by Euan Dixon, Derek Ansell, Jazz Views The August 2021 issue of Jazz Views UK includes reviews of Steven Feifke‘s Kinetic, Dara Tucker‘s Dreams of Waking: Music for a Better World, Tim Mayer‘s Keeper of the Flame and Paul Bedal‘s Cerulean Stars. Read the full reviews here.
Chris Baber, Jazz Views UK This is, to quote a popular song, all about the bass. Track 7, ‘Monkey Mind’, is a good introduction to Evans’ approach to composition and playing. It begins with an extended, improvised solo that growls deeply and resolutely before the group pick up a strutting groove and the pieces unfolds … Read More
Chris Baber, Jazz Views The liner notes, by Neil Tesser, provide a nice argument about how improvised comedy and jazz share so much in common. The reason for this is that the title ‘yes, and…’ comes from a set-up for improv comedy; one person makes a remark and then next person has to agree with … Read More
by Chris Baber, Jazz Views UK Jonathan Greenstein: saxophone; Victor Gould: piano; Gilad Hekselman: guitar; Or Bareket: bass; Mark Whitfield Jr.: drums This is a collection of seven tunes (four composed by Greenstein, one a cover of a Bjork tune and a 40 second playout that isn’t on the track list) that you can find … Read More
