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The day in Nazism
— From the NY Times, it has come to light that the hunted Nazi war criminal Aribert Heim was living under an alias in Cairo until his death in 1992. The piece of scum died slowly and painfully, thank goodness. He was “accused of performing operations on prisoners without anesthesia; removing organs from healthy inmates, then leaving them to die
The week on disc (36)
In case you missed the last one… Andy Scherrer Special Sextet with Bill Carrothers, Wrong Is Right (TCB) — Killing three-tenor band led by the Swiss saxophonist, playing Ornette, Trane and Carrothers tunes, band originals, two of the tenors doubling skillfully on bass clarinet. Louis Moholo-Moholo, Sibanye (We Are One): Duets with Marilyn Crispell (Intakt) — I’m reviewing this and
On Jimmy Greene
This review first appeared in the January 2009 print edition of All About Jazz-New York. — Jimmy GreeneThe Overcomer’s Suite (Nu Jazz) David R. Adler If you compose a suite kindled by a big idea, it’s best to front a band with a big sound. That’s what tenor/soprano saxophonist Jimmy Greene does on The Overcomer’s Suite, his sixth title as
On Keith Jarrett
My review of last week’s Keith Jarrett solo concert at Carnegie Hall, online at Jazz Times.
Six Picks: February 2009
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, February 2009: Lotte Anker/Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver, Live at the Loft (ILK) Ravi Coltrane, Blending Times (Savoy) The Flatlands Collective, Maatjes (Clean Feed) Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition, Apti (Innova) Jen Shyu, Jade Tongue (ind.) Tar Baby (Imani)
Erdogan unhinged
Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey has lashed out at Israel’s Shimon Peres on a panel at Davos. During his tirade, Erdogan cited the supposedly authoritative views of Gilad Atzmon, a UK-based jazz saxophonist and political loudmouth, whose foul antisemitic writings I’ve noted on this blog many times. And to think that Turkey was jealously guarding its role as a possible
On Joel Harrison
My preview of Joel Harrion’s Merkin Hall show tonight (Thursday, Jan. 29), in the current Time Out New York.
Return to PW
After several months’ pause, Philadelphia Weekly has reopened its doors to music freelancers. I mark my return with a preview of Thurston Moore and Mats Gustafsson at International House, Saturday, Jan. 31.