Tag: Adam Rudolph
New York @ Night: February 2012
From the February 2012 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — The term “groove-oriented” usually describes jazz of a funkier, danceable sort. But it’s not how many would categorize the maddeningly complex music of Vijay Iyer and his trio with bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore. Pulsing rhythm, however, has always played a significant role for Iyer,
Six Picks: January 2012
Happy New Year! To start us off, my monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, January 2012: Dan Blake, The Aquarian Suite (BJU) Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet, Apparent Distance (Firehouse 12) Emmet Cohen, In the Element (Bada Beep) Dave Douglas & So Percussion, Bad Mango (Greenleaf) Adam Rudolph’s Go:Organic Orchestra, The Sound of a
Six Picks: June 2011
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, June 2011: Stacy Dillard, Good and Bad Memories (Criss Cross) Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian, Live at Birdland (ECM) Orchestre National de Jazz/Daniel Yvinec, Shut Up and Dance (BEE Jazz) Matana Roberts, Live in London (Central Control) Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures with Organic Orchestra Strings, Both/And (Meta) Bobby Selvaggio, Grass