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Fred Grand

REVIEW: Matt Ulery: Delicate Charms / Jazz Journal

January 17, 2020

By Fred Grand, Jazz Journal Despite Ulery being based in Chicago, the music of Delicate Charms recalls that very composerly strand of New York jazz from the 1990s which was exemplified by Dave Douglas (New & Used) and Mark Feldman (The Chromatic Persuaders). He borrows liberally from folk and classical musics, and the complementary arts … Read More

REVIEW: Jazz Journal UK Reviews Rob Clearfield’s “Wherever You’re Starting From”

August 7, 2018

Fred Grand, Jazz Journal Clearfield is still best known as a sideman to Makaya McCraven, Matt Ulery and Fareed Hacque. This curious and slightly vexatious solo set is the Chicago pianist and composer’s fourth release under his own name. Patching together excerpts from two trips to the studio, Clearfield has created something of an edited … Read More