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Kris Davis

Concert Review: The High Standards of Michael Formanek’s Elusion Quartet

To hear free music so beautifully contained and expressed in such inventive forms isn’t unheard of (Henry Threadgill? Vijay Iyer? Wadada Leo Smith?). But bassist Michael Formanek has his own way.

By: Jon Garelick Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Ches Smith, Jon Garelick, Kris Davis, Michael Formanek, Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, Tony Malaby, Virtuosity Musical Instruments

Jazz Album Review: “In Common III” — Adventures of an All-Star Rhythm Section

With their shifting textures and compositional variety, the relatively short pieces show the ways — in this case mostly gentle and lyrical — five musicians can fruitfully interact.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Uncategorized Tagged: Dave Holland, In Common III, Kris Davis, Matthew Stevens, Terri Lyne Carrington, Walter Smith III, Whirlwind

Jazz Concert Review: The Montreal Jazz Festival Turns 40, Part Two

A sense of promise remains a hallmark of the Montreal Jazz Festival — always end by looking forward.   

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: 40th Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, Bobo Stenson, Buddy Guy, Kris Davis, Kurt Elling, Wray Downes

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