kh1958 Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 Who is playing now, and making interesting music? Jean Michel Pilc is one, with the Moutin Quartet at the Green Mill. Howard Reich Arts critic May 1, 2011 When an outside musician steps into a long-running band, the sonic balance of power shifts. In the case of the explosive Moutin Reunion Quartet, which opened a two-night run Friday at the Green Mill Jazz Club, the personnel change produced triumphs and disappointments. The absence of pianist Pierre de Bethmann, who's recovering from an accident, meant that Jean-Michel Pilc would be manning the keyboards. Pilc plays jazz the way Vladimir Horowitz played the classics: volcanically. So a great deal of listener attention inexorably gravitates toward Pilc, particularly when he flexes his famously Herculean technique. Add to this the formidable partnership of bassist Francois Moutin and drummer Louis Moutin – twin brothers who approach rhythm with nearly identical ferocity – and three-quarters of the band frequently operates on overdrive. http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-live-0502-moutin-reunion-20110501,0,7727437.columnVijay Iyer Trio/Robert Glasper Trio concert review from Village Voice. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/04/robert_glasper_vijay_iyer_nyu_live_review.php Quote
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