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Over the past 40 years, Keith Jarrett has come to be recognized as one of the most creative musicians of our times - universally acclaimed as an improviser of unsurpassed genius; a master of jazz piano; a classical keyboardist of great depth; and as a composer who has written hundreds of pieces for his various jazz groups, plus extended works for orchestra, soloist, and chamber ensemble. Born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Keith Jarrett began playing the piano at age 3 and undertook classical music studies throughout his youth; performing as a child in programs at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia and at Madison Square Garden.
Marilyn Crispell: Fearless, Deeply Sensitive and Shaping the Moment
by Dean Nardi
As Marilyn Crispell talked about her multitude of recent recordings, either solo or with this trio or that quartet, she mentioned needing to pack her bags before going out on tour. She has lived in Woodstock, New York since 1977 and is comfortable there. “When I'm at home, not out recording, I look out in the ...
New Releases From Cortiñas, Muñeses, Wexler And More
by Bob Osborne
On this show we have a variety of new releases including latin jazz, classical crossover, and, live cuts. In addition a re-release of a classic album from Keith Jarrett and a dip in the archive for music from John Abercrombie and Julius Hemphill. I also continue my deep dive into the recent re-releases of Ivo Perelman's ...
Take Five with Singer, Guitarist and Pianist Martina Fiserova
by AAJ Staff
Meet Martina Fiserova Martina Fišerová is a New York-based singer, guitarist, songwriter and lyricist. Born and raised in Bohemia, Czech Republic, she graduated as a vocalist from the jazz-focused Jaroslav Ježek College, in addition to studying anthroposophical music therapy. She has performed alongside a number of prominent artists at music festivals and venues throughout Europe, as ...
KALI Trio: The Playful Abstract
by David Bruggink
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Rhythm Records has become a go-to label for hypnotic groove enthusiasts. Established in 2006, its artists share a focus on uncommon time signatures and post-minimalist composition but interpret them in strikingly different ways. For example, Blaer leans towards the more restrained, stately and steady, building to powerful catharsis, similar to the Colin Vallon Trio; ...
Dolomiti Ski Jazz - Edizione 2025
by Paolo Peviani
Dolomiti Ski Jazz--XXIX Edizione Val di Fiemme, Val di Fassa, Val di Cembra 07-16 marzo 2025 Fedele al motto “musica calda tra paesaggi innevati", anche questa ventinovesima edizione del Dolomiti Ski Jazz ha puntato sul consueto mix di concerti di intrattenimento sulle terrazze dei rifugi per allietare la pausa pranzo degli sciatori, ...
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Belonging
by Mike Jurkovic
For his Blue Note debut, saxophonist Branford Marsalis and his long-standing quartet--pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner--hit the sweet spot again and again and again, reinterpreting and re-imagining Keith Jarrett's epochal 1974 ECM classic, Belonging. Not only did Jarrett introduce the world to his no-holds-barred fear-no-idea European quartet--saxophonist Jan Garbarek, ...
Song For Someone The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler
by Jack Kenny
Song For Someone The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler Brian Shaw and Nick Smart (Foreword by Dave Holland ) 509 Pages ISBN: # ISBN-13- 978-178179 Equinox Publishing Prising apart the complex nature of Kenny Wheeler is a worthwhile task. Wheeler lacked swagger, a swashbuckling attitude and arrogance. He said, “I ...
Dock in Absolute: [Re]Flekt
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by Brian Morton
I wonder if I'd get away with it? An old friend was famous for his ability to turn out newspaper columns at lightning speed and with no notice, often after a generous lunch that had stretched on until near deadline time. He'd gruffly concede that yes, that's what they paid him for, yank out a few ...
Kateryna Ziabliuk: 23 Ways To Forget Oneself
by Ian Patterson
The cryptically titled “23 Ways To Forget Oneself" will, if given the attention it deserves, spirit the listener away from their daily concerns--perhaps even forgetting themselves along the way--for just under nine minutes. Kateryna Ziabliuk works her keys like a sculptor, chiseling surely but steadily, gradually revealing a form--her increasingly fluid lines tinged with Ukrainian folk ...
