The distinguished Munich-based journalist Ralf Dombrowski sets the scene for the 60th Jazzfest Berlin, looking at the festival’s history, at the programme in general, and at one concert which is set to […]
Preview: 60th Jazzfest Berlin (2023)
Henry Threadgill’s Zooid and Anthony Braxton New Quartet (2022 EFG LJF)
Henry Threadgill’s Zooid and Anthony Braxton New Quartet (Barbican, 13 November 2022 Review by Peter Slavid) It’s received wisdom that avant-garde jazz appeals only to a small audience. That was definitely not […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021 (30. Chicago Breakdown. ‘Air’. From ’80° Below ’82’ (1982))
The 30th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections finds a great Chicagoan injecting new life into an appropriate Jelly Roll Morton classic. The opening track on this wonderful LP is Henry Threadgill’s homage […]
