The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Almost 30 years since his unlikely post-punk semi-hit Are You Glad to Be in America?, guitarist/ vocalist Ulmer sounds like an even bluesier version of his former self, oddly accented rhythmic flurries poised somewhere between Ornette Coleman and Jimi Hendrix.
Jazz & Blues Music Reviews (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Patrick Jarenwattananon at A Blog Supreme has thrown down the gauntlet once again, this time asking which jazz albums should be included in a list of the decade's finest. Jazz has always been a great musical sponge, from Jelly Roll Morton's idea of the "Spanish tinge" to today's multi-culti improvisational stew. But the jazz that meets different music on it's own terms and maintains it's...
Jazz & Blues Music Reviews (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler performed his greatest music in a state of spiritual ecstasy. Like fellow seekers John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, he looked to use music as a Buddhist might use meditation or a Baptist might speak in tongues: to make contact with something greater than himself. Recorded in Copenhagen on September 14th, 1964, this may be the finest group Ayler ever led. Featuring the...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Words by: Eric Podolsky Ornette Coleman :: 11.08.09 :: Davies Symphony Hall :: San Francisco, CA Ornette Coleman There was a distinct buzz swirling in the air throughout the lobby of Davies Symphony Hall before show time. The diverse Sunday night crowd, which ranged from young music students to hip thirty-somethings to elderly couples dressed in their night-on-the-town best, seemed to be well aware...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Downbeat: The Great Jazz Interviews: A 75th Anniversary Anthology. Edited and Compiled By Frank Alkyer. In July of 1934 the first issue of DownBeat magazine hit newsstands in Chicago. For the next seven-plus decades and counting the publication has been synonymous with jazz. DownBeat has chronicled every facet of jazz; every trend; every new and emerging sound. They have charted the birth and rise...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Jade Visions: The Life And Music Of Scott LaFaro Helene LaFaro-Fernandez Hardcover; 322 pages ISBN: 1-57441-273-4 University of North Texas Press 2009 At the outset, I have to own up to bassist {{Scott LaFaro = 8537}} being a personal hero. Growing up in Geneva, NY, also home to the bassist, it was always a point of pride that this man, a major contributor in changing the role of his instrument in...
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Sheila Jordan Review: Jazzvoice- Celebrating a Century of Song Soloists, London Jazz Festival Orchestra directed by Guy Barker (Barbican Hall, November 13th 2009) The London Jazz Festival got off to a spectacular, even epic start with Jazzvoice in front of a sold-out Barbican Hall last night. Conductor Guy Barker 's infectious energy and clear beat steered a forty-piece orchestra and a galaxy of soloists...
I Heart Noise (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
MySpace Page Lightning Bolt are Providence, Rhode Island based duo of Brian Chippendale and Brian Gibson, well-known for their electryfing shows and music, which according to All Music Guide, sounds like a combination of Fred Frith, Derek Bailey, Ruins, Slayer and Ornette Coleman, all thrown into a blender. Band members met when they attended Rhode Island School [...] Related posts: New Releases –...
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Anthology is thrilled to present the US Theatrical Premiere Run of THE HAND OF FATIMA, a double portrait of a rock critic and his favorite band.
The Concert Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
By Jim Harrington The 27th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival ended much like it began: in grand style. Opening night was an Oct. 20 show with Buena Vista Social Club star Omara Portuondo – a great concert. And closing night was a Nov. 8 gig with free-jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman – an even better concert. (Yes, I know [...]
Midwest Rock Lobster (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
It's funny, talking to Em or other kids her age. The other day, Em was telling me about the Amazon Kindle, really selling it. 'It's about the size of a book, and it would hold all your books! And magazines, and newspapers, and it can download a book in like a minute!' Really? 'And it's been around for months , so it's nothing new!' Months, that's the test of time. She's thirteen. So on the Trek ride...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Powerful jazz double bassist with a gift for improvisation Back in 1971, three adventurous young US jazz musicians formed an uncompromising improv group called the Revolutionary Ensemble – a title that had resonances in the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war, and the radical transformation of jazzmaking that had been ignited by Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane. The work of...
Archinect (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
News Did you know that Yelp was co-founded by an architect that once worked for Norman Foster? Did you know that this same ex-architect also helped define the RSS standards? Well, now you know! Learn more about how David Galbraith in the newest Working out of the Box feature. Gabby Uvidia is the winner of Archinect's "Why are you studying Architecture?" contest . Here answer; Architecture...
Archinect (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Ornette Coleman on sound and improvisation. pt.1 & pt.2
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
This week, we've got some video footage of bassist Christian McBride, who will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November 21 to perform with his new band Inside Straight at Jazz At the Bistro. As McBride explains in a short promotional video made for the band's record lab...
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