Jazz
The week on disc (52)
In case you missed the last one… Rez Abassi, Things to Come (Sunnyside) Heath Brothers, Endurance (Jazz Legacy) Dave Rivello Ensemble, Facing the Mirror (Allora) Pluto Junkyard, Lucky 7s (Clean Feed) Mika Pohjola, Northern Sunrise (Blue Music Group) Tom Abbs & Frequency Response, Lost & Found (Engine)
On Dan Blacksberg/Daniel Levin
In the current Philadelphia Weekly: Daniel Blacksberg-Daniel Levin DuoSun., Sep. 13, 8:30pm. $5. Gojjo, 4540 Baltimore Ave. 215.238.1236 www.scifiphilly.com The trombone and cello can both be ungainly, but they speak with an elemental grace when played by the right people. Philly’s Daniel Blacksberg and New York’s Daniel Levin are the right people. Blacksberg is a diligent trombonist and open-eyed student
#jazzlives update
The campaign continues. Howard Mandel speaks about it here.
On Marlon Simon
In the current Philadelphia Weekly: Marlon Simon and the Nagual SpiritsSat., Sep. 5, 8-11:30pm. $20. Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St. 215.568.3131 www.chrisjazzcafe.com In Marlon Simon’s Nagual Spirits one hears plenty of Afro-Latin jazz heritage, but also a knife-edged post-bebop vocabulary that has long permeated New York and Philly, two of the drummer’s home bases since he came from Venezuela
Six Picks: September 2009
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, September 2009: Laurent Coq, Eight Fragments of Summer (88 Trees) Crimetime Orchestra, Atomic Symphony (Jazzaway) Herculaneum, Herculaneum III (Clean Feed) Fred Hersch Plays Jobim (Sunnyside) Louis Sclavis, Lost on the Way (ECM) Anthony Wilson Trio, Jack of Hearts (Groove Note)
The week on disc (51)
In case you missed the last one… Stefon Harris and Blackout, Urbanus (Concord) Brad Dutz Quartet, Whimsical Excursion Boats (ind.) Fat Cat Big Band, Face (Smalls Records) Joshua Breakstone Trio, No One New (Capri) James Carney Group, Ways & Means (Songlines) Andy Sheppard, Movements in Colour (ECM)
#jazzlives cont’d.
More discussion brewing on Howard Mandel’s #jazzlives Twitter initiative, from Nate and Darcy. And a very relevant radio exchange between Terry Teachout and Vijay Iyer here. Interesting also to note this finding, that Twitter is not a youth medium….
#jazzlives
Howard Mandel is spearheading a Twitter campaign to document live jazz around the country/world. There’s a scrolling feed at his site. Join in!