Anthony Dean-Harris’ Favorite Jazz Albums of the Decade
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 …
Ethan Iverson
On Iverson on Glasper (Pause): Everyone Wants Everything, Even If It’s Different
This past summer, a friend of mine went off to the island of Mykonos for a few weeks of, well, let’s just say it, some good ol’ fun debauchery. The …
Smells Like Teen Spirit: A Critical Analysis of Covers
Bringing outside influences into jazz and bringing jazz to other genres has been going on probably since there was a concept of jazz as a genre. Witness hip-hop and electronic …
‘The Bad Plus Joshua Redman’ + Kneebody at the Montreal International Jazz Festival
The collaboration between Joshua Redman (sax), Reid Anderson (bass), Ethan Iverson (piano), and David King (drums) is one of the most musically successful enterprises in recent memory. The band has …
‘The Bad Plus Joshua Redman’ Equals Awesome
I was a bit skeptical upon first hearing of The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (Nonesuch). BP members Reid Anderson (bass), Ethan Iverson (piano), and Dave King (drums) have asserted in …