Music
CD reviews
I have a few in the current Jazz Times: Jason Ajemian, The Art of Dying (Delmark) James Carter, Present Tense (EmArcy) Anthony Braxton, Quartet (GTM) 2006 (Important) Steuart Liebig’s Tee-Tot Quartet, Always Outnumbered (pfMentum)
The week on disc (21) – big band edition
In case you missed the last one… Evan Parker & the Transatlantic Art Ensemble, Boustrophedon (ECM) Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Song for Chico (Zoho) The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard (Planet Arts) Barry Romberg’s Random Access Large Ensemble, Existential Detective (Romhog) Keefe Jackson’s Project Project, Just Like This (Delmark, 2007) Bob Mintzer
To the five m-f boroughs
Feeling homesick for NY so thought I’d post this. [Hat tip Schrager.]
On Herbie
My review of Herbie Hancock’s recent Carnegie Hall show, online at Jazz Times.
Six Picks: July 2008
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, July 2008: Kris Davis, Rye Eclipse (Fresh Sound New Talent) Guillermo Klein, Filtros (Sunnyside) Bennett Paster & Gregory Ryan, Grupo Yanqui Rides Again (Miles High) Mario Pavone, Trio Arc (Playscape) Wadada Leo Smith, Tabligh (Cuneiform) Miguel Zenon, Awake (Marsalis Music)
Letter from Morocco
My take on the Fes Festival in Morocco, in the current edition of the Forward.
On Venissa Santí
My review of Philly-based Cuban-American vocalist Venissa Santí, in today’s Inquirer.
The week on disc (20)
In case you missed the last one… Huong Thanh & Nguyên Lê, Fragile Beauty (ACT): A three-hour rain delay on the JFK tarmac caused me to miss Huong Thanh’s concert at last week’s Fes Festival. But I’d forgotten about this gem of a disc sitting on my shelf, a truly odd mix of traditional Vietnamese instruments/vocals and fusion guitar. Thumbs