Vision Festival – Day 1
7pm Open Healing: Albert Ayler | Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet / Pheeroan akLaff – drums 7:20pm Film: Butterfly Silver by Robert Fenz excerpt (4 … Read More “Vision Festival – Day 1”
Reviews
Sylvie Courvoisier/Mary Halvorson: Searching for the Disappeared Hour (Pyroclastic)
Even though they’re often neighbors in the rhythm section, piano and guitar are not typically a good fit for jazz duets. Some of that has … Read More “Sylvie Courvoisier/Mary Halvorson: Searching for the Disappeared Hour (Pyroclastic)”
Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman: Time Gone Out (Intakt)
Time Gone Out reveals how a 25-year musical friendship can inspire some involved musical conversations. Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and violinist Mark Feldman first crossed paths … Read More “Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman: Time Gone Out (Intakt)”
Ken Vandermark/Nate Wooley/Sylvie Courvoisier/Tom Rainey: Noise of Our Time (Intakt)
The Intakt label of Switzerland has become an important repository for a genre that might be called “refined free jazz.” It is a productive niche … Read More “Ken Vandermark/Nate Wooley/Sylvie Courvoisier/Tom Rainey: Noise of Our Time (Intakt)”
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio: D’Agala (Intakt)
Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier’s experimental trio with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Kenny Wollesen is a rhythm section first and foremost. The excellent D’Agala opens with … Read More “Sylvie Courvoisier Trio: D’Agala (Intakt)”
Courvoisier, Feldman, Mori, Parker: Miller’s Tale
If there is a recording that can simultaneously put kittens to sleep and send a 14-year-old girl running from the room, it is Miller’s Tale. … Read More “Courvoisier, Feldman, Mori, Parker: Miller’s Tale”