“Musicians With Attitude…in order to be active collectively you have to change as a person. So in order to become not only a better musician but also a better human being, you must change yourself.” In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (a.k.a. SoSaLa). Ladjevardi is a saxophonist, composer, improviser, […]
Nu World Trashed: The New Release by SoSaLa Artist: SoSaLa Title: Nu World Trashed Format: CD (limited edition of 300) ONLY! (Digital release will be February 2021) Label: DooBeeDoo Rec Genre: nu world trash/nu jazz/oriental/improv/contemporary Buy here: https://sohrab.info/press-2/ CD Review by Dawoud Kringle
Artist: Sam Bevan Title: Emergence Label: Self-produced Genre: Jazz Buy from: CDBaby, iTunes, sambevan.bandcamp.com (release date August 2018) Review by Fiona Mactaggart The free-flowing fluency of bass player Sam Bevan’s music is remarkable given the complexity of his compositions, and speaks of his wide-ranging musical background and the quality of the musicians he has chosen […]
…The blues had a baby and they named it harmolodic. Review by Joe Yanosik Venue: the City Winery (NY) / Date: May 10, 2018 The legendary guitarist James Blood Ulmer performed an amazing solo concert at the City Winery last Thursday night in the West Village. It was a truly intimate show in a brand new […]
Dawoud Kringle reviewing Cecil Taylor’s life and career On Thursday, April 5th, 2018, one of the most original and innovative pianists of our time, Cecil Taylor, died of natural causes at his home in Fort Greene, Brooklyn at the age of 89. Taylor was classically trained, and valued European music for what he called its qualities of “construction” — form, […]
