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.
By Ron Schepper, Textura Prominent among the distinguishing aspects of Cerulean Stars are the rapport between the four participants and the genuine impression of fellowship that emerges. It’s pianist Paul Bedal’s date, of course, yet the recording owes a great deal of its character to the interactions between the leader and his Chicago cohorts, alto … Read More
By Dave Sumner, Bandcamp Though Chicago is famous for its experimental jazz scene, and for mapping paths that diverge far and wide from tradition, their impact upon the defining characteristics of the straight-ahead post-bop sound is no less notable. Read this article here.
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ If you’re looking for some great new music to discover this weekend, look no further than our weekly New Release Cheat Sheet. This week, we bring you the first single from Afrobeat giant Tony Allen’s first posthumous record, the premiere of a live performance of one of the tracks from Philippe … Read More
Pianist Paul Bedal’s Cerulean Stars is out on March 12, 2021 via BACE Records On Cerulean Stars, classical leanings and jazz formalism intersect with the post-freedom aesthetic of Chicago’s storied avant-garde. Pianist Paul Bedal and company – alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella, bassist Matt Ulery and drummer Charles Rumback – have seamlessly blended their diverse experiences, … Read More
