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Entries from October 2011

Mindy Canter, Fluteus Maximus – CD Review

Mindy Canter, Fluteus Maximus Mindela Music, 2011 by: Geannine Reid Steeped in the jazz traditions, but raised in the belly of the blues, female flautist Mindy Canter releases her latest endeavor keenly entitled Fluteus Maximus. Canter melds a mixture of original, well known, and obscure jazz choices that actually work well as a calling card [continue reading…]

Date: Oct 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz News

Afro Fusion Revisited: Chopteeth speaks!

By John Stevenson African music is flourishing in the most unlikely places. And if cutting-edge, US-based African music big-band, Chopteeth, has anything to do with it, the myriad fusions of Congolese Soukous, Ghanaian Highlife and Nigerian Afrobeat will waft even further across America. Chopteeth (taken from the title of a Fela Kuti song) continues to [continue reading…]

Date: Oct 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz News

Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project Interview

By John Stevenson Terri Lyne Carrington’s life is characterised by a wealth of textures. She’s led a glittering career as a drummer of choice, operating in top-drawer jazz circles from her early teens. Alongside this, she’s been a notable composer, and artistic director of the Beantown Jazz festival and the Berklee Summer Jazz Workshop.

Date: Oct 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz News

Greg Ward: Phonic Juggernaut

Greg Ward’s trio Phonic Juggernaut can be loud, it also can be fast, but it can never be described as out of control. The twenty-something saxophonist’s take on the modern jazz sax/bass/drums lineup adheres to the traditions of jazz, not as a regressive act but as a forward-thinking, innovative sound…

Date: Oct 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

David S. Ware: Organica

If it wasn’t apparent before that David S. Ware has gravity, now it is. There’s always been authority in his saxophone playing, but with the passing of time the gravity of his work has become more apparent, as if every note he plays is now invested with the wealth of life’s experiences.

Date: Oct 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Holli Ross: You’ll See

An ensemble performer for two decades, and co-founder of the String Of Pearls vocal group, jazz vocalist and educator Holli Ross offers her first solo album on the thirteen-track You’ll See. Presenting unique interpretations of songs from m: Duke Ellington , m: Peggy Lee and Laura Nyro to new material from Brazilian trumpet icon m: Claudio Roditi and bassist m: Rufus Reid –both of whom grace this recording–Ross affirms the label from the late jazz critic Stuart Troup, who once dubbed her “the voice of experience.” A wonderful lyricist who can make the words come a live with her vocal expressions, Ross is also an experienced writer, having penned the lyrics to many jazz instrumental compositions–as she does here…

Date: Oct 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Ratko Zjaca: Now and Then: A Portrait

Boiling a decade’s worth of work down to one CD must be a frustrating yet gratifying process. Frustration likely surrounds the idea of reducing ten years of blood, sweat, composing and performing into a single package, but the recorded evidence of one’s artistic growth and reach is the ultimate reward. Such is the case with the music on Now and Then: A Portrait, which serves as a survey of Croatian guitarist Ratko Zjaca’s output from 2000 to 2011…

Date: Oct 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews