Jazz
For my taste, some of the songs on Kurt Elling’s The Questions simply aren’t challenging or interesting enough.
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A listener’s response to this album would largely depend on whether or not the sound of Jeff Denson’s voice and the instrumentation strike a chord.
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Sometimes Pharoah Sanders came back and played like a primordial saxophone deity, cutting into the rhythm section like an act of penetration.
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The players are striking out into the unknown: you may find the journey inspiring and you may sometimes find yourself lost in the woods.
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Composer/pianist Anthony Coleman’s meticulous crafting made every second worthwhile.
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Mostly the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ends up being about the multiplicity and infinite variety of cultures and traditions, including generic funk.
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As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, NEC commissioned Anthony Coleman to compose a large-scale work he has named Streams.
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Juan Andrés Ospina is not just an original big band writer, but a deeply satisfying one as well.
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The motto on the Morningside Music Studios web site is “keep the groove in your life.” Words to live by.
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Arts Remembrance: Tribute to Jazz Producer Alex Lemsky