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Culture Watch: Jeff Gauthier Goatette, 'Open Source'
Culture MonsterAided by longtime collaborators Nels and Alex Cline, violinist and composer Jeff Gauthier offers a mix of raw improvisation and lush compositional verve.... -
Influences: Bass players Charlie Haden
Culture MonsterAlto saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s revolutionary quartet stood the jazz world on its head at the end of 1959. His vigorous and intense music was in continual motion: melodically, harmonically and rhythmically. With no piano providing a chordal... -
Jazz review: Sonny Rollins at Royce Hall
Culture MonsterChris Barton reviews Sonny Rollins.The 81-year-old jazz legend showcased his longtime dedication to in-the-moment exploration in a rollicking show at UCLA.... -
Jazz review: Dave Liebman with his quartet at Vitello's
Culture MonsterThough heâs worked in Los Angeles since 1972, when he played on drummer Elvin Jonesâ âLive at the Lighthouseâ album, saxophonist Dave Liebman doesnât visit often. Friday, his first of two nights at Vitelloâs in Studio City, was an object...... -
Live review: Plastic Ono Band and friends at the Orpheum
Pop & HissNear the end of two nights of tributes to herself, Yoko Ono lay on top of a grand piano, Lady Gaga by her side. The 77-year-old legendary widow uttered her signature ululations, while the 24-year-old pop star wailed in that...... -
Chinua Achebe and the Gish Prize
Jacket CopyOn Wednesday, Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe will accept the Gish Prize in New York. Named for actresses Lillian and Dorothy Gish, known best for their waiflike presences in silent films, the prize comes with a silver medallion and a significant...... -
Special guest Flea confirmed for Ornette Coleman at Royce Hall
Culture MonsterAs if the prospect of seeing one of the most influential jazz saxophonists to pick up a horn in person weren't tempting enough, a little bird just shared with us that Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be...... -
Jazz review: Ornette Coleman at Royce Hall
Culture MonsterItâs remarkable that even at 80 years old, Ornette Coleman can still incite outrage. His crime Wednesday night? (At least in the eyes of a few obstinate fans.) Inviting a turquoise-haired bass player whose day job happens to involve the...... -
Album review: Colin Stetson's 'New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges'
Pop & HissWhen indie stars crave a bit of evocative skronk for their songs, they call Colin Stetson. The horn virtuoso (best known for bass saxophone, but also fluent on various other wind instruments) has lent his iconoclastic talents to performances by...... -
Jazz box set review: 'Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology'
Culture MonsterChris Barton reviews boxed set 'Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology,' a beautifully assembled if flawed set that delivers quality listening despite the futility of trying to capture an entire genre in six CDs.... -
Tonight: Pere Ubu frontman David Thomas to lead punk rock book panel at Grammy Museum
Jacket CopyPere Ubu's David Thomas, Cheetah Chrome, Mike Hudson and Bob Pfeifer will be at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles to talk about their punk rock books.... -
2010 Year End -- Jazz
Culture MonsterAlthough in recent years jazz could seem mired in defensive talk about the music's health or its makeup, 2010 felt different somehow. Whether it was the often sumptuous, jazz-drunk taste of New Orleans offered by David Simon & Co. in......
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