonality by
A review of Live in Greenwich Village, by Michael Attias’ long-time trio Renku, is now available here.
William Hooker NoBusiness Records (Limited Edition Box Set, 4 CDs) Drummer William Hooker (b. June 18, 1946) is a player who gives absolutely everything in performance. Not only does he put his entire being into the music, but in each setting, whether in concert or on recordings, he gives listeners a complete picture of his
Jemeel Moondoc & Hilliard Greene Relative Pitch (CD) Personnel Jemeel Moondoc (alto saxophone) Hilliard Greene (bass) Review I have had the pleasure of seeing Jemeel Moondoc and Hilliard Greene play live. I recall seeing Jemeel playing at a free jazz series on the Lower East Side at the Chase Manhattan Bar and Grille some years
Ches Smith-Craig Taborn-Mat Maneri ECM (2016) Personnel Ches Smith (percussion, compositions) Craig Taborn (piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Track Listing The Bell (9:29) Barely Intervallic (7:43) Isn’t It Over? (13:11) I’ll See You on the Dark Side of the Earth (10:47) I Think (9:31) Wacken Open Air (5:16) It’s Always Winter (Somewhere) (5:32) For Days (6:38)
Lindsey Wilson headed up an eclectic night of music at the Shrine on Thursday night in Harlem. In a number of varied formations, Wilson (voice, guitar) led her group, Human Hearts Trio, with drummer Reggie Sylvester and bassist Michael Trotman. Wilson is a singer-songwriter whose lyrics offer biting commentary on many of the great issues
Flin van Hemmen’s Drums of Days Neither/Nor Records (CD) Personnel: Flin van Hemmen (drums, piano) Todd Neufeld (guitar) Eivind Opsvik (bass) Special Guest: Tony Malaby (tenor & soprano saxophones on track 2) Special Guest: Eliot Cardinaux (poetry) Track List: Drums of Days I (8:40) Morsel! (1:28) Dream Tree (2:13) Aching Arches (16:38) Sensitive Chaos I
Pulcinella – The Dreemzboat! Personnel: Colin Sanderson (electric guitar) Paul Feitzinger “Clambo” (drums) Andrew MacLarty “Captain Careful” (modular synth and lead vocals on the track “Varying Intensities (feat. Orgasm Avenue)”) Jodi Gay-Cooper – (electric guitar on track three “Varying Intensities (feat. Orgasm Avenue)”) Track Listing: I Never Said You Could Stop Doing That Puls’d Tydez
The Distance – Michael Formanek and Ensemble Kolossus ECM (2016) Personnel: Loren Stillman (alto saxophone, flute) Oscar Noriega (alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet) Chris Speed (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Brian Settles (tenor saxophone, flute) Tim Berne (baritone saxophone) Dave Ballou (trumpet) Ralph Alessi (trumpet) Shane Endsley (trumpet) Kirk Knuffke (cornet) Alan Ferber (trombone) Jacob Garchik (trombone)
Mazur/Neuringer – Diachronic Paths Relative Pitch CD (2016) Recorded November 13, 2013 in Krakow, Poland Personnel: Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone) Rafal Mazur (bass guitar) Review Bass and Saxophone duo Mazur/Neuringer journey through an improvised song set that is at times equal parts playful, fierce and inventive. The duo of Philadelphia-based saxophonist Keir Neuringer and Polish bassist
