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Michael Ullman

Jazz Album Review: A Big Band Homage to the Late Jimmy Heath

The Temple University students in this fine big band homage to the late saxophonist/composer Jimmy Heath sound professional — tight and well rehearsed. They are joined by all-stars Joey DeFrancesco and Christian McBride.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Christian McBride, Joey DeFrancesco, Michael Ullman, No Me, Terell Stafford, Terell Stafford and the Temple University Jazz Band, Without You

Jazz Album Review: “Chick Corea Akoustic Band Live” — A High-Spirited Reunion

A judicious mix of jazz classics, standards, and Corea compositions, Live is a blast.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Akoustic Band Live!, Chick Corea, Concord Records, Dave Wecki, John Patitucci, Michael Ullman

Jazz Album Review: “Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund”

There’s a pleasing variety in this collection, which serves up valuable music that might not have otherwise been heard.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Cécile McLorin Salvant, Herbie Hancock, Jon Batiste, Mack Avenue, Michael Ullman, Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Relief Fund

July Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Classical Music, Featured, Music, Rock, Short Fuses Tagged: 3 Pears Gallery, A.C. Wise, András Schiff, Bald, Bill-Marx, by Crosby, Déjà vu, ECM New Series, Elizabeth Chang, Jason M. Rubin, Jonathan Blumhofer, Ken Rush, Kenneth Hamilton, Koki Solo, Libra Records, Michael Ullman, Nash & Young., Natsuki Tamura, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Prima Facie Records, Ralph Locke, Romantic Piano Encores, Simon Critchley, Stills, Transformations, Wendy Darling

Jazz Album Review: Saxophonist Ivo Perelman and Pianist Matthew Shipp — Creating Potent, Laser-like Thoughts

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp’s duets will draw in and fascinate listeners who are open to intelligent, virtuosic, and intimate improvisations, simultaneously logical and free.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Embrace of the Souls and Live in Sao Paulo at SESC, Ivo Perelman, Michael Shipp, Michael Ullman, SMP Records

May Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Short Fuses Tagged: 2 Cents, Adam Nussbaum, Allen Michie, David Stewart, Douglas Olsen, Enfant Terrible, Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration, Gene Perla, Gene Perla 3 Trios, Harvard University Press, Mark Edmundson, Michael Ullman, Naga, New Deal For Artists, New World Records, Ojoyo Plays Safrojazz, PM Records, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Scott Wheeler, Song of Ourselves, Steve Provizer, Sunnyside, Walt Whitman, Wieland Schultz-Keil’

Arts Feature: Significant Jazz Experiences, 2020

The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorites — performances, recordings, and books.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Allen Michie, Michael Ullman, Steve Elman, Steve Feeney

Jazz Album Review: Keith Jarrett’s “Budapest Concert” — Crystalline Endgame

My guess is that Keith Jarrett probably wasn’t satisfied with this performance. I wouldn’t change a note, a gesture, or a shading.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Budapest Concert, ECM, Keith Jarrett, Michael Ullman

Jazz Appreciation: A Celebration of Charlie Parker on His 100th Birthday

Arts Fuse jazz critics offer their favorite performances from the Bird.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Charlie-Parker, James Carroll, Jon Garelick, Michael Ullman, Steve Ellman, Steve Provizer

Jazz Album Review: Dave Pietro’s “Hypersphere” — Complexity, Made Clear

Dave Pietro is a fine, distinctive composer, an agile, precise saxophonist, and a band leader to be trusted.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Review Tagged: ArtistShare, Dave Pietro, Hypersphere, Michael Ullman

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