All About Jazz Reviews

March 5, 2009 — Mike
Joey Baron
Image via Wikipedia

From All About Jazz:

05-Mar-09 Aki Takase / Rudi Mahall
Evergreen (Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

05-Mar-09 Enrico Pieranunzi / Marc Johnson / Joey Baron
Dream Dance (Cam Jazz)
Reviewed by John Kelman

05-Mar-09 Brad Shepik
Human Activity Suite (Songlines Recordings)
Reviewed by J Hunter

04-Mar-09 Zu
Carboniferous (Ipecac Recordings)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

04-Mar-09 Richard Pinhas / Merzbow
Keio Line (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

03-Mar-09 AMM with John Butcher
Trinity (Matchless Recordings And Publishing)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

03-Mar-09 Mark Zubek
twentytwodollarfishlunches (Fresh Sound New Talent)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

Related articles by Zemanta
Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
Posted in Reviews. Tags: , , , , , , , . Leave a Comment »

DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET Photos

March 5, 2009 — Mike
Raoul Bjorkenheim at Moers Festival 2006, Germany
Image via Wikipedia

From DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET:

March 04, 2009
Raoul Bjorkenheim & Lukas Ligeti Duo, The Stone
Raoul Bjorkenheim, Lukas Ligeti

Related articles by Zemanta
Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
Posted in Performances. Tags: , , , , , , , . Leave a Comment »

John Zorn’s wild imagination takes root at Yoshi’s

March 5, 2009 — Mike
John Zorn (cropped version)
Image via Wikipedia

Zorn’s upcoming residency at Yoshi’s in Oakland is previewed.

Avant-garde composer and saxophonist John Zorn has been the object of ecstatic praise and furious outrage, much like his iconoclastic forebears Igor Stravinsky and Ornette Coleman. With his omnivorous approach to music — drawing on everything from classical, free jazz, and film soundtracks to lounge exotica, experimental noise, and hardcore punk — the New Yorker embraces a radical aesthetic that renders listener indifference nearly impossible.

Related articles by Zemanta
Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
Posted in Performances. Tags: , , , , , , , . Leave a Comment »

The Bad Plus on Tour in March

March 5, 2009 — Mike

From The Bad Plus:

05 Saratoga, CA* — Carriage House
06 Los Angeles, CA* — The Mint
07 San Francisco, CA* — Herbst Theatre
08 Boulder, CO* — Boulder Theater
09 Denver, CO* — Soiled Dove
10 Victoria, BC* — Alex Goodlen Performance Hall
11 West Vancouver, BC* — Kay Meek Centre
12 Seattle, WA* — Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
13 Seattle, WA* — Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
14 Seattle, WA* — Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
15 Seattle, WA* — Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
17 Portland, OR* — Crystal Ballroom
26 Washington, DC* — 9:30 Club
27 Philadelphia, PA — Chris’ Jazz Café
28 Philadelphia, PA — Chris’ Jazz Café
29 Annapolis, MD — Ramshead Onstage

Posted in Performances. Leave a Comment »

Dusted Reviews

March 5, 2009 — Mike
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt in Christchurch Ca...
Image via Wikipedia

From From Dusted:

Artist: Keith Rowe / Keith Rowe & Taku Unami
Album: Keith Rowe and Taku Unami / Keith Rowe
Label: Erstwhile
Review date: Mar. 4, 2009

Artist: Faust
Album: C’est Com…Com…Complique
Label: Bureau B
Review date: Mar. 3, 2009

Artist: Arvo Pärt
Album: In Principio
Label: ECM
Review date: Feb. 27, 2009

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
Posted in Reviews. Tags: , , , , , , , . Leave a Comment »

Free Jazz Blog Reviews

March 5, 2009 — Mike

From Free Jazz:

Monday, March 2, 2009
Steve Lantner Quartet – Given/Live In Münster (Hatology, 2008) ****

Saturday, February 28, 2009
Fattigfolket – Fattigfolket (ILK music, 2008) ***½

Friday, February 27, 2009
Denman Maroney Quintet – Udentity (Cleanfeed, 2009) ****½

Related articles by Zemanta
Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
Posted in Reviews. Tags: , , , , , , , . Leave a Comment »