Fun Stuff > BAND
Jazz that is currently happening
ViolentDove:
--- Quote from: Misereatur on 01 Oct 2009, 01:57 ---Both Masada and Electric Masada are great live. Everybody here needs to try and catch one of their concerts sometime. Seriously.
Also, Tzadik released Stabat Akish this year. It's pretty good.
--- End quote ---
Most everything on Tzadik is worth a look. I used to live with a guy who worked in the only store in Australia that had Tzadik on regular imports, so he'd come home with all kinds of shit. I think they were the first to sign Mono outside of Japan (?) for example, and signed Melt Banananana as well.
Jon Madof does some awesome guitar jazz/jewish stuff on the same label, while we're talking jazz.
One of my favourite new bands from the last few years would probably be counted as jazz, so check 'em out - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Awesome back-story to the band as well.
rynne:
--- Quote from: JayJayD on 29 Sep 2009, 13:47 ---Everybody should check out Masada, even if you otherwise don't like John Zorn.
--- End quote ---
Man, who doesn't otherwise like John Zorn?
I kinda think of Naked City as a jazz album, albeit one where instead of riffing on standards they riff on grindcore and surf and spy-movie themes.
Bastardous Bassist:
Which is exactly how standards became standards. In fact, the only person I think can pull of standards any more is Brad Mehldau. Pat Metheny sometimes does "All the Things You Are" and "Giant Steps" in an interesting manner, so I'll give those to him, but Brad Mehldau routinely does stuff that is awesome and modern over standards.
JayJayD:
--- Quote from: rynne on 12 Oct 2009, 06:31 ---Man, who doesn't otherwise like John Zorn?
--- End quote ---
I don't know, some people are just funny like that! Agree that Naked City is a great Jazz album, one of my favorites of Zorn (other than Masada), next to The Big Gundown.
aflowerchild:
If you want an amazing jazz trumpet I'd go with Chris Botti.
He had an awesome concert with several guests like Sting etc.. all on PBS!
I was really stoked so yeah look him up.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version