Music

During a marvelous performance of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on Sunday, I flipped through the program and was startled to find that the principal bassist’s name is Miles Davis. Last week I had the rare pleasure of a front-row seat for a performance of Helmut Lachenmann‘s Gran

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Peter Nero, conductor of the Philly Pops, played a jazz piano (sort of) concert at the Kimmel on Thursday — my review, in today’s Inquirer.

My overview of Philadelphia jazz, on the cover of the current Philadelphia Weekly.

In case you missed the last one… Jason Adasiewicz, Roll Down (482 Music) Open Loose, Strange Unison (Radio Legs) Bill Bruford & Michiel Borstlap, In Two Minds (Summerfold) Manuel Engel, ME 3 (Metonic) Michael Pedicin, Everything Starts Now… (Jazz Hut) Giacomo Merega/David Tronzo/Noah Kaplan, The Light and Other Things (Creative Nation)

My review of Joe Lovano at Chris’s Jazz Cafe, in today’s Inquirer.

My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, April 2008: Charles Lloyd, Rabo De Nube (ECM) Lionel Loueke, Karibu (Blue Note) Tim Miller, Tim Miller Trio 2 (Avenir) Peloton, Selected Recordings (Parallel) Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures, Dream Garden (Justin Time) Jaleel Shaw, Optimism (Changu)

My review of the Wayne Shorter Quartet at the Kimmel Center, in today’s Inquirer. PS — I just noticed the photo caption that ran with my review: “Wayne Shorter and his quartet created a convergance [sic] of jazz’s old and new styles Friday at the Kimmel Center.” Wow, that couldn’t be any more off-base. No wonder the headline also makes

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Please forgive the lack of activity here — I’m finishing a cover story on Philadelphia jazz for the April 9 music issue of Philadelphia Weekly. What a ride it’s been. More posting soon. Meanwhile, you’re going to double over watching Bill Cosby talk about trying to play “Cherokee” behind Sonny Stitt. [PS — The following won’t make sense until you

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