David Adler
Joe Lovano & Chris Potter in Philly
I had a rewarding onstage conversation last night with Joe Lovano, who came to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to premiere “Shimmers of Light,” an extended work inspired by the 1951 Ellsworth Kelly painting Seine (pictured at left). Joe and I recorded a podcast prior to the show as well — it’s downloadable free from iTunes. Joe was joined by
On Theo Croker
I have a very brief Q&A [pdf] with Florida-born, Shanghai-based trumpeter Theo Croker in the Spring-Summer 2011 edition of Fairmont Magazine (published in Canada).
Reviews: Angelica Sanchez, Feldman/Courvoisier
My review [pdf] of A Little House, Angelica Sanchez’s marvelous solo piano disc, is in the May 2011 issue of Stereophile. Here’s an older one [pdf], from the June 2010 Stereophile — a tandem review of Oblivia and To Fly To Steal, by Mark Feldman and Sylvie Courvoisier. Took a little while to get my hands on that issue.
The week on disc (91)
In case you missed the last one… Bill Frisell, Sign of Life (Savoy Jazz) Sunna Gunnlaugs, The Dream (ind.) Muhal Richard Abrams, SoundDance (Pi) Avram Fefer/Eric Revis/Chad Taylor, Eliyahu (NotTwo) Rodrigo Amado, Searching for Adam (NotTwo) Walt Weiskopf Quartet, Live (Capri)
On Billy Hart
This review appears in the May 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Billy Hart, Sixty-Eight (SteepleChase) Brian Landrus Quartet, Traverse (BlueLand) Mads Vinding Trio, Open Minds (Storyville) By David R. Adler At 70, Billy Hart is an icon of modern jazz drumming, and his work is far from done. Fueled by a restless creativity, he’s taken
New York @ Night: May 2011
From the May 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — Pianist Dan Tepfer has absorbed untold wisdom through his many duo engagements with alto great Lee Konitz, but at Cornelia Street Café (April 9th) it was time for the young Tepfer to face another giant, bassist Gary Peacock. (Konitz was on hand to hear it.) “I’ll Remember April”
In City Arts: The Next Generation
I have an article in the jazz issue of City Arts, on the topic of maintaining careers in jazz and improvised music. My focus? Taylor Ho Bynum, Steve Lehman and Matana Roberts. Other worthy contributions in this issue from Ernest Barteldes, Kurt Gottschalk, Emilie Pons and section editor Howard Mandel.
Departing JJA News
I’ve posted this on Twitter and Facebook but I neglected to do so in this space: After close to a decade serving as editor of the Jazz Journalists Association’s publication Jazz Notes, which was reborn in early 2010 as the website JJA News, I have opted to step aside. The reasons are straightforward: increased teaching responsibilities, the demands of full-time