Vision Festival – Day 4
6:30pm Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few | Isaiah Collier – saxophone / Jordan Williams – piano / Luke Stewart – bass / Tcheser Holmes … Read More “Vision Festival – Day 4”
Reviews
Zoh Amba: O Life, O Light Vol. 1 (577)
Saxophonist Zoh Amba is a Tennessee native now based in NYC, where she’s quickly immersed herself in the city’s deep pool of avant-gardists. O Life, … Read More “Zoh Amba: O Life, O Light Vol. 1 (577)”
Whit Dickey/William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Village Mothership (Tao Forms) / Francisco Mela with William Parker and Matthew Shipp: Music Frees Our Souls Vol. 1 (577)
One of the reasons pianist Matthew Shipp moved to New York’s East Village in 1983 was to play with bassist William Parker, then best known … Read More “Whit Dickey/William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Village Mothership (Tao Forms) / Francisco Mela with William Parker and Matthew Shipp: Music Frees Our Souls Vol. 1 (577)”
Vision Festival 25 in New York City
On March 10, 2020, I stood shoulder to shoulder in a crowded Philadelphia bar to hear a blistering set by guitarist Jeff Parker’s band. I … Read More “Vision Festival 25 in New York City”
William Parker: Painters Winter / Mayan Space Station (AUM Fidelity)
Bassist/composer/renaissance man William Parker is having a landmark 2021. Earlier this year, a 10-disc box set, The Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World … Read More “William Parker: Painters Winter / Mayan Space Station (AUM Fidelity)”
Cisco Bradley: Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker (Duke University Press)
The phrase “force of nature” has been used to describe numerous jazz musicians, owing to a strong personality, an intense body of work, or perhaps … Read More “Cisco Bradley: Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker (Duke University Press)”
Kidd Jordan/Joel Futterman/William Parker/Hamid Drake: A Tribute to Alvin Fielder, Live at Vision Festival XXIV (Mahakala)
This phenomenal 41:24 piece of spontaneous improvisation is rooted in the bonding of outcats in the ’70s Deep South. Drummer Alvin Fielder, a founder of … Read More “Kidd Jordan/Joel Futterman/William Parker/Hamid Drake: A Tribute to Alvin Fielder, Live at Vision Festival XXIV (Mahakala)”
Dopolarians: Garden Party (Mahakala)
Early in 2019, the avant-garde jazz world suffered a crate-sized blow when drummer Alvin Fielder passed away at 83. A Sun Ra Arkestra member in … Read More “Dopolarians: Garden Party (Mahakala)”
Daniel Carter/William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)
This is a live recording of a concert that woodwind/brass virtuoso Daniel Carter, bassist William Parker, and pianist Matthew Shipp gave at Tufts University in … Read More “Daniel Carter/William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)”
William Parker Quartets: Meditation/Resurrection (AUM Fidelity)
It’s hard to pick a favorite William Parker outfit. Everything he touches is magic, from his giant orchestras to his solo outings. But his quartets … Read More “William Parker Quartets: Meditation/Resurrection (AUM Fidelity)”