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Steve Feeney

Arts Feature: Significant Jazz Experiences, 2021

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

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

Jazz Album Reviews: Andrew Cyrille and Amir ElSaffar — Two Restless Spirits

It might seem a stretch to pair drummer Andrew Cyrille’s disc with composer/trumpeter Amir ElSaffar’s. But both spent time under the tutelage of the redoubtable Cecil Taylor, and it shows.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Amir ElSaffar, Andrew Cyrille Quartet, ECM, Outnote Records, Steve Feeney, The Other Shore

Jazz Album Reviews: William Parker — Blowing Open the Doors of Perception

William Parker, the 69-year-old composer, multi-instrumentalist, author, and all-around presence on the progressive jazz scene churns out challenging music with prolific abandon.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: AUM Fidelity, Mayan Space Station, Painters Winter, Steve Feeney

Jazz Album Reviews: James Brandon Lewis and Vijay Iyer — Discoveries and Searches

New discs from James Brandon Lewis and Vijay Iyer merit serious attention from admirers of improvised music.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: ECM, James Brandon Lewis, Jesup Wagon, Linda May Han Oh, Red Lilly Quintet, Steve Feeney, Tao Forms, Tyshawn Sorey, Uneasy, Vijay Iyer

Jazz Album Reviews: Pianists Masabumi Kikuchi and Theo Walentiny — Poetic Solo Flights

Two albums, from a late master and a newbie, are notable additions to the current wave of introspective solo piano excursions.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: looking glass, Masabumi Kikuchi, Steve Feeney, Theo Walentiny

Jazz Album Reviews: Benoît Delbecq and Satoko Fujii — Resilience Made Beautiful

A couple of adventurous pianists decided, as their latest solo releases confirm, to use forced isolation as a spur to inspiration.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Benoît Delbecq, Hazuki, Libra Records, Pyroclastic Records, Satoko Fujii, Steve Feeney, The Weight of Light

Jazz Special Feature: Chick Corea (1941-2021) — Memories and Impressions

Fuse critics pay homage to Chick Corea performances and recordings that they found memorable.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Allen Michie, and Michael Ullman, Chick Corea, David Daniel, Evelyn Rosenthal, Milo Miles, Paul Robicheau, Steve Elman, Steve Feeney, Steve Provizer, Tim Jackson

Jazz Album Review: Two Trios — Featuring Harold Mabern and Yoko Miwa

One disc pays expert homage to the late pianist Harold Mabern; pianist Yoko Miwa’s latest album supplies much appreciated exuberance.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Jazz Avenue, Leon Lee Dorsey, Songs of Joy, Steve Feeney, Thank You Mr. Mabern!, Ubuntu Music, Yoko Miwa Trio

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

Theater Review: “On Beckett / In Screen” — Bill Irwin Honors Samuel Beckett

Bill Irwin’s homage to Samuel Beckett explores what makes the writer so fascinating, even inspiring, for those who appreciate the knockabout beauty of his despair.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Bill Irwin, On Beckett / In Screen, Steve Feeney

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