https://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/All About Jazz Feature Articles2024-03-29T07:01:20+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/moers-festival-interviews-virginia-genta-virginia-gentaMoers Festival Interviews: Virginia Genta
There is a tradition in the small German city of Moers, although its aims are far from traditional in orientation. Unless we consider the already sixty-year history (at least) of jazz-derived free improvisation. The Moers Festival has run since 1972, originally bent on exploring the vitality of free jazz, and still resolved towards that direction today, although now acknowledging the input of rock, folkloric, electronic and moderne new music elements... [ read more ]]]>Martin Longley2024-03-29T07:01:20+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/kneebodi-kneebody-play-thisKneebody: Kneebodi
They may have initially gone by saxophonist Ben Wendel's surname but even without the dead giveaway of a title, there's really no mistaking this album's lead track as the opening salvo from a protean, yet already brilliant, Kneebody... [ read more ]]]>Mike Jacobs2024-03-29T07:01:16+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/nir-felder-holger-marjamaa-peela-and-robby-kriegerNir Felder, Holger Marjamaa, Peela and Robby Krieger
Three new releases by John Lurie, Benjamin Herman and Fergus Quill give us the opportunity to pay tribute to three musicians whose no-holds-barred attitude significantly marked the scenes in New York and the UK in the 1980s, and now: Xero Slingsby, James Chance and Lurie.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat... [ read more ]]]>Ludovico Granvassu2024-03-29T07:01:07+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-jazz-detective-strikes-againThe Jazz Detective Strikes Again
Producer Zev Feldman, like Joe DiMaggio, has done it again. In May of 1941, DiMaggio began a major league baseball hitting streak. People followed his exploits game after game and hit after hit. DiMaggio's amazing record of 56 consecutive games still stands to this day. Same can be said of Feldman. His detective work, finding rare archival jazz recordings (mostly concert dates) in dusty archives, continues a streak that includes music from Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Albert Ayler, Eric Dolphy, Chet Baker, Ahmad Jamal and Charles Mingus, to name but a few of the projects he has chaperoned to production... [ read more ]]]>Mark Corroto2024-03-28T07:01:24+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/oz-noy-which-way-is-up-play-thisOz Noy: Which Way Is Up?
This jubilant opener from Oz Noy's album, Fuzzy (Magnatude, 2007) is a great showcase for the guitarist's proprietary blend of influences, wild skill set and knack for surrounding himself with uber-talented co-conspirators. ... [ read more ]]]>Mike Jacobs2024-03-28T07:01:18+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/hadley-caliman-pete-christlieb-reunion-liner-notesHadley Caliman / Pete Christlieb: Reunion
At the end of the first decade of the new millennium, one of the most gratifying developments in jazz is the late blossoming of Hadley Caliman. In 2008, at 76, he released Gratitude, his first recording as a leader in 31 years. It was followed in 2010 by Straight Ahead. They created a buzz on the jazz street... [ read more ]]]>Thomas Conrad2024-03-28T07:01:14+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/louis-sclavis-david-leon-roby-glod-and-joy-guidryLouis Sclavis, David León, Roby Glod and Joy Guidry
Reed players have taken over the house this week. The eminent clarinetist Louis Sclavis stars in an excellent quartet using music, text and spoken word to create a moody sonic landscape out of short stories, poems and aphorisms by French and African authors... [ read more ]]]>Maurice Hogue2024-03-28T07:01:10+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/new-music-from-willie-morris-josh-d-reed-scott-marshall-and-moreNew Music From Willie Morris, Josh D. Reed, Scott Marshall and More
I. A Brief Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935) was an Austrian musician, composer, and most notably, music theorist whose ideas about analyzing and explaining music were groundbreaking and successful. Along with other theories, like Allen Forte's "Set Theory" and Arnold Schoenberg's "Serialism" (two mathematically oriented theories of analysis (Set Theory) and music composition (Serialism), Schenker's theories were very popular in academia... [ read more ]]]>Kurt Ellenberger2024-03-27T23:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/dan-pugach-big-band-at-the-jazz-loftDan Pugach Big Band at The Jazz Loft
On March 22, 2024, two weeks to the day after Dan Pugach released his first big band record, the celebrated drummer-composer brought his large ensemble to The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook for an album release event that was a resounding success by any measure... [ read more ]]]>Dan Bilawsky2024-03-27T08:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/will-bernard-4-tet-medicine-hat-play-thisWill Bernard 4-Tet: Medicine Hat
With its sly, seductive 9/8 groove, the title track from Medicine Hat (Antilles, 1998), proves to be a fine remedy for those in immediate need of a bit of uncommon soulfulness. ... [ read more ]]]>Mike Jacobs2024-03-27T07:01:11+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/geri-allen-kronos-quartet-and-ahmad-jamalGeri Allen, Kronos Quartet, and Ahmad Jamal.
This episode features a wide array of duets, tributes, and curiosities from jazz's past and present. Musicians heard include Geri Allen and Kurt Rosenwinkel, the Kronos Quartet, Nate Wooley, and Ahmad Jamal... [ read more ]]]>Jerome Wilson2024-03-27T07:01:07+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/nout-toine-thys-kamasi-washington-emile-parisien-and-moreNout, Toine Thys, Kamasi Washington, Emile Parisien and More
Here's the long and short of it: Bill Frisell goes orchestral, Emile Parisien is cookin,' Nout goes live, Kamasi Washington is back with a prologue to his new album, producer Church Chords channels his inner Hal Willer, and Toine Thys's Orlando sounds better then ever.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat... [ read more ]]]>Ludovico Granvassu2024-03-27T07:01:05+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/fernando-trueba-and-they-shot-the-piano-playerFernando Trueba and They Shot the Piano Player
Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba has long been a jazz fan, and has made several films with a jazz focus. Calle 54 (2000) is still a notable documentary on Latin jazz. The film primarily consists of studio performances by a wide array of Latin Jazz musicians. Artists featured include Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés, Cachao, Eliane Elias, Gato Barbieri, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, Chano Domínguez, Jerry Gonzalez, Dave Valentin, Aquíles Báez, and Michel Camilo... [ read more ]]]>Mark Sullivan2024-03-26T23:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-cookers-at-dimitrious-jazz-alley-the-cookersThe Cookers at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
The Cookers Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington February 21, 2024 Veteran players The Cookers brought their long-established brand of avant bop jazz to Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in jny: Seattle... [ read more ]]]>Jack Gold-Molina2024-03-26T08:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/alice-coltrane-kaze-michael-attias-and-the-fully-celebrated-orchestraAlice Coltrane, Kaze, Michael Attias and The Fully Celebrated Orchestra
Did you know 2024 has been designated as the Year Of Alice? Impulse Records and the John and Alice Coltrane Home are celebrating Alice this year through special events and new releases. The first album to appear is Alice Coltrane--The Carnegie Hall Concert with all unreleased tracks from a terrific band... [ read more ]]]>Maurice Hogue2024-03-26T07:01:07+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/sanne-rambags-kenneth-jimenez-bex-burch-trish-clowes-and-moreSanne Rambags, Kenneth Jimenez, Bex Burch, Trish Clowes and More
Chamber jazz, field recordings, and deep deep deep interplay are at the heart of this exciting playlist.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash and Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ethan Iverson "Victory Is Assured (Alla Breve)" Technically Acceptable (Blue Note) 0:16 Host talks 2:53 Bex Burch "Dawn Blessings" There Is Only Love and Fear (International Anthem) 4:20 Host talks 9:10 Sanne Rambags, Vincent Courtois, Julian Sartorius "Autumn in May" Twigs (BMC) 10:52 Trish Clowes, Ross Stanley "Sarah" Journey to Where (Stoney Lane) 14:51 Kenneth Jimenez "Dos Tazas" Sonnet to Silence (We Jazz) 24:15 Host talks 31:26 Sharel Cassity, Colleen Clark--Alliance "Maiden Voyage" Alliance (Shifting Paradigm) 33:23 ... [ read more ]]]>Ludovico Granvassu2024-03-26T07:01:05+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/riccardo-arrighini-cambio-di-marciaRiccardo Arrighini: Cambio di Marcia
The first time I heard Riccardo Arrighini was at the Umbria Jazz Melbourne festival in Australia in May of 2005. It seems odd, as I look back on it, that I barely noticed him at the festival. The explanation is not that there were other, more famous Italian piano players there, like Stefano Bollani and Danilo Rea... [ read more ]]]>Thomas Conrad2024-03-26T07:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/women-in-jazz-kim-cypherWomen in Jazz Media: Kim Cypher
It is rare that a jazz musician is just a jazz musician. In order to survive you almost always have to have another gig, teach, or work in some auxiliary role to your music life. A musician who exemplifies this diversification is Kim Cypher, a saxophonist/vocalist based in the UK... [ read more ]]]>B.D. Lenz2024-03-25T23:01:00+00:00