New York

This month in All About Jazz-New York, reviews of the Helen Sung/Ron Carter duo and Steve Coleman and Five Elements.

This review appears in the March 2009 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Louis Moholo-Moholo, Sibanye (We Are One): Duets with Marilyn Crispell (Intakt)Barry Guy/Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton, Phases of the Night (Intakt)John Geggie, Geggie Project (Actuelle) David R. Adler Put a pin anywhere in the lengthy discography of pianist Marilyn Crispell and you’ll stumble on a new facet, an

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My preview of the SFJazz Collective (Allen Room, March 6 & 7), in the current Time Out New York.

My preview of Syrian vocalist Gaida (tonight, Barbès), in the current Time Out New York.

My friend Andee tells the tales.

Mark Turner is in excellent form, and blessedly soon after his gruesome accident. Tonight (last night) he played Cachaca with monster guitarist Gilad Hekselman (Joe Martin on bass, Marcus Gilmore drums). If anything Mark sounds hungrier and more technically together than I recall. Gilad’s tunes were resonant, beautiful; “Autumn in New York” had a brilliant tenor cadenza to end it;

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My preview of pianist Sumi Tonooka (tonight, Bargemusic) in the current Time Out New York. Also, the following review appears in the February 2009 edition of All About Jazz-New York. — Sumi Tonooka Trio, Long Ago Today (ARC) David R. Adler Players as acclaimed as Uri Caine speak highly of their fellow Philadelphian, pianist Sumi Tonooka, who deserves a far wider

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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.