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Russ Johnson Quartet — Reveal (Calligram)

Reveal by Russ Johnson

Four seems to be an auspicious number for Russ Johnson. While the complement of the trumpeter’s combos may change, they usually number four musicians.  Reveal is also part of another quartet, since that’s how many records Calligram, the musician-run label that is issuing it, offered in its inaugural release. The artist and company are well matched, since they share a disregard for the boundary between modern jazz and more avant-garde variants. One might even say that the album’s apparent mission is to show how much space really lies between inside and out.

The musicians accompanying Johnson are up to the task. They are all Chicagoans, which attests to the Johnson’s status as a not-just-honorary member of the city’s jazz scene even though his day job and abode are both situated north of the Illinois/Wisconsin state line. He’s put in the miles since 2010, when he accepted a position as the director of jazz studies at University of Wisconsin/Parkside, coming south to lead his own bands and play with others. The casting of this quartet is inspired. Ethan Philion is a young bassist with undeniable chops and a documented affinity for the music of Charles Mingus; he’s Johnson’s philosophical second on this date. Drummer Tim Daisy is a multi-decade veteran of Chicago’s improvised music scene, where he’s worked as an enduring associate of Ken Vandermark and Dave Rempis, and led his own projects, which have sometimes included Johnson. Violinist Mark Feldman is a longtime New Yorker with a yards-long cv. and the sort of versatility that you only get when you’ve put in time with George Jones, John Zorn and Sylvie Courvoisier.

Feldman relocated to Chicago during the pandemic and in short order kindled an initially private working relationship with Daisy. They’ve gone on to work together in mainly improvised settings, and their partnerhsip places the drummer at the apex of a relationship triangle that gives the performances on Reveal an essential zing. On one side, there’s a camaraderie developed by passing back-and-forth leadership roles and books of tunes. On the other, there’s a rapport forged in the real-time furnace of free improvisation. This breadth of understanding puffs stylistic and emotional oxygen into the diverse and intricate frameworks that Johnson has devised for the quartet. His writing shuttles between classical forms and blues sonorities in ways that’ll get the history-minded listener thinking about Julius Hemphill. While the forms and emotional arcs of the material feel pretty defined, there’s plenty of room for Johnson’s fellow travelers to adorn, comment, and maybe wiggle the steering wheel a little bit. “The Slow Reveal” starts out with a slow stir of timbres, which gradually resolve into a mournful horn melody that is pricked by vinegary strings. As Johnson persists, the rest of the ensemble shifts between challenging and supportive stances before joining him in a percussion-driven whirlwind that remains reflective and melancholy at its core.

But if Daisy was the relational focal point of this band going in, the emerging connection between Feldman and Johnson is what the material cultivates. The compositions guide them to commingled slurs, execute cascading lines, and offer commentary upon one another’s solos while Philion and Daisy either shade the action or set up rhythms sturdy enough to contain it. Feldman’s an old pro, so it goes without saying that he finds a way to make this music work. But this album feels like a beginning. Johnson tends to shake up the personnel of his quartets, not all of which make it to the recording studio even once. Here’s hoping he breaks his own rule and keeps this combo going for a while.

Bill Meyer

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Kenny Reichert SWITCH

KENNY REICHERT SWITCH Calligram Records Kenny Reichert, electric guitar/composer; Ethan Philion, acoustic bass; Devin Drobka, drums; Lenard Simpson, alto saxophone; Geof Bradfield, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet; Alyssa Allgood, vocals/spoken word. The title tune begins with a strong and intriguing acoustic bass line by Ethan Philion. Next, the drums of Devin Drobka join in, comfortable like an…

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Jazz Para Ti: #JPT87 T05P04 Por Pachi Tapiz [Podcast de jazz]

Jazz Para Ti: #JPT87 T05P04 Por Pachi Tapiz [Podcast de jazz]

Jazz Para Ti 87 En la edición del 25 de octubre de 2022 de Jazz Para Ti, el cuarto programa de la temporada 2022-23, suena música de las siguientes grabaciones. Ernesto Cervini: Joy (TPR Records, 2022) Jeff Denson – Romain Pilon – Brian Blade: Finding Light (Ridgeway Records, 2022) Ethan Philion: Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside Records. 2022) Celano / Badenhorst / Baggiani feat. Wolfert…

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ETHAN PHILION ON BASS 5 Inches by 7 Inches Mixed Media on Paper Part of Greg Ward's Sextet Performing Cannonball Adderley's "RADIO NIGHTS" At Chris Anderson's @JazzRecordArtCollective GETITWRIGHT.COM #jazz #jazzinstiuteofchicago #hydeparkjazzsociety #jazzrecordartcollective #downbeat @downbeatmagazine (at Fulton Street Collective) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwLyAITJlfF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3w16n0w71nc5

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929: Ethan Phillion on Charles Mingus

Ethan Philion is an award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Chicago. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and DePaul University, he has performed with Rufus Reid, Greg Ward, Dana Hall, and many other artists.  Ethan also won the International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition in 2019 and was selected to Chicago's Luminarts Jazz Fellowship in 2020.

  Ethan recently released an album with his 10-piece ensemble on Sunnyside Records titled Meditations on Mingus.  We dig into the story behind this album and much more.  Enjoy!

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This week on "watch Molly make funny faces while she plays"😂: Friday 8/30: @mattpetersonmusic and I kick off #labordayweekend wearing our best dinner music #gameface at @suzettescreperie in @downtownwheaton from 6-9pm with Ethan Philion on bass. French food and live jazz on the patio; doesn't get much better than that. 🇫🇷🍽🎶 #livemusic #dinnermusic #livejazz #funnyfaces (at Suzette's Creperie) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tZ0D7h8Lp/?igshid=xt5okk9pis32

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Ethan Philion Gnosis

Ethan Philion Gnosis Sunnyside We covered bassist Ethan Philion’s debut as a leader, 2022’s Meditations on Mingus on the pages. Now Philion returns with his second, a departure from the large 10-piece ensemble he led then, paring down to a quartet to render mostly his own originals on Gnosis. The rarely heard term means knowledge that we acquire through experience rather than explicit teaching or…

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Jazz Para Ti: nueva temporada #JPT84 T05P01 Por Pachi Tapiz [Podcast de jazz]

Jazz Para Ti: nueva temporada #JPT84 T05P01 Por Pachi Tapiz [Podcast de jazz]

Jazz Para Ti 84 En la edición del 4 de octubre de 2022 de Jazz Para Ti, el primer programa de la temporada 2022-23, la quinta del programa, suena música de las siguientes grabaciones. Samara Joy: Linger Awhile (Verve, 2022) Keith Jarrett: Bordeaux Concerts (ECM, 2022) Yoojin Ko Jazz Band: Pungryu (Blue Asteroid Records, 2022) Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity: Elastic Wave (ECM, 2022) Queen Kong: Fray…

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“Better Git It In Your Soul” [Ethan Philion Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside Records. 2022)] Por Pachi Tapiz. JazzX5 #528 [Minipodcast de jazz]

“Better Git It In Your Soul” [Ethan Philion Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside Records. 2022)] Por Pachi Tapiz. JazzX5 #528 [Minipodcast de jazz]

“Better Git It In Your Soul” Ethan Philion Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside Records. 2022) Ethan Philion, Russ Johnson, Victor García, Rajiv Halim, Geof Bradfield, Max Bessesen, Norman Palm, Brendan Whalen, Alexis Lombre, Dana Hall, Charles Mingus Tomajazz: © Pachi Tapiz, 2022 “Better Git It In Your Soul” es un clásico del repertorio de Charles Mingus. Es el único tema del disco del contrabajista…

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ETHAN PHILION ON BASS 8 Inches by 10 Inches Watercolor & India Ink on Paper @JazzRecordArtCollective With Chris Anderson I'll be painting there again April 11th to the Music of Cannonball Adderley's "RADIO NIGHTS" COME HEAR & SEE THE MUSIC GETITWRIGHT.COM #jazz #jazzinstiuteofchicago #hydeparkjazzsociety #jazzrecordartcollective (at Jazz Record Art Collective) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv5zzK4FT90/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=le001rplal9u

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Diez de... septiembre de 2022 (II). Por Pachi Tapiz [Grabaciones de jazz]

Diez de… septiembre de 2022 (II). Por Pachi Tapiz [Grabaciones de jazz]

Segunda entrega de Diez de… variada como siempre. Entre otras grabaciones, incluye varios homenajes: Ethan Philion a MIngus, Lluís Vidal y David Xiru a Carla Bley, Ray Paz a Sean Levitt, Pat Thomas a Anthony Braxton. Dos directos de Eddie Harris y las bandas de los hermanos Brecker. Y también un bonito disco de Duke Ellington junto a Billy Strayhorn. Diez de… 1: Ethan Philion: Meditations on…

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Ethan Philion Meditations on Mingus

Ethan Philion Meditations on Mingus

Ethan Philion Meditations on Mingus Sunnyside The music of Charles Mingus has been prominent in this centennial year and it’s refreshing to hear the many interpretations including this one, Meditations on Mingus, from Chicago bassist Ethan Philion who assembled a tentet for his arrangements of Mingus composition, many of them iconic. Mingus music is not only timeless musically but his themes…

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Blessed & Grateful for my Sixth Album Cover. Thank You Ethan Philion for this opportunity to Create. MEDITATIONS ON MINGUS (Due Out in August) Compositions by Charles Mingus. Arrangements by Ethan Philion @ethanphilion Ethan Philion-Director, Arranger, Bass Russ Johnson - Trumpet @russjohnsontpt Victor Garcia - Trumpet @victorgarciatrumpet Rajiv Halim - Alto Saxophone Geof Bradfield - Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute @geofbrad Max Bessesen - Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute @mlbsax Norman Palm - Trombone Brendan Whalen - Trombone @bwhalen3 Alexis Lombre - Piano @alexislombre Dana Hall - Drums @drsoul ART©2021 by Arthur Wright All rights reserved...GETITWRIGHT.COM 2021 @3artschicago Make A Wave Awardee https://3arts.org/awards/maw/2021/ (at Hyde Park – Kenwood Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaNGFRurb6H/?utm_medium=tumblr

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ETHAN PHILION ON BASS No.2 8 Inches by 10 Inches Watercolor & India Ink on Paper @JazzRecordArtCollective With Chris Anderson I'll be painting there again April 11th to the Music of Cannonball Adderley's "RADIO NIGHTS" COME HEAR & SEE THE MUSIC GETITWRIGHT.COM #jazz #jazzinstiuteofchicago #hydeparkjazzsociety #jazzrecordartcollective #downbeat @downbeatmagazine (at Fulton Street Collective) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv9EDhHl4vq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1niopob7juu81