Articles by Nilan Perera
Bill Orcutt
Odds Against Tomorrow
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2019
Bill Orcutt's distinctive Americana take on guitar balances the ornery axes of John Fahey, Thurston Moore and collaborator Alan Licht. The...
exclusiveOR / International Contemporary Ensemble / Architeuthis Walks on Land
Modules
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2019
It's not often that a contemporary work presents such a seamless integration of so many elements in such an inspired fashion. exclusiveOR (...
Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Tony Orrell
BleySchool
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2019
Paul Bley was a Montreal-born jazz pianist who redefined piano jazz and who, someone pointed out, literally invented Keith Jarrett. While o...
Lea Bertucci
Resonant Field
PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2019
Lea Bertucci is an accomplished saxophonist, sound designer and minimalist composer based in New York City. She is the recipient of many ho...
Black to Comm
Before After
PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2019
Black to Comm, aka Marc Richter, has produced rugged and disturbing works of sample manipulation, standing like a dystopian monoliths in a...
KOKOKO!
Fongola
PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2019
Fongola, by KOKOKO! is one of those things that makes you stand back and ask "Whoa, how did this happen?" The answer is as simple and as...
Voivod / René Lussier and Robbie Kuster
Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, July 30
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2019
There were a couple of weird anomalies surrounding this gig. One, that it's being presented under the banner of the Montreal International...
Paul Bley / Paul Motian / Gary Peacock
When Will the Blues Leave
PUBLISHED May 28, 2019
Mastery is a tricky concept — it has to encompass inspiration, evolution, technique, grace, effortlessness and not a little wisdom, all mad...
