Music
New York @ Night: February 2009
This month in All About Jazz-New York, short reviews from January’s Winter Jazzfest: Jeff “Tain” Watts at (Le) Poisson Rouge and By Any Means (Charles Gayle/William Parker/Rashied Ali) at Kenny’s Castaways.
On Henry Grimes/Rashied Ali
My preview of the Henry Grimes/Rashied Ali duo in Philly (actually Camden, Feb. 7), in the current Philadelphia Weekly.
On Gabriel Alegria
My preview of trumpeter Gabriel Alegria’s performances (Feb. 5 & 9), in the current Time Out New York.
The week on disc (36)
In case you missed the last one… Andy Scherrer Special Sextet with Bill Carrothers, Wrong Is Right (TCB) — Killing three-tenor band led by the Swiss saxophonist, playing Ornette, Trane and Carrothers tunes, band originals, two of the tenors doubling skillfully on bass clarinet. Louis Moholo-Moholo, Sibanye (We Are One): Duets with Marilyn Crispell (Intakt) — I’m reviewing this and
On Jimmy Greene
This review first appeared in the January 2009 print edition of All About Jazz-New York. — Jimmy GreeneThe Overcomer’s Suite (Nu Jazz) David R. Adler If you compose a suite kindled by a big idea, it’s best to front a band with a big sound. That’s what tenor/soprano saxophonist Jimmy Greene does on The Overcomer’s Suite, his sixth title as
On Keith Jarrett
My review of last week’s Keith Jarrett solo concert at Carnegie Hall, online at Jazz Times.
Six Picks: February 2009
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, February 2009: Lotte Anker/Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver, Live at the Loft (ILK) Ravi Coltrane, Blending Times (Savoy) The Flatlands Collective, Maatjes (Clean Feed) Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition, Apti (Innova) Jen Shyu, Jade Tongue (ind.) Tar Baby (Imani)
On Joel Harrison
My preview of Joel Harrion’s Merkin Hall show tonight (Thursday, Jan. 29), in the current Time Out New York.