There's a fullness in ten years. A lot of work, if rather relentlessly done, can really make a discernible impact. Ten years ago, folks were making all the talk as rather cyclically that jazz was dead. It was such an exhausting conversation. Folks were around making this music, obviously. It couldn't be that dead. The problem was in the awareness and the tweaking of the … [Read more...]
Stream The Bad Plus’ “Avail” From Their Upcoming Album ‘Activate Infinity’
The Bad Plus, helming the power jazz revolution of the early 2000s, were one of the main inspirations behind the creation of this website. We have always admired their blend of unbounded creativity and carefree playfulness, often coupled with significant exuberance and effervescence. Producing several flawless albums over the span of the last eighteen years, the group markedly … [Read more...]
Julian Lage – “Crying” (Video)
As I have been saying a lot recently, it's hard not to be charmed by guitarist Julian Lage. He's hitting the roots of rock on his new album, Love Hurts, out February 22nd on Mack Avenue Records. For his latest video, he's covering Roy Orbison's "Crying" with his trio of Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King, taking things straight down the middle until things take off soaring. … [Read more...]
Julian Lage – “Tomorrow Is The Question” (Video)
I've been having a heck of a week, so it's rather nice to see that Julian Lage is continually charming us once again with the new release out this February on the Mack Avenue label. Love Hurts, featuring Dave King of The Bad Plus on drums and Jorge Roeder are on the bass, drops February 22nd and they recently released a video for the first single, "Tomorrow Is The Question", … [Read more...]
Broken Shadows – The North Door – June 20, 2018
Paper burns at 451°F. At what temperature do master musicians start burning? When everything is going just right on stage? Broken Shadows -- the quartet of Tim Berne on alto saxophone, Chris Speed on tenor saxophone, Reid Anderson on bass, and Dave King on drums -- concluded their tour in Austin, Texas, last Wednesday, an appropriate location for a band united to celebrate … [Read more...]