Email Author Jim Macnie

2013 Stories by Jim Macnie

• Hush Money

  published January 30, 2013

  The collaborative quartet that trumpeter John McNeil built with saxophonist Jeremy Udden has a wry moniker—they make their loot playing in... More >>

• Jesse Stacken Trio

  published January 30, 2013

  It was a hard-driving piece called “The Whip” that made me a Stacken fan a couple years ago. This pianist is smitten by grace, and... More >>

• Luciana Souza

  published January 30, 2013

  In a word, enchanting. Meaning once you hear the way she interacts with the sly guitarists on last year’s Duos III, you want to hear... More >>

• Jack DeJohnette

  published January 30, 2013

  The master drummer’s arrival in Gowanus is sure to shake up a few minds, and it’s been a while since he was in the middle of saxophone... More >>

• Endangered Blood

  published January 30, 2013

  Camaraderie and cleverness entwine to make the Brooklyn foursome’s reeds-fronted wiggle-waggle something quite vivid. Whether it’s... More >>

• Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz Revisited

  published January 16, 2013

  A half century ago Coleman doubled every instrument in his intrepid quartet and threw the switch on one of his masterpieces, a 37-minute squall... More >>

• James Carney Trio

  published January 16, 2013

  The pianist's horn bands are cagey and seductive, but sometimes they hide the beauty of his keyboard work. This trio with drummer Tom Rainey and... More >>

• NEW FRONTIERS

  published January 16, 2013

  An inspired improviser with an approach to the guitar both well-formulated and idiosyncratic, Joe Morris spent the past three decades refining... More >>

• ALL THAT JAZZ

  published January 9, 2013

  New York is a place where everyone crams everything in, and for the past several years, the Winter Jazzfest has been one of the most stuffed... More >>

• 'Mary Halvorson Festival'

  published January 2, 2013

  Three nights, three bands—it’s a perfect way to absorb the intriguing string lingo that the Brooklyn guitarist has been refining for... More >>

• Opus 5

  published January 2, 2013

  It wouldn’t be wrong to call them a band of accomplished sidemen, but more and more saxophonist Seamus Blake, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin,... More >>

• Kurt Elling

  published January 2, 2013

  Jazz’s leading male singer has theatricality in his vocal arsenal, but he seldom abuses it; his casual delivery helps him quickly befriend... More >>

• Donald Harrison, Ron Carter, & Billy Cobham

  published January 2, 2013

  Since their 2004 debut, this trio has refined their ever-shifting sense of balance to blend frenzied moments and well-plotted flourishes with some... More >>