Music
New York @ Night: November 2010
In the November 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York: — Facing one another on imposing Steinway grand pianos at the Miller Theatre (Oct. 9), Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn met for an evening billed as “Radically Unfinished: Works for Solo and Duo Piano.” The encounter flowed logically from their work together in Roscoe Mitchell’s Note Factory (they both appear
Six Picks: November 2010
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, November 2010: Jason Adasiewicz, Sun Rooms (Delmark) I Never Meta Guitar: Solo Guitars for the 21st Century (Clean Feed) John McNeil & Bill McHenry, Chill Morn He Climb Jenny (Sunnyside) Marc Ribot, Silent Movies (Pi) Tarbaby, The End of Fear (Posi-Tone) Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers, Chucho’s
On Michael Formanek
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Michael Formanek Quartet Thu., Oct. 28, 8pm. $12. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215.545.4302 www.arsnovaworkshop.org Bassist Michael Formanek, a prof at Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory, got his start with the likes of Art Pepper and Chet Baker and has since played plenty of head-spinning music as a member of Tim Berne’s quartet Bloodcount. With
The week on disc (81)
In case you missed the last one… Benoît Delbecq Trio, The Sixth Jump (Songlines) Michaël Attias, Twines of Colesion (Clean Feed) Mary Halvorson Quintet, Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12) Scott Colley, Empire (Cam Jazz) The Cookers, Warriors (Jazz Legacy) Dave Liebman Big Band, As Always (Mama)
On Andy Laster
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Andy Laster’s Sounds of Cairo Thu., Oct. 21, 8pm. Free. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. 215.573.3234 www.arsnovaworkshop.org It’s said that New York’s downtown improvisers don’t bother traveling north of 14th Street. But they’re as geographically adventurous as it gets, incorporating sounds from Eastern and Central Europe, the Middle East and just about everywhere. Andy Laster,
On Gary Burton
Gary Burton’s New Quartet (with Julian Lage, Scott Colley and Antonio Sanchez) is at the Blue Note, October 19-24. My preview is in the new issue of Time Out New York.
The week on disc (80)
In case you missed the last one… Antonio Sanchez, Live in New York at Jazz Standard (Cam Jazz) Mason Brothers, Two Sides One Story (Archival) The Rosenberg Trio with Biréli Lagrène, Djangologists (Enja) Stephan Crump & James Carney, Echo Run Pry (Clean Feed) Jon Irabagon, Foxy (Hot Cup) Exploding Star Orchestra, Stars Have Shapes (Delmark)
Panel, round two: Best Jazz of 2010 (so far!)
I’ll be co-facilitating another panel discussion and blindfold test with Howard Mandel on Thursday, October 14, 6-8 p.m. at the New School Performance Space, 5th Floor, 55 West 13th Street in Manhattan. Our esteemed guests this time will include Nate Chinen of The New York Times, Jim Macnie of Down Beat and Josh Jackson of The Checkout and NPR Music.