ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING
Urban Agriculture Brooklyn Walking Tour (The New School / Ethno-Terroirs, 2012):
http://www.ethno-terroirs.cnrs.fr/base/format_long.php?fiche=5605
CONCERT REVIEWS
“Dave Douglas ‘Dizzy Atmosphere’ @
JALC” (DO THE G!G, 2018)
“Nick Green Quintet @ The Flying Lobster”
(DO THE G!G, 2018)
“Zach Phillips SAXIFRAGE @ The Glove”
(DO THE G!G , 2018)
INTERVIEWS
“View From the Drum Throne: Jochen
Rueckert Speaks” (Jazz Speaks, 2018)
https://www.jazzspeaks.org/jazz-speaks/view-from-the-drum-throne-jochen-rueckert-speaks
“Tenderness is Silent: Martin Nevin Speaks”
(Jazz Speaks, 2018)
https://www.jazzspeaks.org/jazz-speaks/tenderness-is-silent-martin-nevin-speaks
“Across Genres, Across Generations: Joel
Harrison Speaks” (Jazz Speaks, 2018)
https://www.jazzspeaks.org/jazz-speaks/across-genres-across-generations-joel-harrison-speaks
“Sympathetic Fluidity: Lee Konitz and Dan
Tepfer Speak” (Jazz Speaks, 2018)
https://www.jazzspeaks.org/jazz-speaks/sympathetic-fluidity-lee-konitz-and-dan-tepfer-speak
“Monk is in the Details: Miles Okazaki
Speaks’ (Jazz Speaks, 2018)
https://www.jazzspeaks.org/jazz-speaks/monk-is-in-the-details-miles-okazaki-speaks
“Big Thief’s James Krivchenia on Blood Karaoke, Mega Bog, and His Wide-Frame Techno-Thriller Americana Computer Music” (Aquarium Drunkard, 2022).
OBITS
“Lee Konitz, Jazz Pioneer and Acoustic
Experimentalist Claimed by Covid19
Complications at 92” (Aquarium Drunkard,
2020)
“Jimmy Cobb” [Obituary]. (Burning
Ambulance, 2020).
https://burningambulance.com/2020/06/02/jimmy-cobb/
MISC.
Gabor Szabo :: Live With Charles Lloyd (Aquarium Drunkard, 2021). https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/05/06/gabor-szabo-live-with-charles-lloyd/
Ronald “RJ” Miller :: FREE SOUL (Aquarium Drunkard, 2021)
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/04/14/ronald-rj-miller-free-soul/
Roscoe Mitchell Sextet :: Sound (1966) (Aquarium Drunkard, 2021).
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/06/10/roscoe-mitchell-sextet-sound-1966/
Jimi Hendrix :: Nine To The Universe (Aquarium Drunkard, 2021).
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/05/31/jimi-hendrix-nine-to-the-universe/
Joni Mitchell w/ Brian Blade :: Fez Club NYC, 1995 | Bootleg (Aquarium Drunkard, 2021).
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/06/15/joni-mitchell-w-brian-blade-fez-club-nyc-1995-bootleg/
Daniel Aged :: Not A Dream (Aquarium Drunkard, 2021).
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/06/24/daniel-aged-not-a-dream/
Chico Hamilton:: El Chico (1965) (Aquarium Drunkard, 2021).
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/07/19/chico-hamilton-el-chico-1965/
George Shearing And The Montgomery Brothers :: Enchanted (1961) (Aquarium Drunkard, 2021).
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/12/17/george-shearing-and-the-montgomery-brothers-enchanted-1961/
Charles Lloyd/Billy Higgins :: Unreleased Duet, July 1993 (Aquarium Drunkard, 2022).
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/03/02/charles-lloyd-billy-higgins-unreleased-duet-july-1993/
TWITTER REVIEWS
“Suck My Kiss” – Red Hot Chili Peppers w/ Frusciante — Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Warner Bros., 1992): seems #GenreNeutral w/ Ellingtonian flairs and Chet Atkins–style erotic funk. (#BlessedBeTheFruit ?). FYI this is my first time “reviewing” a music “single”.
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) May 31, 2018
Iverson/McHenry Quartert – *Live at Smalls* (@FreshSoundR, 2000) outré vibez; these GUYS were hip before “hipster”: broken record hemiolas, death ballads & charmed swing; who recorded it? References off the charts—possibly inspired over-soloing in jazz ed scene?
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) May 5, 2018
Keith Jarrett *Eyes of the Heart* (@ECMRecords, 1979) Review: “Encore c” makes me weep everytime, but side 3 vinyl has a blank half-disk—that’s a waste of #plastic!
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) April 19, 2018
The Wes Borland riff on “Just Like This” (’99) is some sort of Cobain-Meet Puppets-almost-Missippi John Hurt “harmony” with the b3 and natural 3 in the line (Harmonic Minor in flavor); not a Fred Durst fan but Method Man guests on the album: https://t.co/3pIsuZvzvD #numetal
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) April 23, 2018
Wes Borland “Nookie” riff from ’99 is basically a F#7b9 blues-ish line coming from the Melodic Minor scale (#Metal #MusicTheory): https://t.co/STP3Tbb2YW
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) April 23, 2018
.@sonnyrollins *Reel Life* (@MilestoneRecord, 1982): walter theo gr8 composer, NEVER SOLD OUT; the title track #altisimo #raw (“Waiting on a Friend” etc.); 2 guitars a la @BandUncivilized; @bobbybroom 4tet track fire reminds of @jeffparkersound; @DeJohnetteMusic makes funk swing
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) March 20, 2018
.@ethan_iverson *The Purity Of The Turf* (@CrissCross81, 2016) pretty #raw for a CCJ record—crossover free-bop? hard 2 pin down ei’s influences—confident & hornlike; i hear #VirgilThompson & #ElmoHope maybe #Hindemith def #McCoy; 4 free on @YouTube: https://t.co/x7tvm5YN7q
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) March 13, 2018
.@benallisonmusic — *Action-Refraction* (@PalmettoRecords, 2011) sorta-crossover/underground NYC #jamband covers album; Lindner/Seabrook seem out of place which is rad; < tougher @TheBadPlus; #SamuelBarber #freejazz #doom #synthesizer #OrnetteColeman #filmnoir; Ben’s 10th album!
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) February 22, 2018
Golden Lemur *Nature Has No Reverse* (Self-Released, 2018): pastoral, elegant, electro-acoustic #FolkJazz reminiscent of Pete Rende’s solo recordings that used to be on MySpace; they drone; they tip; nice jammy rhythm section; for the people! https://t.co/hwwgQG61tX
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) February 5, 2018
#MilesDavis *Decoy* (Columbia, 1984): “Decoy” @cscottjazz-ish “Robot 415” #cocaine “Code M.D.” tasty @bmarsalis “Freaky Deaky” atonal synth w/#wah “What It Is” mad scientist Sco-shred “That’s Right” #GillEvans arranged Sco solo into a tune “That’s What Happened” Gotham free-blues
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) January 25, 2018
#MilesDavis *Star People* (@ColumbiaRecords, 1983): post post-bop 80s Gotham carnival blues; Miles so hip it’s almost annoying; dope laid back bebop funk melodies; cheezy but #raw; Mike Stern rips but did he get fired? Scofield plays “the lick” but sounds gr8!
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) January 24, 2018
.@MMWBand *Uninvisible* (@bluenoterecords, 2002): slightly atonal, slightly anthemic big-budget pop-funk with a tiki tinge; sounds like Ocean’s 11 soundtrack but at least there’s some blues! turntables? 2 much 1 to 4 santana vamping; glad scofield isn’t noodling all over it #raw
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) January 23, 2018
.@MMWBand *End of the World Party (Just in Case)*, (@bluenoterecords , 2004): post-apocalyptic, big-budget, goofy freak-jazz; @marcribotmusic steals the show (subtlely); kewl when they change keys (rarely) to keep it from too jammy #jazzreview
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) January 22, 2018
#ChetBaker *Chet* (Riverside, 1958): 6tet trax are awkward at best but w/ kewl arrangements; chet is a miles hack; Kenny Burrell trax are fire; Paul Chambers cuts ever1 #jazzreview
— Tom Csatari (@tomcsatari) January 21, 2018