The stream above premieres a choice track from the upcoming Frames LP (October 15, The Royal Potato Family) by Brian Haas and Matt Chamberlain. You May Also Like: No related posts.
PRISM August 10th, 2012 from Ulli Gruber on Vimeo. At this milestone of Dave Holland’s career — the forty year anniversary of his debut, seminal free jazz album Conference Of The Birds — his prolific catalog as a leader since has included jazz of nearly every stripe You May AlsoRead More
For me, music that tends to freeze time also tends to be sparse. “Icefire” has that, with the chiming arpeggios, artificial harmonics, and plenty of space. This track reminds me of what Pat did at the opening of “Phase Dance.” You May Also Like: Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: ShowsRead More
There’s a sense of homecoming, both in the musical selection and in the easy collaborative verve, about Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin’s Invitation to Illumination: Live at Montreux. You May Also Like: How John McLaughlin’s First 4th Dimension Album Brought Things Back in Focus When Miles Davis Finally Looked BackRead More
Recently I issued Part Two of list of five pretty good fusion jazz records from the underrated 1980s. You May Also Like: Jeff Lorber: The Albums That Shaped My Career
Mixing punk rock, swinging jazz, whack jazz and funk isn’t some new concept but it’s rare enough that it makes your ears perk up when you hear it, and for some (like uh, me) get a charge out of it. You May Also Like: The Doughboys, “Play With Fire” (2018):Read More
A Mirror to Machaut isn’t Samuel Blaser doing a quick follow-up to As The Sea issued a mere five months ago. Rather, it’s the successor to his 2011 Third Stream collaboration with the late, great Paul Motian, Consort In Motion You May Also Like: David Ake – Humanities (2018)
With song titles like “Galaxy 32 Star 4,” “Portals To Forever” and “Outside Of Space” and a CD cover of Chick Corea striking a Romantic Warrior pose, The Vigil looks to be a Return To Forever kind of Corea album. You May Also Like: Chick Corea – ‘The Montreux Years’Read More
June, 2011 was a bittersweet time for Jeff Golub. He had released The Three Kings that month, a blues-themed record that won this successful crossover jazz guitarist wide acclaim You May Also Like: Brian Groder Trio – R Train on the D Line (2016)
Just when you think that minimalist music was reaching an artistic dead-end, a musical act comes along that opens up new vistas. This time, it’s the Dawn of Midi, a trio with far-flung heritages You May Also Like: Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin – Awase (2018) Golden Dawn Arkestra – Children ofRead More
