Music
On Andy Milne
My feature on pianist Andy Milne, in this week’s Philadelphia Weekly. Milne plays the Painted Bride this Saturday, Oct. 6.
Jazzing Iraq
My guest column on the first-ever Summer Performing Arts Academy in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, appears in the October issue of Jazz Times. Downloadable pdf is here.
On John McLaughlin
My review of John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension at Philly’s Keswick Theatre, in today’s Inquirer.
“Jazz in the Global Imagination”
Another note about that Columbia jazz conference I mentioned. I’ll be anchoring a live interactive web discussion on the day of the conference, Sept. 29, 9am to 6pm EST, with an evening summation panel at 7:30pm. Login instructions will be available at jazzhouse.org, the website of the Jazz Journalists Association. Full details on the conference, “Jazz in the Global Imagination:
On Odean Pope
My profile of the veteran Philly-based saxophonist Odean Pope, in the Sunday Arts section of today’s Inquirer.
The Rite
My first experience of the Philadelphia Orchestra, with Christoph Eschenbach conducting, could hardly have been better. Yesterday’s matinee included a rousing Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1, followed by a lacerating, sweating, physical account of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. I’ve enjoyed the NY Philharmonic over the years, but this seems to be one area where Philly has the edge. I have
Sonny Rollins: the art of the trio
Last night’s historic Sonny Rollins show at Carnegie Hall was, among other things, a terrific and much-needed jolt of New York energy for this writer. Drummer Rashied Ali marched into the Pick-a-Bagel as I was finishing my sandwich. You just don’t experience this sort of thing in Philly. With a cursory glance around the lobby and inside the hall, one
Me on the Beeb
Apparently my comments on this year’s Vision Festival will be a part of the BBC radio program “Jazz On 3” this Friday, September 14 from 11:30 pm – 1 am (London time). You can listen, or access the broadcast after the fact for one week, here.