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On Claudia Acuña
In the current Philadelphia Weekly: Claudia AcuñaSat., Feb. 6, 7:30pm. $32-$38. Kimmel Center, 260 South Broad St. 215.731.3333 www.kimmelcenter.org When Claudia Acuña cut her teeth on the New York jazz scene of the ’90s, she found a way to bring her native Chile with her. Singing mainly in Spanish and forging alliances with killer musicians like pianist Jason Lindner, she
“Luckie”
An iffy vocal spot or two (I’m not a real singer), but thought I’d offer this — a masterpiece by Laura Nyro. I never have a clue what Nyro’s lyrics mean, but to me the song is about putting the demons behind us and embracing good fortune.
On Ted Nash
This review appears in the February 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Ted Nash, Portrait in Seven Shades (JALC/The Orchard) By David R. Adler The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (LCJO) is often derided as a bastion of conservatism, although it’s not clear what is conservative about an epic like Wynton Marsalis’ Congo Square (2007), with its volleys of
On Tineke Postma
This review appears in the February 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Tineke Postma, The Traveller (etceteraNOW) By David R. Adler Tineke Postma’s previous releases have featured her mainly in the company of fellow Dutch musicians, although the noted Terri Lyne Carrington played drums on two of the three discs. On Postma’s fourth outing, The Traveller, the young
New York @ Night: February 2010
In the new All About Jazz-New York: — When Jack DeJohnette hires double-neck guitarist David “Fuze” Fiuczynski and acclaimed altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa as the frontline in his new quintet, he’s probably signaling an intention to shred. The legendary drummer did exactly that when he debuted the new Jack DeJohnette Group at Birdland (Jan. 5), completing his lineup with George Colligan
Six Picks: February 2010
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, February 2010: Greg Burk, Many Worlds (482 Music) Jozef Dumoulin & Lidlboj, Trees Are Always Right (BEE Jazz) Ahmad Jamal, A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) Dave King, Indelicate (Sunnyside) Pat Metheny, Orchestrion (Nonesuch) Jeremy Pelt, Men of Honor (HighNote)
Zinn’s legacy
“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” This was one of Howard Zinn’s famous bon mots, but heaven forbid that a liberal like me should dissent from the unanimous chorus of praise from the left in the wake of Zinn’s death last week. Michael Kazin’s withering 2004 critique of A People’s History of the United States, published in Dissent no
Hajdu on Hersch
David Hajdu’s NYT Magazine profile of pianist Fred Hersch, that is. I did an “@Home” profile on Fred for JazzTimes some years ago — I don’t have the pdf scanned but I’ll work on that. The photographer was late, so Fred and I sat and talked in his kitchen for quite a while. Since then, every time I’ve seen him