May 2009
The Winterfold Collection, 1978-1986
Bill Bruford
Classic ‘70s/‘80s material from a prog drum master
Music trumps poetry on his latest thematic project
This new trio, led by the veteran Norwegian bassist-composer and featuring Italian drummer Paolo Vinaccia and Scottish tenor saxophonist Tommy Smith, is captured in freewheeling form at Oslo’s Belleville Club. A member of Jan Garbarek’s innovative group...
The keyboardist's latest never quite catches fire
Classic ‘70s/‘80s material from a prog drum master
Although the jazz catalog is not replete with clarinet/piano duos...
Ellery Eskelin’s determination to do his own thing at all costs...
The Fat Cat Big Band didn’t earn its name from the stature of...
Guitarist David “Fuze” Fiuczynski set the bar high with his recording...
“When I started asking musicians to read theses chords, they wanted...