Aynsley Dunbar was one of the finest drummers who worked with luminaries like Frank Zappa, David Bowie and Eric Burdon. Here’s one of his own works, and he was quite incredible on his own.
Creation Records was one of the greatest labels of the 1980s and 1990s, and ran strong for several years after until closing shop in 1999. The president of the label, Alan McGee, had been involved in one of the best … Continue reading
Alexei Aigui, violinist and leader of Ensemble 4’33″, performed at DOM in Moscow with the Japanese group Hikashu. It looked like a wild night of improv. Thanks to Alexeï for supplying me the link to this video.
A wonderful introduction to the Krautrock movement. HT: Bobby Hecksher.
Some British free jazz for the evening. HT: Susanne Hafenscher.
It gives me a great deal of pleasure to announce that I am now attaching a wiki to this website. It will be a way to categorize all of my links, videos, and every scrap of music that I enjoy … Continue reading
It’s rare for anyone to ever feature a progressive rock band from the former Soviet Union. It’s even rarer to be able to promote one from the country of Turkmenistan. Rishad Shafi was an amazing percussionist, and has apparently continued … Continue reading
Jazz as a racist term? That’s rich. African-Americans provided the world with one of the most vibrant styles of music ever created. Almost immediately, musicians of every possible race and permutation have adopted it in a wonderful variance of ways, … Continue reading
One of the pleasures of perusing the ‘net is finding heretofore unknown artists like Simon Balestrazzi. Simon is an experimental musician from Italy who will be worth keeping an eye on.
Sometimes it’s just nice to have a sweet song sitting in your head for the evening.