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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
Posts, ripostes
Regarding a recent post, Chris Kelsey issues a thoroughly patronizing reply that devolves into a personal attack. That’s cool, I started it. But I plead not guilty to misconstruing the meaning of “formally conventional.” Also, note Darcy James Argue’s comment under Chris’s post, in which he also takes issue with Chris’s evaluation of Hollenbeck. Other than that, I think Chris
Giuliani vs. the facts
Via Andrew Sullivan.
Olive
We lost our beautiful, crotchety Olive to kidney failure this morning. A life well lived, 1994-2010.
Prana Trio/Circulasione Totale Orchestra
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Prana TrioWed., Jan. 27, 8pm. $10. Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St. 215.568.3131 www.chrisjazzcafe.com Led by drummer-percussionist Brian Adler (no relation), the Prana Trio arrives in Philly on the heels of its third release, Singing Image of Fire, featuring music inspired by the poetry of Hafiz, Kabir, Rumi and others. “Trio” is meant loosely —