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On Adam Rudolph
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Adam Rudolph’s Moving PicturesFri., Apr. 9, 8pm. $25 ($12.50 members). Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St. 215.925.9914 www.paintedbride.org Adam Rudolph describes the percussion and woodwind implements of his musical world as “membranophones,” “idiophones” and “aerophones.” The rhythmic language of his mammoth Go:Organic Orchestra he calls “cyclic verticalism.” This is heady systematized stuff, thick with
On Tomasz Stanko
An edited version of this review appears in the April 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Tomasz Stanko, Dark Eyes (ECM) By David R. Adler Much of trumpeter Tomasz Stanko’s output in the ’00s featured his countrymen Marcin Wasilewski on piano, Slawomir Kurkiewicz on bass and Michal Miskiewicz on drums. Dark Eyes is a departure — the first
On Dave Holland
This review appears in the April 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Dave Holland Octet, Pathways (Dare2) By David R. Adler Bassist Dave Holland’s main creative vehicle has long been the Dave Holland Quintet, but in recent years he’s launched a number of other groups, tweaking and expanding instrumentation while preserving something of the quintet’s signature sound. On
April Fools’ Day
What to post, what to post … ah, Peter Hum (via Jon McCaslin) knows just what to post.
New York @ Night: April 2010
In the new All About Jazz-New York: — One of saxophonist Myron Walden’s four new albums this year is called To Feel, and indeed, if a single quality stands out in Walden’s music, it is deep and palpable feeling, a big emotional sweep carried off with great finesse by his quintet In This World. In their second set at Jazz
Six Picks: April 2010
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, April 2010: Amir ElSaffar & Hafez Modirzadeh, Radif Suite (Pi) Tom Harrell, Roman Nights (HighNote) Ryan Keberle, Heavy Dreaming (Alternate Side) Sam Newsome, Blue Soliloquy: Solo Works for Soprano Saxophone (ind.) Thomas Savy, French Suite (Plus Loin) Samuel Torres, Yaoundé (Blue Conga)
On Christian Scott
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Christian ScottWed., Mar. 31, 7pm. $15 ($13 advance). World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400 www.worldcafelive.com Following in the footsteps of New Orleans trumpet mentors Wynton Marsalis and Terence Blanchard, Christian Scott is nonetheless after something of his own. His new Yesterday You Said Tomorrow includes a cover of Thom Yorke’s “The Eraser” among a
Arguing the World
Dissent has launched a new blog, Arguing the World — a new outpost of social democracy on the web. Read it here and read it often.