Jazz has never been Marc Ribot’s main thing, but that’s mainly because Ribot doesn’t have a main thing. Since appearing on the NYC scene in the ‘80s, the guitarist has collaborated with an astonishingly enormous and diverse list of artists ranging from Elvis Costello to Tom Waits, John Zorn and hundreds of others. While he’s also worked with many jazz artists, and has led his own jazz bands, it wasn’t until 2012 that he headlined at New York’s venerable Village Vanguard jazz mecca. With one of his regular groups, featuring veteran bassist Henry Grimes and the versatile drummer Chad Taylor, Ribot alternately shreds and plays tenderly, tossing off one surprise after the next. A pair of Coltrane tunes bookends the set and there are two by the late saxist Albert Ayler, but Ribot and his mates are equally effective on minimalist readings of the standards “I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)” and “Old Man River.”
News
Archive- Jam Cruise Outlines 2025 Excursion: STS9, Snarky Puppy, Thievery Corporation and 40+ Others
- Mickey Hart Frames ‘Art at The Edge of Magic’ Exhibit
- High Sierra Music Festival Forecasts “Significant Changes” for 2025, Calls on Community for Support
- Ra Ra Riot Drop First New Single in Five Years, Share Tour Dates with Vampire Weekend
- David Gilmour Plots First Tour Since 2016
- Live Nation Announces Return of Concert Week: $25 Tickets to Outlaw Music Festival, Vampire Weekend, The Marley Brothers and More
- Jaimoe Takes Part in Rare Public Concert Appearance, Revisits Allman Brothers Band Classics
- Watch: Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and Bill Frisell Pay Tribute to Leonard Cohen with National Symphony Orchestra
Most Popular
- Trey Anastasio Talks New Vermont Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program
- Dead & Company Detail Free Immersive Dead Forever Experience at The Venetian
- Watch: Dave Matthews Band Take Royal Albert Hall, with Robben Ford Sit-in and “Dreamgirl” Bust-out
- Listen: Widespread Panic Bestow Wisdom on New Single “Life as a Tree”
- Watch: Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and Bill Frisell Pay Tribute to Leonard Cohen with National Symphony Orchestra
- Phish Gift Drew Carey Signed Blender, Following Sphere Comments
- Greensky Bluegrass Announce ‘The Iceland Sessions’ Featuring Holly Bowling
- Jaimoe Takes Part in Rare Public Concert Appearance, Revisits Allman Brothers Band Classics
No Comments comments associated with this post