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Undead Jazzfest: Ultra-quick postgame
Ok, ready? Last night’s Undead Jazzfest, or at least the parts that I saw: Trippy electronica opener with visuals from Graham Haynes and Hardedge, nice way to ease into it at Le Poisson Rouge. Tight modernism from Kneebody tenor saxist Ben Wendel with Gerald Clayton on Rhodes, Nir Felder on guitar, Ben Street on bass, Dan Weiss on drums —
Brass, Skins & Strings Collective, Doug Hirlinger
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Brass, Skins & Strings Collective Fri., June 11, 9pm. $10 ($8 advance). With Doug Hirlinger’s Waveform Razorback. Moonstone Arts Center, 110 S. 13th St. 215.735.9600 www.moonstoneartscenter.org Philly is lucky to have a number of highly skilled musicians who perform on the streets when they’re not busy with other projects. Over a dozen of them have
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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