The Independent Journal ofCreative Improvised Music cadence Vol 38 No3 JUL AUG SEP 2012 The New York City Jazz Record EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON JAZZ & IMPROVISED MUSIC IN NEW YORK CITY COMPETITIVE & EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS AND GENERAL INFO: [email protected] FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @NYCJAZZRECORD www.nycjazzrecord.com Cadence The Independent Journal of Creative Improvised Music July - August - September 2012 ABBREVIATIONS USED Vol. 38 No. 3 (401) IN CADENCE Cadence ISSN01626973 is published quarterly online acc: accordion and annually in print by as: alto sax Cadence Media LLC, bari s : baritone sax P.O. 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Editorial Policy Jazz Stories: A Photo History Established in January Eloe Omoe ...................................................................31 1976, Cadence Magazine ................................................................32 was a monthly publication Lester Bowie through its first 381 issues Louis Sclavis ................................................................33 (until September 2007). Mike Nock ....................................................................34 Beginning with the October 2007 issue, Cadence increased in number of Jazz Stories: Audio and Video Histories. pages, changed to perfect Julian Priester on arriving at the trombone.....................36 binding, and became a Dominic Duval talks about meeting Charlie Mingus .......38 quarterly publication. On Joe McPhee recalls almost meeting Albert Ayler.............41 January 1, 2012 Cadence Gunter Hampel on why Thelonious Monk Danced .........43 Magazine was transferred to tells a joke................................................46 David Haney and Cadence Han Bennink Media L.L.C was born.. Wolter Weirbos one of his first concerts with ICP...........48 Cadence Magazine contin- Misha Mengelberg prefers to improvise.........................50 ues as an online publication and one print isse per year. Cadence Magazine, LLC, is FEATURE proud to continue the poli- An Aural Map of Australia: ...........................................51 cies that have distinguished It is no minor anecdote in the history of metaphors that when Jon Cadence as an important Rose set out with a violin bow to make music from the longest independent resource. stringed instruments on Earth, he discovered that they are fences From its very first issue, in Australia. Cadence has had a very open and inclusive edito- rial policy. This has allowed CONCERT REVIEW Cadence to publish extend- Swiss Improvisation: Intakt at The Stone in NYC.......,,.76 ed feature interviews in which musicians, well INTERVIEWS known or otherwise, speak Irene Schweizer (piano).......................................82 frankly about their experi- ences and perspectives on Pierre Fauvre (drums) .......................................103 the music world; and to Joan Stiles (piano) ............................................126 cover and review all genres of improvised music. We SHORT TAKES: Australia .........................................................10 are reader supported. SHORT TAKES: Belgium ..........................................................16 SHORT TAKES: Kansai, Japan ...............................................26 Cadence essentially always SHORT TAKES: Philadelphia ...................................................38 has been and remains “the SHORT TAKES: Portland .........................................................93 best independent maga- SHORT TAKES: Toronto ............................................,,,,,,,,,,,.105 zine of Jazz, Blues, and SHORT TAKES: Vancouver ....................................................107 Creative Improvised Music that money can’t buy.” SHORT TAKES: The Netherlands ..........................................120 OBITUARIES ................................................................114 8 | CADENCE | JULY AUG SEPT 2012 SCHULTZING FEDERLEICHT Inside This Issue SHORT TAKES COLUMNS Australia Papatamus.........................new podcast available online An interesting and some- A collection from Robert Rusch of sometimes disparate what lifesaving develop- material though generally relating to music recordings or ment in Sydney has seen performance. Log in and see audio tab at the solid support by the www.cadencejazzmagazine.com community network’s East ................................, Side Radio, which strong- Slim’s Spins. will be back next issue ly against the trend has Slim and Him......................new podcast available online presented an increasing Slim and Him’s eponymous weekly radio show on amount of jazz in recent WRCU, Radio Colgate University. Log in and see audio years involving active per- tab at www.cadencejazzmagazine.com formers preparing and announcing their programs very successfully, taking BOOK LOOK over the administrative side ‘Peace Thru Jazz’: A Bio-Discography of Makanda Ken of the struggling NSW Jazz McIntyre, Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Educator.....142 Action Society, including the monthly concerts and use of the station’s record- CD REVIEWS ing facilities – a win-win sit- BLUE NOTES - BEFORE THE WIND CHANGES .................................144 uation all around.....another DIANE MOSER/MARK DRESSER - DUETTO .....................................146 interesting development in JIMMY HALPERIN/DOMINIC DUVAL - CHANGING TRANES...............147 Northern Tasmania in the FRODE GJERSTAD/PAAL NILSSEN-LIVE - SIDE BY SIDE ...............148 intimate home of cham- ber music the Hans Vonk HILDEGARD LERNT FLIEGEN - CINEMA HILDEGARD .......................149 Music House in Spreyton, WALLACE RONEY - HOME .................................................................150 is the introduction of jazz, ERIC ALEXANDER/VINCENT HERRING - FRIENDLY FIRE ................151 with the first presentation, MARK SHERMAN - THE L.A. SESSIONS .............................................151 a Salute to Gerry Mulligan, bringing Danny Healy bari- MAT MARUCCI/DOUG WEBB - WHY NOT? ......................................152 tone, Hayden Dare trom- ANDREW LAMB - HONEYMOON ON SATURN ...................................153 bone, Steve Martin bass TODD BISHOP GROUP - LITTLE PLAYED LITTLE BIRD ....................154 and Matt Ives drums to an DAVID HANEY QUARTET - AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS .................155 appreciative and attentive ANDREW DICKESON QUINTET - WEAVER OF DREAMS ..................157 audience on May 13...... this year’s Australian Jazz BIENNE CITY (BNC) ARKESTRA - RICHIE’S BARNYARD ..................157 Bell Awards festivities have ANDREW ATKINSON QUARTET - KEEP LOOKING FORWARD .........158 recently been celebrated GOJOGO 28,000 DAYS ......................................................................158 with Best Jazz Vocal Album THE NICE GUY TRIO - SIDEWALKS AND ALLEYS/WAKING MUSIC..159 going to Kristin Berardi with the Jazzgroove THE AFROSEMITIC EXPERIENCE - FURTHER DEFINITIONS OF THE Mothership Orchestra; DAYS OF AWE ..................................................................................160 the Jazz Ensemble title to JOEL FORRESTER/PHILLIP JOHNSTON - LIVE AT THE HILLSIDE the Andrea Keller Quartet; CLUB ..................................................................................................161 Most Original jazz album to MARC MEAN TRIO - WHERE ARE YOU? ...........................................161 Peter Knight’s Fish Boast of Fishing; Contemporary jazz SCHULTZING FEDERLEICHT ..............................................................162 album to the Nick Haywood Quartet; Jazz Song of the 10 | CADENCE | JULY AUG SEPT 2012 GEORG RUBY/BLUE ART ORCHESTRA SKETCHES OF A WORKING BAND InsideColumn This Title Issue SHORT TAKES GEORG RUBY/BLUE ART ORCHESTRA - SKETCHES OF A Australia WORKING BAND ..........................................................................162 SHEILA JORDAN/HARVIE S - YESTERDAYS ................................163