Obituary: Jimmy Giuffre, jazz clarinetist and composer, dies at 86 May 2, 2008
The result was the moody, overlapping improvisations with no fixed key or tempo that characterize the playing of his trio with Paul Bley and Steve Swallow, heard on the ECM reissue "1961" and "Free Fall." This trio lasted for less than two years, playing ever-more-uncompromising music; Swallow wrote that the group made its last stand at a Bleecker Street coffee house in New York, finally breaking up on a night when each musician earned 35 cents. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Nightlife: Satoko Fujii Sep 14, 2007
There have been solo piano recordings; duo, trio and quartet sessions with homeland musicians, including her trumpeter husband, Natsuki Tamura; and such American avant-garde jazz players as pianist Paul Bley, bassist Mark Dresser, drummer Jim Black and accordionist Ted Reichman; and orchestra dates with both Tokyo and New York big bands. Any and all of them rank with the best edgy jazz of the 21st century. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sounding the notes of protest Sep 5, 2007
There she met Montreal-born pianist Paul Bley, who encouraged her to compose. They moved to Los Angeles in the mid-fifties, where he hired Haden's future boss, saxophonist Ornette Coleman. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Weekend Guide Aug 17, 2007
BIRDLAND: Wednesday through Aug. 25: Gary Peacock, Paul Bley and Paul Motian. 315 W. 44th St.; (212) 581-3080. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Her long trip proves worth it Aug 10, 2007
Fort, who previously had put out just one album as an independent release, says that working with ECM -- home to such artists as Motian, Jarrett, Dave Holland, Paul Bley, and Jan Garbarek -- has brought her into the musical fold that helped shape her artistic development in the first place. "ECM has always been my favorite label," she says. (Boston Globe)
Picks of the week Aug 3, 2007
Tonight and tomorrow night: Two jazz masters, bassist Charlie Haden and pianist Paul Bley, perform as a duo at the Regattabar. Acclaimed singer Karrin Allyson is at Scullers. (Boston Globe)
Comprehensive event listings May 20, 2007
Django Reinhardt Festival featuring Dorado Schmitt, Charlie Haden with Paul Bley, Jenny Schneinman Band with Nels Cline from Wilco, Sonny Landreth. Regent Theatre 7 Medford St., Arlington. (Boston Globe)
The Buzz: Jazz May 20, 2007
Charlie Haden with Paul Bley : at Regattabar, Aug. 3-4. Rounding out the bass master class is a visit from Haden, the polymath whose work stretches from avant-garde to Americana, with a quality of lyricism and insight that can only be described as true soul. (Boston Globe)
