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Gordon Grdina, Karl Berger & Jason Kao Hwang, Byron Asher & Colin Hinton

By Maurice Hogue | One Man's Jazz
October 23, 2019
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Gordon Grdina

oud
b.1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Gordon Grdina is masterfully adept at guitar and oud, so that flexibility leads to many possibilities for playing opportunities, from jazz and improv settings to his world music group, Haram. This episode finds Grdina opening things up with music from two very recent recordings: Skin and Bones (with

Matthew Shipp

piano
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Matthew Shipp and

Mark Helias

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Mark Helias) and Cooper's Park with his Quartet (

Russ Lossing

piano
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Russ Lossing,

Satoshi Takeishi

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Satoshi Takeishi and

Oscar Noriega

clarinet

" data-original-title="" title="">Oscar Noriega). You'll also hear some state-of-the-art improvisation from violinist

Jason Kao Hwang

composer / conductor
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Jason Kao Hwang and pianist/vibraphonist

Karl Berger

vibraphone
1935 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Karl Berger, the trio of

Daniel Carter

saxophone
b.1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Daniel Carter,

Billy Martin

drums
b.1963

" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Martin and

Bradley Farberman

" data-original-title="" title="">Bradley Farberman, New York drummer

Colin Hinton

drums
b.1988

" data-original-title="" title="">Colin Hinton, the electronic duo Dustlights, and Polish saxophonist Jerzy Maczynski. Top that off with some "Skrontch" from New Orleans' saxophonist

Byron Asher

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Byron Asher, and this episode will keep you entertained.

Playlist

Gordon Gridina, Matthew Shipp, Mark Helias "The Slip" from Skin and Bones (Not Two) 00:00
Host speaks 08:58
Gordon Grdina Quartet "Benbow" from Cooper's Park (Songlines) 10:41
Gard Nilssen
drums
b.1983
" data-original-title="" title="">Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity " Broken Beauty" from To Whom Who Buys A Record (Odin) 21:13
Steve Lehman
saxophone, alto
" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Lehman Trio " Echoes/The Impaler" from The People I Love ( Pi) 26:1
Host speaks 31:20
Nicolas Caloia
bass
" data-original-title="" title="">Nicolas Caloia's Tilting "Wren" from Holy Seven (Barnyard) 32:57
Michael Eaton
saxophone, tenor
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Eaton "Aphoristic" from Dialogical (Destiny) 41:17
Michael Gregory Jackson
guitar
b.1953
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Gregory Jackson "Clarity 6" from WHENYOUFINDITYOUWILKNOW (Golden) 47:59
Host speaks 52:05
Jerzy Maczynski "Zoza Hej" from Jerry And The Pelican System (WM Poland) 53:09
Cristiano Calcagnile
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Cristiano Calcagnile " Walk To The Mountain" from Multikulti: Cherry On (Caligola) 59:47
Host speaks 1:04:49
Colin Hinton "Slab Warmth" from Simulacra (Panoramic) 1:07:15
Dustlights "The Tunnel" from Dreams Inside ( Ropeadope) 1:17:35
John Hébert
bass
" data-original-title="" title="">John H��bert Trio "Cold Brewed" from Floodstage (Clean Feed) 1:23:49
Host speaks 1:30:4
Karl Berger, Jason Kao Hwang "Arise" from Conjure (Self released) 1:33:36
Karl Berger, Jason Kao Hwang "Beyond Reach" from Conjure (Self released) 1:39:38
Stefan Aeby
piano
" data-original-title="" title="">Stefan Aeby "Singing Witches" from Piano Solo (Intakt) 1:46:34
Host speaks 1:49:26
Bill Cole
saxophone
" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Cole & The Untempered Ensemble "One Should Not Go to Bed with the Roof on Fire" from Music For Yoruba Proverbs (Self-released) 1:51:15
Joel Harrison
guitar, electric
b.1957
" data-original-title="" title="">Joel Harrison "Raindrops In Uncommon Times" from Still Point: Turning World (Whirlwind) 1:59:07
Host speaks 2:08:49
Byron Asher "Blues Obligato" from Skrontch Music ( Sinking City) 2:11:40
Golpe "Futuro" from Tundra (Robalo) 2:24:32
Host speaks 2:31:5
Daniel Carter, Billy Martin, Brad Farberman "The Time Is Near" from Just Don't Die (Ropeadope) 2:33:10
Harris Eisenstadt
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Harris Eisenstadt "Song With Owen" from Old Growth Forest II (Astral Spirits) 2:40:15
Host speaks 2:45:32
Dan Weiss
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Dan Weiss Trio Plus 1 "Orange" from Utica Box (Sunnyside) 2:46:23

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