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July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Theon Cross: Fyah
Theon Cross Fyah Gearbox There’s something very exciting happening around jazz in London – I say ‘around’ because it’s a throwback, in part, to late-90s club culture, it’s ‘world’ music for want of a term, it’s not just jazz but jazz informs every aspect – even if the horns venture into shronking-good afrobeat, free-form funk and filth. The latest cab […]Archive
June 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Joshua Redman Quartet: Come What May
Joshua Redman Quartet Come What May Nonesuch In the two decades since the Joshua Redman Quartet last recorded together their leader has gone in all directions as featured soloist, cameo artist and collaborator (The Bad Plus, Brad Mehldau) working with tone and timbre to shape his playing and songwriting.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
March 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Anita Schwabe: Eat Your Greens
Anita Schwabe Eat Your Greens Rattle I wanted to say something like this is a bunch of old-school jazz-heads playing old school jazz ‘heads’ for old schooled jazzheads – and leave it at that. The assignment ticked off. This is good! And jazz fans should check it. Job done. By all the players. And a rewarding listen.Archive
February 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
UNWIND Chisholm/Meehan/Dyne: Orange
UNWIND: Chisholm/Meehan/Dyne Orange Rattle I first heard Hayden Chisholm (saxophones) – well at least first really took notice on the glorious collaborative album Small Holes In The Silence featuring Hannah Griffin’s voice and Norman Meehan’s piano. The music was sparse, the lyrics drawn from famous New Zealand poems. Griffin and Meehan have an ongoing project in collaboration with Bill Manhire. Chisholm was the silent star of […]Archive
October 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Steve Gadd, James Carter & The Rodger Fox Big Band (October 17; Palmerston North)
Steve Gadd, James Carter & The Rodger Fox Big Band Globe Theatre; Palmerston North Wednesday, October 17 Rodger Fox has been trying to get Steve Gadd to New Zealand for at least two decades – and finally it happened, he has Gadd in town for a series of shows, the first of which was in […]Archive
September 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Blicher Hemmer Gadd: Omara
Blicher Hemmer Gadd Omara C-Nut Records Blicher Hemmer Gadd – or “BMG” – is saxophonist Michael Blicher, Hammond organ player Dan Hemmer and master jazz and pop-rock session drummer Steve Gadd. They released a self-titled group album back in 2014 and then took the songs from it – and a few others – out on […]Archive
September 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 378
Keith Jarrett, The Survivors’ Suite (1977) Some days I feel like if all that was left in the world, music-wise, was albums by Keith Jarrett then that would be just fine. Hit and miss, a little bit, sure, but the hit-stuff is just so fucking ON. So good. Here’s an example. Killer quartet – his […]Archive
February 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Nathan Haines & Jonathan Crayford ADAGIO (February 25, Wgtn)
Nathan Haines & Jonathan Crayford: ADAGIO The Festival Club Sunday February 25 Commissioned for The New Zealand Festival this pairing had Crayford (piano, arrangements) and Nathan Haines (flute, saxophones) performing a set of classical pieces in the “Adagio” or slow movement – from the opening Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte by Ravel through Albinoni’s Adagio […]Archive
February 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: BADBADNOTGOOD (January 31, Wgtn)
BADBADNOTGOOD San Fran Wednesday, January 31 On loan from Laneway – Wellington was lucky to get BADBADNOTGOOD back for a show, some five years after they last docked down our way. In that time the prolific jazz/R’n’B combo has released a few new albums and compilations, singles, remixes, live records and plenty of interesting collaborations […]Archive
January 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman