The powerful quartets on The People I Love and Terra Incognita work toward locating places beyond notation where, in each moment, new vistas may emerge.
Craig Taborn
Jazz CD Survey: Snapshots and Concepts, Summer 2018
A baker’s dozen of recordings worth hearing . . . maybe even owning.
Jazz CD Review: Dave Holland Ventures into “Uncharted Territories”
On these two discs you’ll find masterfully played, engaging excursions into the tonal beyond.
Jazz Review: Bill Frisell’s Americana Dreams
Bill Frisell and his quartet performed a program of well-worn American hits whose juxtapositions allowed you to make your own cross-references and draw your own conclusions.
Jazz CD Reviews: John Scofield’s “Überjam Deux” and Dave Holland’s “Prism”
Dave Holland’s Prism tells stories, several of which are very effective. Scofield’s, like his earlier Überjam releases, extends the jam-band esthetic into jazz without completely giving in to it. And neither of them would be as they are without the great looming shadow of Miles Davis.