This review was published over at PopMatters.com on July 30, 2012. You can find it here. When it comes to Ravi Coltrane, the term “well schooled” might come across as an understatement. Yes, this is John Coltrane’s son that we are talking about, a fact that has been firmly established and …
Jazz and quantum physics have a lot in common. Two weeks ago I stumbled across the John Coltrane album Live at the Village Vanguard and Brian Greene’s book “The Fabric of the Cosmos” at a library used book sale. That same week PBS was scheduled to play the Nova series devoted …
The Bad Plus will get you started! Youtube playlist embedded below. At the very least, check out their versions of “Chariot’s of Fire” and the “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Click Here for my Bad Plus YouTube Playlist If you are willing to venture further, check out this new release …
Few music genres are as intimidating to approach as jazz, especially contemporary forms that stray outside of “smooth jazz” easy listening. I have recently been re-awakened to the jazz tradition after purchasing my first bass and attempting to “re-understand” some basic musical building blocks through the fretboard. It has already …
OK, so it is a little late to be coming out with my top music picks for 2010. Four weeks ago, audiophiles everywhere were inundated with a myriad of “best of” lists. I came to a saturation point as I was perusing some of these a few weeks ago, and decided to …