Friday, June 17 2011
Medeski Martin & Wood @ Blue Note Jazz Festival: 11 June 2011 - New York
The outer orbits of jazz were well represented, and received, Saturday in Central Park as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival.
Tuesday, April 12 2011
Lee Shaw: Together Again - Live at the Egg and Live at Art Gallery Reutlingen
Jazz pianist Lee Shaw releases two live albums, one an innovative summit with a famous protégé. The other sounds like she and her band are ready to nod off.
Tuesday, December 11 2007
The Best Jazz of 2007
In spite of the perception of jazz as an increasingly niche market, the year's best show a style of music that remains ever youthful in its exploration of new territories, expanding its diversity and range of expression.
Wednesday, November 28 2007
Charlie Hunter and Bobby Previte as Groundtruther Plus John Medeski: Altitude
The finest of the three recordings from the duo/trio, Altitude is a sonic exploration in both electric and acoustic improvised music that brings it all home.
Wednesday, June 27 2007
The Unconscious Realm: An Interview With Medeski, Martin & Wood Drummer Billy Martin
With the release of Mago, an album of duets with bandmate John Medeski, Billy Martin continues to pursue a personal vision of music without many boundaries, a pop-jazz-avant-garde combination that barely acknowledges the market while still sounding irresistible.
Monday, December 4 2006
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood: Out Louder
The jammy sequel of Scofield's brilliant A Go Go appears at last.
Wednesday, July 26 2006
Medeski, Martin & Wood: Note Bleu
MMW's jammy Blue Note years, collected, with the addition of several unreleased tracks and a DVD of the band live-in-grooveloving-concert
Monday, July 17 2006
DJ Logic: Zen of Logic
DJ Logic returns to the instrumental turntablism game with an album that is stubbornly eclectic, tough to feel and even harder to comprehend.
