Articles by Glen Hall

Myra Melford's Be Bread
The Whole Tree Gone
PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2010
This is really strong music! Played by a tight, mutually supportive sextet, pianist/composer Melford's evocative compositions and exquisite...
Eri Yamamoto Trio
In Each Day, Something Good
PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2010
With its unexpected mix of Paul Bley and Mose Allison, pianist Eri Yamamoto's aesthetic encompasses the exotic, like "Blue in Tunisia," the...
Ernesto Cervini Quartet
Little Black Bird
PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2010
Drummer Ernesto Cervini plays with such conviction and fire that it's easy to give him your ears and time. His music makes for a worthwhile...
Pierre Berthet
Extended Loudspeakers
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2009
Recordings from installations are inherently compromised aesthetic experiences. Without the visual physical/geographic/architectural contex...
Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven
Incidental Music
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2009
Composing music for the theatre, Collard-Neven has developed the kind of thematic and stylistic range that comes from having to convey thou...
Art Tatum
Centennial Celebration
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2009
Arguably the greatest virtuoso of jazz piano, Art Tatum makes so much music the instrument seems barely able to contain his multidimensiona...
Fred Anderson
21st Century Chase
PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2009
A godfather of Chicago free-jazz, Fred Anderson is an outstanding example of persistence and dedication to personal artistic vision. Over t...
Barry Romberg's Random Access
Was, Shall, Why, Because
PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2009
Random Access are an on-going labour of love for much-respected drummer Barry Romberg. And with some of Toronto, ON's finest jazz musicians...