Music
On Bobby Zankel
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Bobby Zankel’s Wonderful Sound 4 Fri., Oct. 8, 9pm. $10 ($8 advance). With Thri. Moonstone Arts Center, 110 S. 13th St. 215.735.9600 www.moonstoneartscenter.org Brooklynite Bobby Zankel has called Philly home since 1975, and he’s a chief reason the city should take pride in its jazz scene. He’s not only a fire-spitting alto saxophonist, with a
Six Picks: October 2010
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, October 2010: Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet, Natural Selection (Sunnyside) Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin, Llyria (ECM) Kirk Knuffke, Chew Your Food (NoBusiness) Metropole Orkest/John Scofield/Vince Mendoza, 54 (Emarcy) Florian Ross, Mechanism (Pirouet) David S. Ware, Onecept (Aum Fidelity)
On Amir ElSaffar
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Sat., Oct. 2, 8pm. $25. Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St. 215.925.9914 www.paintedbride.org The new Painted Bride season revs up with Amir ElSaffar, an Iraqi-American trumpeter whose music in recent years has also emphasized his singing and santoor playing. ElSaffar’s 2007 release Two Rivers was deep stuff: an energized, personal
Bob Bowen
Bassist Bob Bowen, a wonderful player I never had the good fortune to meet personally, was killed on his bike in a traffic accident. He leaves behind a family with two young kids. I’m a dad too, so yes, the photo above made me weep. I’m teaching on the night of his memorial (Monday, September 27, 5:30 p.m.), but the
The week on disc (79)
In case you missed the last one… Roberto Occhipinti, A Bend in the River (ALMA) Vox Arcana (Tim Daisy/Fred Lonberg-Holm/James Falzone), Aerial Age (Allos Documents) Mikrokolektyw (Kuba Suchar/Artur Majewski), Revisit (Delmark) Charles Lloyd Quartet, Mirror (ECM) Adam Schroeder, A Handful of Stars (Capri) Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, Actionspeak (482 Music)
The Best Jazz of 2010 (So Far)!
That’s the theme of our Jazz Journalists Association panel discussion this coming Wednesday, September 15, 6-8 p.m. at the New School Performance Space in Manhattan. Panelists include me, Kurt Gottschalk, Sheila Anderson and moderator/co-panelist Howard Mandel. Full details here! [Update: An after-the-fact report from the panel. We’re holding a second round on October 14th! Details to come.]
On Danilo Pérez
This review appears in the September 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Danilo Pérez, Providencia (Mack Avenue) By David R. Adler With Providencia, Danilo Pérez’s first outing on Mack Avenue, the pianist adds at least two new colors to his compositional palette. One is the trenchant alto saxophone of Rudresh Mahanthappa, fulfilling melodic and solo roles on the
Six Picks: September 2010
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, September 2010: Harris Eisenstadt, Woodblock Prints (NoBusiness) Owen Howard, Drum Lore (BJU) Vijay Iyer, Solo (ACT) Kneebody, You Can Have Your Moment (Winter & Winter) Louis Sclavis/Craig Taborn/Tom Rainey, Eldorado Trio (Clean Feed) Suresh Singaratnam, Lost in New York (ind.)