S. Victor Aaron’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Avant Garde & Experimental Jazz): Jimmy Giuffre, Roscoe Mitchell, Jamie Saft/Joe Morris
The appeal of this music is its unbiased diversity and lack of set rules.
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Jamie Saft and Joe Morris – Plymouth (2014)
Out of the box thinkers Jamie Saft and Joe Morris combined forces last year for an update on the guttural, jam-rock aesthetic popular around the turn of the 70s. You May Also Like: Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft + Nels Cline – ‘Music From the Early 21st Century’ (2020) Jamie Saft,Read More
Ivo Perelman, Joe Morris, Balazs Pandi – One (2013)
Keeping up with Ivo Perleman recordings lately is like keeping up with a Facebook news feed of 5,000 friends. His predilection for making recordings without allowing the artistically stifling effect of forethought — and having his own record label, Leo Records — has liberated him to make records at aRead More
Slobber Pup – Black Aces (2013)
What if early Soft Machine had a serious blues bent and hired an ace guitarist? Slobber Pup. What if Last Exit had swapped Peter Brötzmann for Larry Young? Slobber Pup. What if the Band of Gypsies had been strictly an instrumental outlet for Jimi Hendrix’s burgeoning fusion leanings? Slobber Pup.Read More
S. Victor Aaron’s Top Albums for 2012, Part 3 of 4: Whack Jazz
<<< Part Two, Mainstream and Modern Jazz ||| Part 4, Fusion Jazz >>> In continuing with a long-held tradition, I’ve parsed out the jazz that goes avant-garde from the more conventional stuff. You May Also Like: Radical Empathy Trio – ‘Reality and Other Imaginary Places’ (2019) Jazz Bassist Petros KlampanisRead More