This week will be one of those times when you have to make some hard decisions about who to hear and where to go! No less that McCoy Tyner leads off at the Dakota, quickly followed by two nights with Matt Slocum and his new Trio Pacific at Studio Z, an evening with Douglas Ewart, […]
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“Slocum’s writing and playing emphasize a breathing, expressive, virtually speech-like flow of shifting meters… The young drummer constantly surprises, embracing the kit as a reactive and explorative multi-percussion whole. A fresh voice.” – Modern Drummer From St. Paul to Los Angeles to New York, drummer Matt Slocum has traveled a steep artistic trajectory, and […]
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Pianist McCoy Tyner is one of the working legends of his generation, an artist whose long and diverse career spans the heyday of bop, the emergence of Coltrane, and the evolution of the complex structures that are hallmarks of modern jazz. His percussive attack, orchestral voicings, and modal harmonies have influenced several generations of musicians, […]
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This fall is the SFJAZZ organization’s fifth season in there new building. The organization is growing into the structure and experimenting with ideas and line-ups that fit. Randall Kline, the Artistic Director, has an enormous job to fill the place, day after day, almost every day of the year. Yet nothing can quite explain the […]
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What began as a impromptu gig in the “jazz basement” — Jazz Central Studios–turned into a staple trio now known as The Basement Society, featuring Javi Santiago, Dan Carpel and Pete James Johnson. All Minnesota natives, each of these musicians has recently returned to the Twin Cities following stints in New York, Los Angeles, and […]
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