Articles by Nate Dorward

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  David S. Ware Quartet

  Renunciation

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  News that the David S. Ware quartet’s appearance at the 2006 Vision Festival would be their final performance sent shockwaves among the fre...

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  Microscopic Septet

  History of the Micros, Volume One: Seven Men in Neckties

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

  Two decades after the Microscopic Septet’s heyday, their carnival-esque take on jazz — upside-down Monk and Dixieland Sun Ra, gutbucket R&B...

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  Michael Dessen

  Lineal

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

  Trombonist Michael Dessen plays with a warmth and rhythmic bite that recalls Ray Anderson and George Lewis, though he’s less interested in...

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  Kieran Hebden/Steve Reid

  Tongues

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

  Tongues is the third studio recording by the duet of laptopper/guitarist Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) and veteran drummer Steve Reid, whose...

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  Dave Burrell

  Momentum

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2007

  Dave Burrell’s first disc for High Two was Expansion, featuring the Full Blown Trio, his group with William Parker and Andrew Cyrille; the...

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  Guelph Jazz Festival

  Guelph ON - September 6 to 10, 2006

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  The Guelph Jazz Festival is known for its ambitious, avant-garde oriented programming. Suitably enough, the first evening was as far as you...

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  George Lewis

  Sequel (for Lester Bowie)

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  The latest album by AACM trombonist George Lewis is an electro-acoustic project featuring eight players from disparate backgrounds. Four Am...

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  Mujician

  There's No Going Back Now

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  UK quartet Mujician have been going strong for almost two decades; they remain one of the most distinctive and user-friendly of free-jazz g...