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Atzmon in America: a follow-up
Rich Siegel, who is partnering with Gilad Atzmon as described in my previous post, has written me a terse reply. He says that the Atzmon quotes I cite “do not constitute racism or holocaust revisionism. I suggest you read them again.” Michael Ezra, in the Z Word comments space, has also referred me to this piece of writing, in which Rich
Atzmon comes to America
[Cross-posted at Z Word, and at Harry’s Place.] The bloggers of Mondoweiss have worked very hard to convince the public that antisemitism does not exist among the Palestine solidarity movement — indeed, that all such charges of antisemitism are mere subterfuge concocted by “Zionists” to tar critics of Israel, who are by definition pure of heart. So it’s important to
The week on disc (74)
In case you missed the last one… Walter Smith III, Live in Paris (Space Time) Daniel Humair/Tony Malaby/Bruno Chevillon, Pas de Dense (Zig Zag) Geri Allen & Timeline, Live (Motéma) Keith DeStefano & Puzzlebox, A Place to Be (ind.) Lee Konitz/Chris Cheek/Stephane Furic Leibovici, Jugendstil II (ESP-Disk) Marilyn Crispell & David Rothenberg, One Night I Left My Silent House (ECM)
On Tim Berne
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Tim Berne’s Los Totopos Thu., June 24, 8pm. $12. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215.545.4302 www.arsnovaworkshop.org For the last 30 years, alto saxophonist Tim Berne has developed a singularly challenging body of work for a host of different lineups (Bloodcount, Caos Totale, Big Satan, more). He recently struck up a creative rapport with
In the new Philadelphia Weekly
Tom Spiker’s Mobile Pleasure Lounge Wed., June 16, 9:30pm. $5. With Rafiq Bhatia Collective, Test Kitchen. Tritone, 1508 South St. 215.545.0475 www.tritonebar.com Guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Tom Spiker is a Wilmington native and Philly resident since 2000, a close associate of experimental groove-jazz stalwarts (and Ornette Coleman alums) Jamaaladeen Tacuma and G. Calvin Weston. His Mobile Pleasure Lounge, an adventure in
A quick word on “Jazz Nerds International”
Now that he’s issued a truly interesting follow-up, I’ll take the bait and weigh in on Jason Marsalis’s recent rant against “Jazz Nerds International” — i.e., young musicians so obsessed with being cutting-edge and complex that they ignore the history of the music and, perhaps more important, the need to connect with an audience beyond their fellow JNI peers. Like many
The week on disc (73)
In case you missed the last one… Judith Berkson, Oylam (ECM) John Fedchock NY Sextet, Live at the Red Sea Jazz Festival (Capri) Steve Cardenas, West of Middle (Sunnyside) Miguel Frasconi & Denman Maroney, Gleam (Porter) Billy Childs Ensemble, Autumn: In Moving Pictures (ArtistShare) Orlando Le Fleming, From Brooklyn With Love: Live at Freddy’s (19/8)
New York @ Night: June 2010
In the June 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York: — Paying homage to Bill Evans in a two-week summit at the Blue Note, pianist Chick Corea set up camp with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Paul Motian — two Evans alumni who have rarely if ever worked together. It had all the makings of an offbeat and remarkable encounter,