Search results for "Fred Frith"

Fred Frith: No Birds (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 30, 08

Guitarists have always brandished their instruments like weapons. But when Fred Frith arrived on the scene it was li...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: FRINGE GUITAR

           Guitar Magic, artwork by Don Pulver Not ev...

John Zorn: The James Bond Theme (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 04, 07

Jazz, surf, rockabilly, jump blues, punk – all served up in one blistering take on this classic spy movie theme. Zorn...

John Zorn: New Jersey Scum Swamp (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music January 24, 08

According to New Jersey's Septic Management Group, which is committed to "Protecting Our Groundwater, One Septic Syst...

Frith, Fred posted in Encyclopedia March 20, 09

Multi-Instrumentalist Fred Frith combines jazz, classical and rock influences into a sonic concept which is at times ...

Horvitz, Wayne (Bartow) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Pianist and keyboardist Wayne Horvitz is best known for his work with 1980s New York avant-garde musicians such as J...

Baron, Joey posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Drummer Joey Baron has built a career that straddles commercial music and avant-garde jazz. Baron has demonstrated wi...

Hewins, Mark (Jesson) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hewins, Mark (Jesson), guitar, composer; b. Hertfordshire, GBR, 24 March 1955. Hewins started playing solo guitar ...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 13, 08

A few days ago, jazz.com published its 3,500th track review. It's hard to believe that we only started publishing th...

Jazz Classics That Aren't Kind of Blue posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 23, 09

Did you hear that there was an anniversary for Miles Davis's Kind of Blue? Of course you did. The jazz world ...

Denio, Amy (Eliott) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Denio, Amy (Eliott), composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer; b. Cambridge, MA, 9 June 1961. He parents are John Pren...

Laswell, Bill (William) posted in Encyclopedia February 20, 09

Bassist and producer Bill Laswell has always kept his ears and imagination open. His riffs heard around the world on ...

Walsh, Tom (Thomas Robert) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Walsh, Tom (Thomas Robert), trombonist, composer, digital samplist; b. St. John's,  Newfoundland, Canada, 3...

Rose, Jon posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rose, Jon, violin; b. Rochester, UK, 19 February 1951. He's an Australian citizen. Rose started playing the violin...

Dresser, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Dresser, Mark, bass; b. Los Angeles, CA, 26 September 1952. His mother is Norine Dresser (b. 1931) and his father is ...

Hassay, Gary (Joseph) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hassay, Gary (Joseph), alto saxophone; b. Allentown, PA, 12 November 1947. He went to Livingston College, graduating ...

Hofler, Karoline (Rebekka) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hofler, Karoline (Rebekka), bass; b. Tubingen, Germany, 10 March 1962. She grew up as the 2nd youngest (6th) of 7 chi...

Zorn, John posted in Encyclopedia June 17, 08

Saxophonist and composer John Zorn has created a body of work that consistently challenges categories. Equally inspir...

Noël Akchoté & Marc Ribot: Street Woman (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music August 09, 08

Noël Akchoté, a French guitarist with a strong cult following, began his career playing bop with Chet Baker and Tal F...

Ribot, Marc posted in Encyclopedia October 19, 08

Guitarist Marc Ribot's talent and curiosities take him far afield from "downtown" New York music scene where he cut h...

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