William Parker Quartet (Green-Wood Cemetery. Concerts in the Catacombs series. 22 September 2022. Live review by Dan Bergsagel) There was no extended chat from the concert hosts at Green-Wood Cemetery to introduce this […]
Andrew Cyrille, William Parker, Enrico Rava – 2 Blues for Cecil (TUM Records. TUM CD 059. Album Review by Olie Brice) 2 Blues for Cecil – the first recording of the trio of […]
The 45th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is from a great quartet of the noughties. The first recording by William Parker’s quartet, O’Neal’s Porch from 2001, made it clear they had something […]
Cisco Bradley – Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker (Duke University Press. 416pp. Book Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The free jazz and improvised music scenes in Europe, including UK, […]
FEDERICO UGHI is an Italian-born drummer and composer based in New York. He co-founded the grassroots, independent label 577 Records in 2001. 577 grew out of a series of house concerts at […]
Mikko Innanen with William Parker and Andrew Cyrille – Song for a New Decade (TUM Records TUM CD 042-2. Double album. CD Review by Jon Turney) Jazz is a marginal art form. […]
Drake, Parker, and Brötzmann,Cafe Oto Jan 2015.Drawing by Geoff Winston. © 2015. All Rights Reserved Peter Brötzmann / Hamid Drake / William Parker Trio (Cafe Oto, 27th January 2015: day one of […]
OGUN ‘Blue Notes reissue series 2022 Legacy – Live in South Afrika 1964. OGCD024 Blue Notes for Mongezi. OGCD025/026 Blue Notes in Concert. OGCD027 Blue Notes for Johnny. OGCD028 Album reviews by […]
Sophia Domancich – le grand jour(Peewee!, PW100. Album review by Mike Collins) French pianist Sophia Domancich (b.1957) has pursued an open-minded and exploratory path throughout her career with collaborations ranging from the […]
The 46th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is an early landmark from a great soprano saxophone exponent. Jane Ira Bloom is a brilliant player and composer who has never, to my mind, […]
Ariel Bart – In Between (Ropeadope Records. Album Review by Jane Mann) 22-year-old Ariel Bart is a chromatic harmonica player and composer from Israel. In 2019, she played on American free jazz […]
Tani Tabbal Trio – Now Then (Tao Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Tani Tabbal is a drummer, born in Chicago but settled in Detroit. He played with singer Oscar Brown Jnr and the […]
Jeff Cosgrove, John Medeski, Jeff Lederer – History Gets Ahead Of The Story (Grizzley Music. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Drummer Jeff Cosgrove pays tribute in this album, his sixth as leader, to […]
Henry Grimes, 3 November 1935 – 15 April 2020; tribute by Geoff Winston The death of Henry Grimes last Friday 15 April from Covid 19 complications is sad indeed, bringing the eventful […]
Peter Bacon reports: For those who have always hankered after attending the Punkt festival of live remix but haven’t managed to make it to Kristiansand in Norway, good news! Punkt, in collaboration […]
