From Data Breaker : Sun Circle, Story of Rats, Eric Ostrowski, Aures (Josephine) Sun Circle (Greg Davis and Zach Wallace) explore beatless space, but in a more expansive manner. Whereas Mem1 score the body's inner gurgles and expirations, Sun Circle, as their moniker implies, radiate solarized drones that wax and wane in intensity in subtle increments. The sound is akin to that of Davis's Kranky Records...
John Surman is a composer with a broad and multi-hued musical palette. Hes written for everything from solo saxophone to string quartet to choir with organ to contemporary dance. On Brewster's Rooster (ECM, 2009), Surman reunites with longtime musical partners Jack DeJohnette and John Abercrombie (a...
John Abercrombie = 3242, whose history with ECM stretches back to the early '70s, now releases his fourth CD with the same quartet of violinist {{Mark Feldman = 6671}} and drummer {{Joey Baron = 3649}}, newcomer Thomas Morgan replacing previous bassist {{Marc Johnson = 8118}}. Though there are rambunctious moments, Abercrombie chooses to open with "Sad Song," a somewhat misleading title....
John Abercrombie, The Third Quartet Live 1st PartWishing Bell: John Abercrombie guitar, Mark Feldman Violin, Marc Johnson bass, Joey Baron drum. Live in Rome "La Palma".and the second partJohn Abercrombie The Third Quartet Live 2nd Part videoJohn Abercrombie (born December 16, 1944 in Port Chester, New York) is an American jazz guitarist. Aside from his solo work he is known for his work...
Sophisticated and thoughtful jazz guitarist John Abercrombie reconvenes a familiar format for this album, performing with Mark Feldman on violin, Thomas Morgan on bass and Joey Baron on drums. The group takes something of a chamber jazz approach, touching on lullabies and folk music at times, but remaining pretty mellow throughout. "Sad Song" sets the tone for the album with a melancholy...
What does one possibly say when a treasure is ripped from our lives? What can you say? The jazz world lost a great light recently with the passing of guitarist, composer and educator Scott Sherwood. The rest of the world lost an even greater human being. I don't know what the proper measure of a man is. I'm sure that opinions vary. I'm definitely sure that I'm not qualified to answer that. But I will...
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 Like the original, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 sets the stage with the intro, but here it’s some Raekwon history courtesy of Papa Wu. On Pt. 1 it was fictional dialog introducing a loose concept album. Besides the introductory dialog and the album’s look-alike cover [...]
The beauty of working with the same people long-term is it's possible to evolve a cohesive ensemble sound, while still retaining its singular group voice. Guitarist John Abercrombie has been working with violinist {{Mark Feldman = 6671}} since Open Land (ECM, 1999), but it was when he recruited bassist {{Marc Johnson = 8118}} and drummer {{Joey Baron = 3649}} for Cat 'n' Mouse (ECM, 2002), that his...
Woodwind artist John Surman is not a name one hears in this country very often, even in jazz circles, despite a career that spans 45 years. This is largely because his journey is centered in Europe, where the native of Devon, England first gained recognition in the fertile London scene of the mid-1960s. There, he played with band leaders like Mike Westbrook , Alexis Korner , and Ronnie Scott , all...
So my concert list was just about pop-rock-folk-reggae-country-bluegrass bands. Here's a list of jazz artists I have heard: 1. Ralph Towner 2. John Abercrombie (those two as a duo: my first jazz concert; JA also in various other formats) 3. Oregon (1984 was a Towner-intensive year!) 4. Miles Davis (twice, once with Scofield) 5. World Saxophone Quartet (several times) 6. David Murray (with WSQ, with...
” Descriptive Modern Mood. Iconography No.3. ” 01. Nina Nastasia - Superstar Run to Ruin (Touch & Go Record. 2003) 02. Nirvana - Come As You Are MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) 03. Buckethead - Whitewash Colma (Higher Octave, 1998) 04. John McLaughlin - Arjen’s Bag Extrapolation (1969) 05. John McLaughlin - Pete The Poet Extrapolation (1969) 06. Patricia Barber - Company Modern...
Saxophonist and composer John Surman has been one of the leading lights of British jazz for more than forty years. Recently, he has been expanding his horizons by recording with brass ensembles and strings, but on this album he returns to his roots, playing thoroughly modern jazz. Surman plays baritone and soprano saxophones, joined by John Abercrombie on guitar, Drew Gress on bass and Jack DeJohnette...
On August 4th ECM released Brewster's Rooster a powerful, exciting, real "jazz" album, from the great British horn-player John Surman. Soulful ballads, hard-driving pieces and fiery improvisations show Surman at the top of his creative form on baritone and soprano saxophones, surrounded by an all-star cast featuring John Abercrombie, Drew Gress and Jack DeJohnette...
s 1) Jazz in London for August is out. It's twelve A5 pages, there's plenty going on with full programmes at Ronnie's, the Vortex, the Pizza Express in Dean Street, the 606 and the Bull's Head. The recommended list will get filled in later... but I do notice .... A new entrant - Mainstream jazz on the first Monday of each month at the Corus Hotel in Lancaster Gate. The music is £15. Gets you...
Mark O'Leary is an Irish jazz guitar player who has already published quite some albums, yet who is unfortunately too little known, especially Levitation with Tomasz Stanko (trumpet) and Billy Hart (drums) is also worth looking for. it's a guitar trio, with Steve Swallow on bass and Pierre Favre on percussion. O'Leary's style is great, with a sound which is reminiscent of John Abercrombie on his Homecoming
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