David Adler
New York @ Night: June 2010
In the June 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York: — Paying homage to Bill Evans in a two-week summit at the Blue Note, pianist Chick Corea set up camp with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Paul Motian — two Evans alumni who have rarely if ever worked together. It had all the makings of an offbeat and remarkable encounter,
Antisemitism weekly roundup
I tweeted on this the other day but let me recap here: This NYT piece reported that the ships in the Free Gaza Movement flotilla were funded by something called the Perdana Global Peace Organization. Greta Berlin, a founder of the Free Gaza Movement, herself acknowledged this link to Perdana. Look around Perdana’s website and you’ll find the organization is
On Jason Moran
This review appears in the June 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Jason Moran, Ten (Blue Note) By David R. Adler Pianist Jason Moran offers Ten to mark 10 years with the Bandwagon, featuring bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits, and it’s is an anniversary worth celebrating. But Ten is also Moran’s first release since Artist In Residence
On the Claudia Quintet
This review appears in the June 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — The Claudia Quintet, Royal Toast (Cuneiform) By David R. Adler With one exception, drummer John Hollenbeck hasn’t taken prominent front-cover credit on releases by his Claudia Quintet. This holds true for Royal Toast, the band’s extraordinary fifth album. The decision makes sense, for Hollenbeck’s labyrinthine compositions
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Six Picks: June 2010
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, June 2010: Geri Allen, Flying Toward the Sound (Motéma) Jimmy Amadie, Kindred Spirits (TP) Ernesto Cervini Quartet, Little Black Bird (Orange Grove/Anzic) John Hébert Trio, Spiritual Lover (Clean Feed) Lee Konitz New Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Enja) Adriano Santos Quintet, In Session (ind.)
No, Mr. Ebert, Israel is not worse than North Korea
In response to this disastrous incident at sea involving the Israeli military and the Free Gaza Movement, Roger Ebert, the movie critic and prolific liberal tweeter, wrote this morning: “Why isn’t Israel firing on a humanitarian aid ship worse than North Korea firing on a warship?” This was quickly retweeted by Jeremy Scahill, who appended the word “Exactly.” Scahill, to