Music
Anoushka Shankar/Karsh Kale
My review of their Tuesday night Philly show, in today’s Inquirer.
The week on disc (2)
In case you missed the last one… Bruce Eisenbeil, Inner Constellation (NEMU): A 27-part free suite (just over 45 minutes), followed by three shorter pieces. Simpatico quintet featuring Nasheet Waits on drums and Aaron Ali Sheikh (curator of this important concert series) on alto. Eisenbeil sounds great on electric and acoustic guitars. James Carney, Green-Wood (Songlines): The graffiti-style cover graphic
Black Sugar Transmission
Andee Hinds — singer, songwriter, guitar-shredder and not least of all, my good friend — has a new intiative he calls Black Sugar Transmission. It’s fist-pumping, melodic and highly destructive dance-rock, and there are some new tracks mastered by Greg Calbi up at the BST MySpace page. Have fun. More from Andee at Andee’s Vault.
The week live
Quick props to alto saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio, who came through Philly on Wednesday, August 22 in support of his new Playscape CD Unspoken Dialogue. The album features major players like Kenny Werner and Ben Street, none of whom were on hand at Chris’s Jazz Cafe. But the quintet was quite capable — particularly the trumpeter Paul Tynan, whose time feel
The week on disc (1)
At the risk of biting off more than I can chew, I’m going to start this little series to supplement my monthly Six Picks. The volume of music coming my way is just overwhelming — a lot really good, some extraordinary, too much of it getting filed away without comment. I figured it’s time to step up the level of
RIP Max Roach
In researching a forthcoming piece for the Inquirer on saxophonist Odean Pope, I happen to be listening to a lot of Max Roach — right now, in fact, Pope’s unaccompanied solo from the 1984 Soul Note release Scott Free is blasting in my headphones. Roach’s quartet with Pope and Cecil Bridgewater was some of the first jazz I heard, in
On Alison Krauss
My review of Alison Krauss & Union Station, with special guest Jerry Douglas on Dobro, in today’s Inquirer.
For music’s sake
Forgive the light posting — I’m swamped with work. But least I can do is throw some support toward this initiative… — ACMAAlliance for Creative Music Action A Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, August 21 at 6:00 pmatClemente Soto Velez107 Suffolk Streetbetween Delancey and Rivington [Manhattan] ARTISTS RISE UPCreative Music Action (ACMA) is a group of musicians, other artists and their