Articles by Glen Hall

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  Martin/Lozano/Lewis/Wiens/Duncan

  At Canterbury

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2013

  Free-improvisation is like the process of evolution: some things take, while others are briefly alive and interesting, but fade out. Even w...

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  Bunita Marcus

  Sugar Cubes

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2012

  There is strength in the delicacy of composer Bunita Marcus's music. It can manifest itself in a single note. Standing in the sunshine, wit...

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  Coat Cooke/Rainer Wiens

  High Wire

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2012

  When two of Canada's master free improvisers get together and get down, for sure it's going to be a high wire act full of danger and possib...

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  Stefan Christoff

  Duets for Abdelrazik

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2012

  The connection between artistic expression, cultural awareness and human rights issues is a vital channel through which the impetus for jus...

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  Ratchet Orchestra

  Hemlock

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2012

  Murky, mysterious, cheeky, luminous, folksy, spacey and compellingly creative, the 30-member Ratchet Orchestra cover a dizzying amount of m...

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  Aaron Lumley

  Wilderness

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2012

  Right out of the gate, this solo bass set is no-holds-barred, intense improvisation that grabs the attention. "Bastard Hawk" has acoustic b...

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  Kyle Brenders Quartet

  Offset

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2012

  Musical freedom comes in many forms, shapes and shades. Often a pretext for self-indulgent wanking, in the case of multi-instrumentalist/co...

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  Joe Morris/William Parker/Gerald Cleaver

  Altitude

  PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2012

  Recorded live on a hot night at NYC's the Stone, the trio's sweat-drenched playing is full of fire and intensity. Guitarist Joe Morris and...