Music
The week on disc (44)
In case you missed the last one… Jentsch Group Large, Cycles Suite (Fleur de Son) Joel Harrison, Urban Myths (HighNote) Chris Morrisey Quartet, The Morning World (Sunnyside) Andy Milne & Benoit Delbecq, Where Is Pannonica? (Songlines) Guilherme Monteiro, Air (Brooklyn Jazz Underground) Jerry Bergonzi, Simply Put (Savant)
Get down with your Sufi self
Anastasia mentioned the Aïssawa Sufi brotherhood, so I wanted to post my video from last year’s Fes festival. (Dig the E-flat harmonic minor mode.)
Muslim Voices
In collaboration with Anastasia Tsioulcas and Hussein Rashid, I’ll be blogging as much as I’m able about the currently unfolding Muslim Voices Festival, co-organized by BAM and the Asia Society. Thank you, Anastasia, for your kind invitation and your kind words. Youssou N’Dour is at BAM tonight and tomorrow. I’ll be attending his film screening and show on Saturday and
Darcy James Argue redux
In the current Philadelphia Weekly: Darcy James Argue’s Secret SocietyFri., June 5, 8pm. $12. International House, 3701 Chestnut St. 215-895-6546 www.arsnovaworkshop.com Vancouver-born composer Darcy James Argue came to New York via Boston and launched what he calls a “steampunk big band,” Secret Society, in which he does not play an instrument. The name is a riff on the insularity of
On Steve Lehman
My preview of Steve Lehman’s octet gig at Le Poisson Rouge (Mon., June 8), in the current Time Out New York.
Six Picks: June 2009
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, June 2009: Jack DeJohnette/John Patitucci/Danilo Perez, Music We Are (Golden Beams) Paul Giallorenzo, Get In to Go Out (482 Music) Michael Musillami Trio + 3, From Seeds (Playscape) The Naked Future, Gigantomachia (ESP-Disk) Jeremy Udden, Plainville (Fresh Sound New Talent) WHO Trio (Michel Wintsch/Gerry Hemingway/Baenz Oester), Less
On Rebecca Martin
My preview of Rebecca Martin at Joe’s Pub (May 31), in the current Time Out New York.
PMP magazine
I have a jazz survey piece, somewhat out of date, in the annual Philadelphia Music Project magazine. Go here for “Jazz Horizons: A Diverse Lineage in Context.” If you access the entire magazine via pdf and scroll to page 38, you can also find my report on Philly book lectures by Ben Ratliff and Alex Ross.