Music
On The Bad Plus
The Bad Plus plays two nights in Philly this weekend; my feature is in the current Philadelphia Weekly (I didn’t write the subhead).
PW Spring Guide
In Philadelphia Weekly‘s 2009 Spring Guide: my (very short) previews of Béla Fleck, Alarm Will Sound, Peter Brötzmann/Nasheet Waits duo and Matana Roberts solo.
On Freddie Redd
My preview of 80-year-old pianist Freddie Redd — making a rare East Coast appearance this weekend at Smalls — in the current Time Out New York.
The week on disc (39)
In case you missed the last one… Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway, A Duet of One: Live at the Bakery (IPO) Theo Bleckmann/John Hollenbeck/Gary Versace, Refuge Trio (Winter & Winter) Sound Assembly, Edge of the Mind (Beauport Jazz) Fat Cat Big Band, Angels Praying for Freedom (Smalls) Julian Argüelles, Inner Voices (Tone of a Pitch) Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York,
On David Sanchez
My preview of tenor saxophonist David (“dah-VEED”) Sanchez — at the Village Vanguard through Sunday — in the current Time Out New York. [Update: Go here for audio of Sanchez’s first set, opening night — completely out of this world.]
The week on disc (38)
In case you missed the last one… David Binney, Third Occasion (Mythology) Gilad Hekselman, Words Unspoken (LateSet Records) Leonardo Cioglia, Contos (Quizamba) Abdullah Ibrahim, Senzo (WDR/Sunnyside) Denny Zeitlin, The Columbia Studio Trio Sessions (Mosaic Select) Martial Solal, Live at the Village Vanguard (Cam Jazz)
On Daniel Kelly
My review of Daniel Kelly’s solo piano disc Portal, in the current Time Out New York. Daniel plays solo at The Stone this Sunday, March 15.
On Sonic Liberation Front
My preview of Sonic Liberation Front (Gojjo, March 15), in the current Philadelphia Weekly.