Articles by Glen Hall

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  Roswell Rudd

  Blown Bone

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2007

  Part improv scene guardian angel, part musical detective, Emanem’s Martin Davidson has struck creative musical pay dirt by unearthing this...

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  Lori Freeman

  Lori Freedman 3

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2007

  Clarinetist/bass clarinetist Lori Freedman puts her ass — her artistic credibility — on the line every time she steps up to record. And Lor...

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  Jesse Zubot

  Dementia

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2007

  This is a recording that goes to a place most of us are afraid of, the dark night of the soul. Prompted by a period of turbulent personal c...

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  Barnyard Drama

  I'm a Navvy

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  If anyone wanted a snapshot of improvisational music in Canada at its best, here it is. Long-time duo turned quartet, with the addition of...

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  Glen Halls

  Progression Meditation

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  What makes this solo piano recording so compelling is the artist’s comprehensive awareness of the sonority of the sounds he is making. Patt...

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  Gerri Allen

  Timeless Portraits and Dreams

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  New jazz diva status be damned. Pianist Gerri Allen has moved beyond her forays with drummer Paul Motian and bassist Charlie Haden to a "st...

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  Lisa Miller

  Q

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Transplanted Albertan Lisa Miller is apparently thriving in Vancouver’s jazz and improv hot house. Her quartet are comprised of two sets of...

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  Fond of Tigers

  A Thing to Live With

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Energetic, eclectic and fun! Fond of Tigers’ eponymous CD brings together some of the strongest voices on Vancouver’s thriving improv scene...