With a decade behind them and a focus on the path ahead, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey makes a clear statement with the appropriately titled, Walking With Giants. And they are indeed, as the jazz community can no longer deny that the three young men from Tulsa are bound to become respected jazzmen.
Tribute albums are often tricky. Should a band stay faithful to the original version or try to bring a new interpretation of the song to the table? There are solid arguments for both sides of the coin. Luckily for us, the fine folks at Sanctuary Records have provided us with a tribute album that serves to both.
The great guitarist, John Scofield, recently stopped into a place he admits
Photos by Robert Massie of Bela Fleck and The Flecktones at The Byham Theater, Pittsburgh, PA October 3, 2004
With his third EP Super D, in his recent trilogy following Speed Graphic and Sunny 16, the piano man braves a new gameface with this latest 5 song effort. Where the prior two five songers covered been there done that ground, Super D finds Folds reinventing his piano pop rock in the forms of punk anguish, disarming melodies and orchestrated rock.
Saturday brought the challenge of the three hour Grand Tasting, followed by a full day of music; this is not for novices.
Photos by Scott Preston of the Midpoint Music Festival 2004, in Cincinnati, OH. cariboustudios.com
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Rumor has it Wilco will be returning to the studio shortly, to capture the live energy from this six-man rotation on record. If the record is as festive as their Burlington performance, than Wilco is truly just a getting started, rather than just a ghost being born.
As one of the world’s most recognized poets, Saul Williams has proven himself deft in the spoken word. With his self titled second album, Williams explores a new sound, one he’s proud to tag as “industrial punk hop.”
