Josef Woodard
Josef’s Contributions
04/04/13 Concerts
Review: Vossa Jazz Festival, Norway, March 22-24
Scandinavian jazz culture showcased in a small-town atmosphere
02/15/13 Concerts
Concert Review: Wayne Shorter Quartet and the LA Phil, 2-9-13
Esperanza Spalding helps unveil a new epic piece in L.A.
09/11/12 Features
Five Years Beyond: Musicians Reflect on 9/11
For many in the jazz community, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks hit close to home. Several people, including Sonny Rollins and Vijay Iyer, relied on music to help make sense of the tragedy. Josef Woodard spoke with various musicians about their memories of...
12/01/11 Concerts
Keith Jarrett Trio at UCLA Royce Hall, 10-26-11
The "Standards Trio" plays it straight, more or less
09/23/11 Concerts
Monterey Jazz Festival 2011
A full menu highlighted by Sonny Rollins, Terence Blanchard, Hiromi, Steve Coleman and more
09/17/11 Concerts
Guelph Jazz Festival & Colloquium
Henry Threadgill and other avant-masters rule at this Canadian marathon
04/24/11 Concerts
Jazz Nordic Style at Vossa Jazz Festival
Josef Woodard reviews jazz festival held in Vossa, Norway, on April 15-17, 2011
April 2011 Albums
Lágrimas Mexicanas
Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell
This sometimes intoxicating collaboration between mild-mannered guitar hero Bill Frisell and guitarist-singer Vinicius Cantuária, a Brazilian living in Brooklyn, might come as a surprise for anyone following Frisell’s discography. Then again, it might not...
April 2011 Albums
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
Al Di Meola
Josef Woodard reviews latest album from guitarist Al Di Meola
December 2010 Albums
The Rub and Spare Change
Michael Formanek
While alto-sax firebrand Tim Berne hasn’t officially recorded as a leader for ECM, he has been slipping in the side door in provocative ways in recent years. David Torn’s Cloud About Mercury was essentially a more ambient reworking of Berne’s Science Friction...
11/15/10 Concerts
Berlin Jazz Festival: A Euro-Jazz Smorgasbord
Josef Woodard reviews performances at festival held November 3-7, 2010
October 2010 Albums
Paradoxical Frog
Kris Davis/Ingrid Laubrock/Tyshawn Sorey
While the commanding drummer Tyshawn Sorey has been known for his mathematical and muscular intensity in settings with Steve Coleman, Fieldwork, Steve Lehman and other groups, he also boasts a fascinating free sensibility, as heard on this intriguing trio...
09/23/10 Concerts
Monterey Jazz Festival: Trans-Generational Ultra-Hang
Josef Woodard reviews legendary jazz festival in Monterey, California on September 17-19, 2010
09/17/10 Concerts
Guelph Jazz Festival & Colloquium: Long Live AACM and ECM!
Review of Festival in Guelph, Ontario on September 8-12, 2010
September 2010 Albums
Harvesting Semblances and Affinities
Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Steve Coleman has been serving up complicated, beguiling musical math for nearly a quarter century, from his early work with the M-Base scene beginning in the mid-’80s through his various projects with his group Five Elements. By now, we’ve grown accustomed...
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ReportAbout Josef Woodard
Josef Woodard has covered jazz for JazzTimes and other magazines since the late 1980s, classical/contemporary music for the Los Angeles Times since 1993, opera for Opera Now, and pop and jazz for Rolling Stone, among countless other associations. At the moment, he is working on a book on Charles Lloyd. Also a guitarist, songwriter, co-owner of the 20-year-old Household Ink Records label (householdink.com) and general “situationist,” Woodard tries to maintain a balance between looking at music from the outside and burrowing into creative machinery.