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June 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn: The Transitory Poems
Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn The Transitory Poems ECM Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn, two of the finest pianists of the current crop, first worked together back in the early and mid-00s as part of Roscoe Mitchell’s band – this album marks their first work together as a duo. If you love/d the Herbie Hancock/Chick Corea album or any of Keith Jarrett’s solo piano explorations then you’ll want to sign […]Archive
June 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Bill Stewart: Band Menu (feat. Walter Smith III & Larry Grenadier)
Bill Stewart Band Menu (feat. Walter Smith III & Larry Grenadier) Stewed Music/Bill Stewart Despite playing on over a dozen albums by John Scofield, as well as key recordings by Pat Martino, Pat Metheny and Maceo Parker – among many others – Bill Stewart has balanced an in-demand clinician schedule with now 11 solo albums where he is […]Archive
June 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Simon O’Neill & Rodger Fox (June 9, 2019)
Simon O’Neill & Rodger Fox MFC, Wellington (3pm) Sunday, June 9 Every year, in the Sunday 3pm slot at the Jazz Festival, Rodger Fox (and his Big Band) offers up an innovative collaboration. We’ve had Rodger and band with classical pianist Michael Houstoun – they even made a record together as a result. We’ve had Fox reuniting […]Archive
June 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Alicia Olatuja (June 8, 2019)
Alicia Olatuja MFC, Wellington (8pm) Saturday, June 8 Alicia Olatuja has the perfect backstory for a jazz festival appearance in NZ – she was part of the choir at one of Barack Obama’s inaugurations and with that as a springboard she is still in the beginnings of her solo career but has recently released a fine-enough album where she pays tribute to […]Archive
June 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 294
Billie Holiday, Lady In Satin (1958) I reckon Billie Holiday is the greatest. The absolute greatest. If I only get to hear one voice – it’s her voice. That would be my choice. I have been listening to her my whole life. I love her voice – and the sad story attached to it. And yet I don’t own […]Archive
June 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Andrew Cyrille: Lebroba
Andrew Cyrille Lebroba ECM This is Andrew Cyrille’s album – in that he’s the leader, his name is at the top, but the legendary jazz drummer is working here with two other stalwarts of the ECM label, Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet) and Bill Frisell (guitar). It’s truly a trio album and magic happens here – it being the first time all three have […]Archive
May 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Rodger Fox Presents…Jazz Gala – Gregg Bissonette, Louis Dowdeswell, Glenn Walters (May 26, Wgtn)
Rodger Fox Presents…Jazz Gala Memorial Theatre, Victoria University of Wellington Sunday, May 26 For this year’s Jazz Gala Rodger Fox and his big band welcomed guests from U.S.A and England with British trumpeter Louis Dowdeswell, and Americans Glenn Walters (a journeyman soul/jazz vocalist) and superstar session drumming great Gregg Bissonette (famed for his work with Maynard Ferguson, David Lee Roth […]Archive
May 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
John Patitucci: The Soul of the Bass
John Patitucci Soul of the Bass JOHN PATITUCCI From Chick Corea to Wayne Shorter – and to many others in between – John Patitucci has proven himself over and again as a bass player’s bass player. The guy you can rely on. He can drive the tune, he can take the lead, he is a support player. He can solo. […]Archive
May 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Adam Nussbaum: The Lead Belly Project
Adam Nussbaum The Lead Belly Project Sunnyside Adam Nussbaum is a journeyman jazz drummer who has worked with the likes of John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Paul Bley and John Abercrombie. He’s a class act – one of those safe sets of hands (like Peter Erskine). Here he does something a little different – as a leader he celebrates the influence of […]Archive
May 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 300
Art Van Damme Quintet, Keep Going (1971) I had heard the name Art Van Damme and new it to be a cool name, also that he played a very uncool instrument – the accordion. But he did it in a jazz-setting. That was all it took for me to want to hear this. He released a bunch of […]Archive
May 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman