From Christian Scott’s ambitious double-album Christian aTunde Adjuah to Vijay Iyer Trio’s triumphant Accelerando, there were plenty of landmark jazz releases to choose from in 2012. However, setting aside any academic or conceptual arguments, if there is one theme that links all of our choices on this list, it is pure listenability. Jazz shouldn’t have [...]
Trumpeter Christian Scott Redefines Jazz, Self with ‘Christian aTunde Adjuah’
September 7, 2012 | Posted by
Trumpeter Christian Scott is well aware of the history of jazz, but he looks ahead, rather than back. In recent years, some listeners have felt that jazz has been stuck in the groove of a post-bop record that has played for far too long. During his Aug. 25 late-night set at New York’s Blue Note, [...]
