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Tag: Sonny Rollins

  • David S. Ware Update

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    David S. Ware (via last.fm) The Chicago Reader discusses Ware’s recent release as well as his kidney operation. In January powerhouse saxophonist David S. Ware released Shakti (Aum Fidelity), his 23rd album as a bandleader, recorded in May 2008 following a European tour. It was his first new studio disc since 2003, and on it…

  • Upcoming Detroit Area Shows

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    Paal Nilssen-Love (via last.fm) From the Bohemian National Home in Exile: Sat. March 14th: Jeff Marx Quartet at 2739 Edwin Detroit native Jeff Marx was inspired to dedicate himself to the saxophone after seeing fellow Detroiter Sonny Stitt as a child. He paid some dues here before relocating to the Bay Area, New York and…

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    Image via Wikipedia From Bagatellen: Aki Takase & Rudi Mahall – Evergreen In its formative years, free jazz was, in part, an oppositional movement away from canonized jazz standards. The same tradition-bucking largely holds true today with many players avoiding embrace of the so-called Great American Songbook altogether in favor of other building blocks. The…

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    Image by tom.beetz via Flickr From Bagatellen: Joe Maneri/Peter Dolger – Peace Concert Duets between saxophonists and drummers are an important part of recorded improvisation, a distillation of action to breath and rhythm. The list is long, beginning in recorded jazz with the Sonny Rollins and Philly Jones duo reading of “Surrey with the Fringe…

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    From the Bohemian Home in Exile Folks: Tues., March 3rd: Gino Robair with Marko Novachcoff, Joel Peterson, Piotr Michalowski, Mike Khoury and James Cornish at Kerrytown Concert House Percussionist Gino Robair is a founding member of Splatter Trio and Pink Mountain. His work spans several genres, including collaborations with Anthony Braxton, Tom Waits, Eugene Chadbourne,…

  • Coming to the Bohemian National Home

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    Image via Wikipedia From Detroit’s Bohemian National Home: Friday Jan 23rd at 2739 Edwin Gallery: Han Bennink and Mary Oliver! plus Traum (hall/buetow/riggs) Han Bennink returns to one of his favorite cities with his partner and Instant Composers Pool collaborator Mary Oliver on violin and viola. Two of the outstanding musicians of our time, Han…

  • 2008 Village Voice Jazz Poll Winners

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    Image via Wikipedia The annual Village Voice poll is a great way to catch up on the year’s recommended listening. The top 25 are listen below. 1. Sonny Rollins Road Shows, Vol. 1 (Doxy/Emarcy) 208.5 points (29 ballots) 2. Rudresh Mahanthappa Kinsmen (Pi) 118.5 (16) 3. Charles Lloyd Rabo de Nube (ECM) 115 (18) 4.…

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    Image via Wikipedia From All About Jazz: Tony Malaby Cello Trio Warblepeck (Songlines Recordings) Reviewed by Troy Collins 30-Oct-08 Vyacheslav Guyvoronsky Caprichos (Leo Records) Reviewed by Glenn Astarita 29-Oct-08 London Improvisers Orchestra London Improvisers Orchestra and Angeli / Parker / Rothenberg: Hard times, fine music Reviewed by John Eyles 29-Oct-08 Sonny Rollins Road Shows Vol.1…