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December 2016 Birdland Page 17 Smalls Page 10 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 1 The only jazz magazine THE LATIN SIDE in NY in print, online OF HOT HOUSE P32 and on apps! 2016 Holiday Gift Guide page 30 December 2016 www.hothousejazz.com Birdland Page 17 Smalls Page 10 Stacey Kent Ingrid and Christine Jensen Craig Harris Jane Ira Bloom Mt Olivet Baptist Church Page 21 Cornelia Street Café Page 10 Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 2 2 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 3 3 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 4 4 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 5 5 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 6 6 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 7 7 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 8 8 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 9 9 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 10 WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler OPRANO, AND ALTO, SAXOPHO- Rhythm" is a catchy tune with a Snes as well as trumpet and electronic Latin/Middle Eastern rhythmic flavor, effects appear on this month's pair of Jane employing looping EFX to double her Winning Spins, but what most character- soprano lines. izes both albums is the leadership of Bobby's toms and a swooping soprano women. Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira inform "Mind Gray River" and the album's Bloom, a distinctive jazz voice for well over most strikingly original track is "Say three decades, helms one, while the More," a ruminative piece with a barely younger Canadian sisters, Christine and pronounced pulse, full of hesitations, and Ingrid Jensen, co-lead the other. some of Jane's and Mark's most outré pas- Early Americans, Jane Ira Bloom sages. "Big Bill," the penultimate cut, (Outline), is a departure for the soprano begins with Jane and Bobby dueting, then saxophonist, whose past format has usual- swings into a rolling beat under an extend- ly been with a quartet featuring piano. ed form melody and bright solos. Leonard Here she jettisons the chordal instrument, Bernstein's "Somewhere," the signature leading a freer trio with Mark Helias on ballad from West Side Story, finds Jane bass and Bobby Previte, drums. She also closing the album a cappella, on an elegiac avoids most of the live electronics she is note. known for employing, although there is Infinitude, Christine & Ingrid some stereo panning, notably on Jensen (Whirlwind), features the co- "Dangerous Times," and EFX-like echoes leader Jensen sisters on, respectively, alto and looping used very discreetly and spar- and soprano saxophones and trumpet. The ingly. quintet's electronic landscape sound is The result is a looser, freer ensemble largely thanks to Ben Monder's EFX-laden feel, the trio interacting with an unpre- guitar and Ingrid's occasional use of loop- dictable spontaneity akin to, but not, free ing and other EFX. Rounding out the jazz. Known for her pure, burnished tone, group are acoustic bassist Fraser Holland Jane does not disappoint here, applying it and drummer Jon Wikan. while exalting in the added freedom of not The ethereal aspects of the sound are being constrained by a chording piano. reinforced by the communal strategy of Adding to that feel is Bobby's idiosyncratic most of the tracks. One of them, rhythmic flexibility and Mark's deft use of "Swirlaround," aptly describes the group's counterpoint eschewing most root chords, approach. Improvised solos over rhythm as well as his penchant for tossing in arco section are largely eschewed for tandem passages or comments. soloing and fluid three-part exchanges A dozen of the 13 tracks are Jane's orig- among Christine, Ingrid and Ben. Eight of inals, tunes she imbues with more distinc- the ten tracks are originals by the co-lead- tion and memorability, even sometimes ers, with one each from Ben and the late hum-ability, than most jazz musicians. trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. The sequence is well planned, with tempos "Old Time," Wheeler's tune, starts slow- and thematic approaches contrasting from ly with muted trumpet and guitar, then track to track. The opener, "Song Patrol," morphs into a rocking, tom-toms accentu- uses syncopation and a bluesy line to ated swing for interactive solos from develop a folk song vibe, Bobby contribut- Christine's alto sax and Ingrid's trumpet, ing a patter-suggestive solo when Jane joined by Ben's guitar before brief trading drops out. takes it out. Of Christine's five contribu- "Dangerous Times" and "Nearly (for tions, the most fetching is "Octofolk," a Kenny Wheeler)" follow. The former con- jazzy waltz showcasing her alto sax solo in jures the album's title with Bobby's tribal- the forefront and in exchanges with Ben's ly inflected martial beats and Jane's sopra- guitar culminating in tandem soloing. no wafting between registers atop Mark's Many of the tracks highlight the orches- arco backgrounds. The latter is an a cap- tral ensemble sound of the band, like Ben's pella soprano tone poem evoking the suavi- "Echolalia" and the arresting closer, ty of the late trumpeter, with slight echo Ingrid's "Dots and Braids," featuring EFX. looped trumpet lines, high-stepping odd The succeeding three tracks range from rhythms. Two intimate pieces round-out an opening mid-tempo piece with unison the variety: "Duo Space" pairs Ingrid with lines, "Hips and Sticks" to an up-tempo Ben, whose guitar rises from ethereal to romp, "Singing the Triangle," suggesting thunderous; and "Trio: Garden Hour," early Ornette Coleman in its fluent inter- Christine's lyrical triptych for the co-lead- changes; concluding with "Other Eyes," a ers and Ben. slow, lyrical sax and bass duo. "Rhyme or continued on page 29 10 Bloom cover photo by Fran Kaufman, Harris by Ernest Gregory, Kent by Diane Sagnier. 176561_HH_December_0 11/21/16 10:29 AM Page 11 Sign-up for our E-ALERT at www.hothousejazz.com and be the 1st to know when the latest Hot House is available on line PUBLISHER/MANAGING EDITOR: For advertising requests and Gwen Kelley (formerly Calvier) listing info contact Gwen Kelley [email protected] Toll Free Phone: COPY EDITOR: Yvonne Ervin 888-899-8007/[email protected] [email protected] Hot House Jazz Magazine is published monthly and all PRODUCTION & ART DIRECTOR: copyrights are the property of Gwen Kelley. All rights Karen Pica [email protected] reserved. No material may be reproduced without written CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: permission of the President. No unsolicited manuscripts Ken Dryden, Yvonne Ervin, Ken Franckling, will be returned unless enclosed with a self addressed stamped envelope. 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