"Meeting in a Mongolian Tent"
Geertjan's Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
September 2009: Hermine Deurloo (harmonica) and Han Bennink (drums), with Ernst Glerum (bass) and Maarten van der Grinten (guitar).
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Upcoming Jazz Releases | November 3, 2009
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Alan Pasqua - Body And Soul (Video Arts Japan/Zoom ) Amy Cervini - Lovefool (Anzic ) Astor Piazzolla - Live & Studio (Phantom ) Beegie Adair - Great American Songbook Collection (Green Hill ) Beegie Adair - The Great American Songbook Collection (Green Hill ) Beegie Adair - The Great American Songbook (Green Hill ) Bill Evans - Bill Evans Album (Phantom ) Bill Evans - Complete Recordings (Indie...
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Can He Borrow That Fire Alarm?
Miami New Times | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Dutch-born Han Bennink is arguably one of the most venerated drummers on the European jazz scene. Throughout his half-century career, Bennink has performed with legends such as Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon while making a name for himself as an unpredictable free-jazz improviser. His madcap perfor...
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Close Watch Festival
Trippist (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Summer might be over, but the festivals are still going on. On November 8, at the Paper Dome in Utrecht, the Close Watch Festival will be taking place, filling the gap in the no-man's-land between the old and new festival...
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Dutch drummer can't help but play
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Han Bennink was feeling frisky. Onstage with pianist Misha Mengelberg and saxophonist Kenny Millions at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center in 2007, the legendary Dutch jazz drummer displayed the mischievous wit and childlike exuberance for which he's long been revered. Variously, he bounced a drumstick and caught it in mid-air, swung his foot atop his snare, percussively beat his ruddy cheeks...
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On the Outside Festival. Saturday October 10.
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Day two... Saturday dawned, bleary - eyed from being ensconsed the previous evening in one of Tyneside's great pubs to sup a post Festival pint (or three) in the company of musicans performing at the On the Outside Festival. The first set of the afternoon session featured three Europeans; the good humoured pianist Cor Fuhler, Geman Rudi Mahall (bass clarinet) and genial Scot Raymond MacDonald (alto...
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The Frame Quartet: 35mm
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader Ken Vandermark is widely known for paying homage to artists of various disciplines, regularly including dedications in his song titles to those who have inspired him. On 35mm, the studio debut of his newest ensemble, The Frame Quartet, Vandermark reveals his longstanding debt to cinema, not only in name, but in approach...
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WEB/TECH: Jazz and Blues Florida October Online Edition Posted
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
The October edition of Jazz and Blues Florida has been posted online at Many of Florida's seasonal jazz series are announced in this issue as well as new CD releases, expanded music programs in venues, and other matters of musical interest. Our listing section contains current information on hundreds of venues from Key West to Pensacola...
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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Follow the Sound in Antwerp, Belgium
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
The 36th edition of Follow The Sound will run from September 30 - October 4 in Antwerp. The international music festival will take place at deSingel and in the industrial workshop space of ScheldApen on the Scheldt River quay. As always the festival is focusing on improvisation within a wide range of genres, including free jazz styles, experimental rock and electronic music. Central to Follow The Sound...
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Cheesy Drum Kit
UniqueDaily.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
“Cheese Kit Diptych is an installation by artist Walter Willems consisting of two drum kits. In one, full rounds of real (mainly Dutch) cheese sit atop drum stands; in the other, plastic cheese replicas usually found in store display windows are employed. In this absurd setting Willems reinforces the international stereotype of the Dutch by [...]
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Han Bennink Trio: Parken
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Han Bennink Trio Parken Ilk Music 2009 One of the most iconic players from the European free-music scene, Han Bennink's 50 plus year career has seen the Dutch master drummer traverse through a multitude of musical settings. Bennink's journey has embraced revolutionary, avant-jazz recordings such as saxophonist {{Peter Brotzmann = 5331}}'s ferocious Machine Gun (FMP, 1968) and accompanying reed player...
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Capillary Action, Band
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
Photo by Brian Geltner New York-based band Capillary Action is coming off a five month tour, which included shows with Les Claypool, and tonight they're ending it with a hometown celebration at Zebulon . Check them out before you take it all in, and it may be your last chance for a while as we've heard there may be a year-long hiatus on the horizon. How have the Les Claypool dates been? Jonathan Pfeffer:...
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Marc Ribot / Evan Parker / Han Bennink at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, June 14th
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Marc Ribot / Evan Parker / Jan Bennink Queen Elizabeth Hall London, England June 14, 2009 The Moment's Energy, a new ECM release from {{Evan Parker = 10117}}, may be a slight disappointment from an artist who has been acclaimed by some as the heir apparent to John Coltrane. This appearance, part of London's Ornette Coleman-curated Meltdown festival, saw the sixty-something tenor and soprano player...
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Marc Ribot, Evan Parker and Han Bennink at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 14/06/09
mapsadaisical (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
Before this show started, I paid a visit to the foyer of the QEH’s big sister, the RFH. A free concert by Acoustic Ladyland was in full swing, and the place was packed out. It was a gorgeous sunny day on the South Bank, and yet, hundreds of people were jostling about inside a [...]
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DVD/VIDEO: STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Peter Brotzmann
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/06/2009
This week, we've got some video clips featuring saxophonist {{Peter Brotzmann = 5331}}, who will be coming to St. Louis next week to perform on Friday, June 12 at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center.Brotzmann has been a significant force on the free jazz and creative music scene in Europe since the la...
- StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Peter Brötzmann - St. Louis Jazz Notes
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Mark O'Leary Ellipses fmr records
barry | 07/08/2008
Most fusion is bad music. Because it brings lots of technical skills with little or no creativity, often centered around the guy on the guitar who wants to take on self-proclaimed stardom. There are some rare exceptions of fusion musicians who seek other things. John McLaughlin is a true musician in that sense. He is interested in the music, and his fabulous guitar technique helps him in achieving...