KFJC Reviews

March 9, 2009 — Mike
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From KFJC:

Mueller, Jon/Jason Kahn – “Topography” – [Xeric]
Percussionist John Mueller collaborates with Zürich-based sound and visual artist Jason Kahn. Recorded on tour in early 2007. Slow developing sounds, reverbing, feedbacking, resonating. Electro-acoustic and experimental. Very vibrating, you can even hear it bouncing off the snare drum heads. Meditation for aliens.

Lee, Okkyung – “I Saw The Ghost of an Unknown Soul and It Said…” – [Ecstatic Peace!]
Korean cellosist Okkyung Lee had been in music school since she was 3. Moving to NYC (LES) she found musical freedom. Her debut CD was released on Tzadik and she’s played along with such musicians as Nels Cline, Thurston Moore, Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins, John Zorn and many more. Crazy and furious cello playing here. Frantic and spazzy. Sounds with intent, always on path. Beautiful as is, or layered over a soft drone.

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All About Jazz Reviews

March 9, 2009 — Mike

From All About Jazz:

09-Mar-09 Rabih Abou-Khalil
Em Portugues (Enja Records)
Reviewed by Ian Patterson

09-Mar-09 Sergey Kuryokhin
Sergey Kuryokhin: Absolutely Great! (Leo Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

09-Mar-09 Planeta Imaginario
Biomasa (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

08-Mar-09 Olaf Rupp
Whiteout (FMP Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

08-Mar-09 Marilyn Crispell
Marilyn Crispell: Sibanye (We Are One), Phases of the Night & Geggie Project
Reviewed by David Adler

08-Mar-09 Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff: Originals, Vol. 1 & 2
Reviewed by Andrey Henkin

08-Mar-09 Multiple Artists
Globe Unity: Rolf Kuhn, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky & PAPAJO
Reviewed by Andrey Henkin

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A Duo With Phantom Contributors

March 9, 2009 — Mike

A recent I Heart Lung performance is reviewed.

I Heart Lung, a guitar-and-drums duo from Southern California, makes music of calm comportment and shadowy effect. Its style combines minimalist repetition, free-jazz epiphany, noise-rock fervor and drone-music mystique: an avant-garde connoisseur’s blend, unsteadily but endlessly percolating. That may sound esoteric and precious, but I Heart Lung was neither of those things during an immersive performance at Death by Audio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Tuesday night.

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Fred Anderson Week in Chicago

March 9, 2009 — Mike
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Umbrella Music hosts a bunch of shows in honor of Fred Anderson’s 80th birthday.

FRED ANDERSON’S 80TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE FESTIVAL

A.K.A. the Velvet Lounge “Bailout” Festival
(all proceeds to benefit the Velvet Lounge)

All events, except the March 25th bonus gig, at:
The Velvet Lounge
67 E Cermak
312.791.9050
www.velvetlounge.net
Sunday, March 15 : AACM CHICAGO’S GREAT BLACK MUSIC ENSEMBLE TRIBUTE
7:00PM | Great Black Music Ensemble

Featuring original compositions dedicated to Fred Anderson, with a special guest appearance by Fred Anderson
Wednesday, March 18 : MASTERS SERIES TRIBUTE
8:30PM

Richard Davis and Willie Pickens
10:00PM

Edwin Daugherty, Ari Brown, Dawi Williams, Dushun Mosley with special guests Douglas R. Ewart and Henry Grimes
Thursday, March 19 : JUSTIN DILLARD TRIBUTE
8:30PM | Justin Dillard and the D-O-3-O Organ Trio

Justin Dillard, Dave Miller, Cliff Wallace, special guest Mike Moynihan
10:00PM | Kahil El’ Zabar Trio

Kahil El’ Zabar, Justin Dillard, Junius Paul with special guest Ernest Dawkins
Friday, March 20 : ASIAN IMPROV RECORDS TRIBUTE
9:00PM | Chicago Clarinet Quartet

Jeff Chan, Mwata Bowden, Ed Wilkerson, special guest Jimmy Ellis
10:30PM | Tatsu Aoki and Miyumi Project

“Big Band Edition” with special guests Jeff Chan, Jimmy Ellis, Ed Wilkerson, Jeff Parker, Avreeayl Ra
12:00AM

Fred Anderson, Jeff Parker, Tatsu Aoki and Chad Taylor
Record release for the limited edition “official bootleg” cd of the Fred Anderson Trio featuring Tatsu Aoki and Chad Taylor recorded Live at the Velvet Lounge, March 22, 2000, Fred’s 72nd birthday, on Asian Improv Records
Saturday, March 21 : “BLACKOUT FESTIVAL” TRIBUTE
8:00PM | Ernest Dawkins and the New Horizons Ensemble

Ernest Dawkins, Steve Berry, Darius Savage, Isaiah Spencer, special guest Corey Wilkes
9:30PM | Dee Alexander Quartet

Dee Alexander, Miguel de la Cerna, Harrison Bankhead, Frank Parker Jr, with special guest Nicole Mitchell
11:00PM | Ari Brown Quartet

Ari Brown, Kirk Brown, Yosef ben Israel, Avreeayl Ra, with special guest Pharez Whitted
12:30AM | “Jam for Fred”

Above artists plus special guests Hamiet Bluiett, Henry Grimes and more
Presenting the First Annual Chicago Creative Excellence in Music Awards. Nominations at chi-creates.tv
Sunday, March 22 : FRED ANDERSON’S 80TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!
7:00PM

Fred Anderson, Jeff Parker, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake, with special guest Kidd Jordan
8:30PM

Above, with special guests Billy Brimfield, Henry Grimes, Chad Taylor, Francis Wong
10:00PM | Free Jazz Jam

Above, with surprise special guests
11:30PM | Isaiah Spencer and the Velvet Jam All-Stars

Isaiah Spencer, Kevin Nabors, Chris McBride, Scott Hesse, Junius Paul, followed by the Velvet Lounge Jazz Jam
Wednesday, March 25 : IMMEDIATE SOUND TRIBUTE

NOTE: At the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia Ave, 773.227.4433
9:30PM

Two Sets by Fred Anderson, Harrison Bankhead, Tim Daisy

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Musique Machine Reviews

March 9, 2009 — Mike

From Musique Machine:

Beat Circus – Dreamland
Beat Circus boil up a rather potent mixture of junk band music, demented brass band work-outs, flamboyant and often doomy string work, old time jazz colours that have often quite a Jewish feel, sawing folk and the odd hint of off-kilter pop sensibilities. All to make Dreamland a rather pleasing and heady soundtrack for dreams of American freak shows and amusement park of the past, Victorian tragedies and general dark Americana.

LSD March – Under Milk Wood
Under milk wood sees LSD March return with the most approachable take on their distinctive sound thus far. It finds psyched & blissed-out electric guitar drifts meeting slowed post Velvet Underground riffing. Dabed with wonky and wavering folk and pop sentiments that are all tied together with an quirky and experimental ribbon.

The Antripodean Collective – Funcall
Funcall is the next chapter in improvised jazz four piece The Antripodean Collective’s heady and angler craft. Offering up 5 often lengthy, complex yet at times strangely skeletal and grim pieces.

Angel and Strings of Consciousness – Self Titled

This collaboration between Angel (which features members of Mum and Pan Sonic) and Strings of Consciousness offers up two lengthy 20 minute tracks of drone craft & atmospheric builds/falls

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