Jazz
Lara’s confession
No, I’m not mad at my friend and colleague Lara Pellegrinelli for writing this. It’s a provocative statement, and that’s a writer’s job. Lord knows I have my days when I can’t face turning on the stereo or going out to a club. I don’t share Lara’s view even remotely, but I do understand burnout, and I read her post
The week on disc (64)
In case you missed the last one… Philly Joe Jones’ Dameronia, Look, Stop and Listen (Uptown) Empirical, Out ’n’ In (NAIM) Mort Weiss, Raising the Bar: Solo Jazz Clarinet (SMS) Marion Brown, Why Not? (ESP-Disk’) Myron Walden’s In This World, What We Share (Demi Sound) Jason Lindner Gives You Now vs. Now (Anzic)
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
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)
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