Articles by Nate Dorward

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  Pandelis Karayorgis

  Seventeen Pieces

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  With Seventeen Pieces, Boston pianist Pandelis Karayorgis turns in one of the most unusual solo piano recitals of recent years — a set of q...

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  Clifford Thornton

  The Panther and the Lash

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  Unless you’re a diehard free jazz fan you probably won’t have heard of the late Clifford Thornton, but this reissue of his only album for t...

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  Alexander von Schlippenbach

  Monk's Casino

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  Put together all of Thelonious Monk’s tunes and you get about 70 pieces, a catalogue rich enough that he’d be a major figure even if he’d n...

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  Joe McPhee/Dominic Duval

  Rules of Engagement Vol. 2

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  Rules of Engagement Vol. 1 was a set of duets between bassist Dominic Duval and saxophonist Mark Whitecage; for this return match Duval is...

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  Keith Rowe/Burkhard Beins

  ErstLive 001

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  It starts with amiable chatter between the musicians and ends a mere 28 minutes later with audience applause and a burst of laughter from R...

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  Bik Bent Braam

  Growing Pains

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

  Bik Bent Braam is a 13-piece big band, helmed by Dutch pianist Michiel Braam, which specialises in head spinning avant-traditionalist jazz....

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  Evan Parker / Alex von Schlippenbach / Paul Lytton

  America 2003

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

  The two discs of this set were recorded a fortnight apart during a hectic North American tour, and you can still feel the buzz. Both perfor...

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  John Abercrombie

  Class Trip

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  Cat ’n’ Mouse, Abercrombie’s previous album for ECM was a small classic: the graceful, smouldering lyricism was familiar territory for the...