From Ravi Coltrane to Freddy Cole, 2019′s best jazz performances in Chicago by Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune Greg Ward and Rogue Parade, Jan. 11 at the Green Mill Jazz Club … Read More
by Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune The title evokes the rambunctious spirit of saxophonist Ward’s album, but there’s more to this music than just its high-level energy. Ward’s unusual instrumentation, unorthodox … Read More
Jazz Rising: Greg Ward Presents Rogue Parade, Ilhan Ersahin, Brandee Younger & Theon Cross by Aaron Stein, Jambase As we get into the summer months, it always feels like a … Read More
By: David Whiteis, JazzTimes If, as critic Larry Kart has postulated, jazz is a “form of self-enactment in sound,” then this “enactment” must become ambiguous, even contradictory, as the very … Read More
Featuring Rogue Parade – Greg Ward (Alto Sax), Dave Miller (Guitar/Effects), Matt Gold (Guitar/Effects), Matt Ulery (Acoustic/Electric Bass) & Quin Kirchner (Drums) Following the internationally-lauded release of his fourth album, … Read More
Jazz Desk Greg Ward presents Rouge Parade – Stomping Off from Greenwood (Greenleaf Music, 2019) Alto saxophonist Greg Ward got a lot of attention for his album Touch My Beloved Thoughts a … Read More
Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz On this CD saxophonist Greg Ward presents a new group, Rogue Parade, which features a front line with two guitarists, Matt Gold and Dave Miller, alongside Ward’s alto. Such a … Read More
John Frederick Moore, Jazziz Greg Ward’s last album, Touch My Beloved’s Thought, used Charles Mingus’ classic The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady as a jumping-off point. The record was a standout of … Read More
David Whiteis, JazzTimes If, as critic Larry Kart has postulated, jazz is “a form of self-enactment in sound,” then this “enactment” must become ambiguous, even contradictory, as the very concept … Read More
Daniele Camerlengo, Suono Milwaukee Avenue, una strada comune di Chicago, di quelle che portano addosso l’odore americano che intorpidisce e sazia le fameliche ambizioni di chi insegue, con la sua … Read More
