Artist: My Nada Brahma
Title: Mission to Mt. Everest
Label: Epoch Music
Genre: nu Indian jazz
CD Review by Dawoud Kringle
I love fusion, but only when it’s done right. Some fusion projects seem like hybrids that have inharmonious elements glued on to each other in some pitiful attempt to be “exotic.” But when it’s done right, there’s nothing better.
Text by Dawoud Kringle
On the morning of Saturday, June 27th, 2015, I attended jazz legend Ornette Coleman‘s funeral.
It somehow seems inappropriate to write a “play by play” about this event. Sure, I could list those who spoke, sharing beautiful and sometime hilarious anecdotes, or described his genius and influence. I could talk about the beautiful music offered by Pharaoh Saunders, Cecil Taylor, Henry Threadgil, Bachir Attar, Geri Allen, Ravi Coltrane, and others. Somehow, that doesn’t quite work in the context of Ornette.
Artist: Sumari
Title: Sumari
Label: Unseen Rain Records
Genre: nu jazz/improvised music
Review by Dawoud Kringle
“The Sumari, therefore, appear in, or intrude into, the three dimensional system from other dimensions.” – Seth
Photo by Veronique Lerebours
Date: Friday, June 12, 2015
Venue: St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (NY)
Review by Dawoud Kringle
All videos and photos courtesy of HarmoNYom”s Veronique Leboures
All photos by HarmoNYom”s Veronique Lerebours
Text by Dawoud Kringle
Photo by Helge Øverås
“Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny.” Thus spoke Frank Zappa.
According to Nielson’s 2014 Year End Report (thejazzline.com/news/2015/03/jazz-least-popular-music-genre/), jazz & classical combined accounts for 1.4% of music consumed in the US.
