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On Jazz Rehab
In the current Philadelphia Weekly: Jazz RehabSun., July 26, 8:30pm. $5. Gojjo, 4540 Baltimore Ave. 215.238.1236 www.scifiphilly.com Making their way south from Burlington, Vermont, Jazz Rehab offers detox and therapy in the form of sharp-witted electro-acoustic jazz. These young lads — saxophonist Andy Allen, guitarist Matt Jalbert, keyboardist Peter Krag, bassist Ian Kovac, drummer Peter Negroponte — have a way
Trios & Solos
~ Wanted to remark on two exciting new trio records featuring John Patitucci on bass and Brian Blade on drums — both of which, oddly enough, include versions of (or homages to) Coltrane’s “Giant Steps.” The first is Poesía by pianist Edward Simon (Cam Jazz); the second is Patitucci’s own Remembrance (Concord, out on Aug. 4), featuring Joe Lovano on
The week on disc (47)
In case you missed the last one… Chris Potter Underground, Ultrahang (ArtistShare) Miroslav Vitous Group with Michel Portal, Remembering Weather Report (ECM) John Hebert, Byzantine Monkey (Firehouse 12) Sebastiaan Cornelissen, U-Turn (Abstract Logix) Jacám Manricks, Labryinth (Manricks Music) Matt Wilson Quartet, That’s Gonna Leave a Mark (Palmetto)
“Begging the question”
Oliver Kamm on the rampant misuse of an important term: “To ‘beg the question’ does not mean to raise or prompt the question. It means to assume in your premises the truth of your conclusion.”
The Spinners, unspun
Something I noticed about “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love” and “Then Came You” by the Spinners, a staple of my AM radio childhood in the late ’70s. A bit of music theory/criticism on a Thursday afternoon… Quick PS: “Then Came You” also has the same passing chord, F/A, corresponding to the G/B in the other song. A detail
Smart on crime
I just read William Finnegan’s New Yorker profile of famed Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose idea of effective law enforcement is to deploy a large, heavily armed, flak-jacketed squadron in order to arrest three undocumented cleaning ladies, without notifying the local police in Mesa, Arizona — an arrogant oversight that could have sparked a friendly-fire shootout in a populous American
On Bill Carrothers
My preview of pianist Bill Carrothers at the Village Vanguard (now through Sunday), in the current Time Out New York. [Correction: Drummer Dre Pallemaerts is Belgian, not Danish. I regret the error.]
Philadelphia haps cont’d.
In this week’s Philadelphia Weekly: Michael SzekelySun., July 19, 8:30pm. $5. With Mike Lorenz, Scott Verrastro & Anthony Pirog, George Korein & The Spleen. Gojjo, 4540 Baltimore Ave. 215.238.1236 www.scifiphilly.com Drummer Mike Szekely belongs to an ambitious new generation of Philly players, who make their homes in free jazz but tend to branch out with ease and authority. An alum