bradlake
Axe-Master
He's not a fractal artist (in fact , he recently outed himself as A Kemper user....) but he has given me massive amounts of pleasure since 1974, having discovered him at the very beginning of his
career as sideman for Gary Burton...and few artists have successfully delved into so many musical forms (most, admittedly, under the "jazz" moniker) while maintaining stylistic integrity and evolution. Among the highlights Of his live performances I have seen---as a sideman with Jaco Pastorius and tom scott among the luminaries in Joni Mitchell's shadow and light tour, playing hard space-bop with Ornette Coleman and Charlie Haden at the legendary chicago Jazz showcase, and a late-80's performance at the
RAvinia Festival in north suburban Chicago ( where I'm seeing him tonight) with his large (believe it was an 8 or nine piece with lotsa Brazilians ) Pat Metheny Group , that , swear to Jah, levitated the entire audience on a bed of musical ecstatic behavior. He has always been brave in his choices, that have not always been well received (his first Orchestrion tour was an exercise in not swinging), and he put out an album in the early 90s that was nothing but very dissonant feedback(as a fuck-you farewell to his former record label) ..called zero tolerance for silence. I bought it , and when I subsequently met his longtime collaborator Lyle Mays on the subway in Manhattan, showed him my purchase , and he laughed out loud at me. Anyway, looking forward to the show.
career as sideman for Gary Burton...and few artists have successfully delved into so many musical forms (most, admittedly, under the "jazz" moniker) while maintaining stylistic integrity and evolution. Among the highlights Of his live performances I have seen---as a sideman with Jaco Pastorius and tom scott among the luminaries in Joni Mitchell's shadow and light tour, playing hard space-bop with Ornette Coleman and Charlie Haden at the legendary chicago Jazz showcase, and a late-80's performance at the
RAvinia Festival in north suburban Chicago ( where I'm seeing him tonight) with his large (believe it was an 8 or nine piece with lotsa Brazilians ) Pat Metheny Group , that , swear to Jah, levitated the entire audience on a bed of musical ecstatic behavior. He has always been brave in his choices, that have not always been well received (his first Orchestrion tour was an exercise in not swinging), and he put out an album in the early 90s that was nothing but very dissonant feedback(as a fuck-you farewell to his former record label) ..called zero tolerance for silence. I bought it , and when I subsequently met his longtime collaborator Lyle Mays on the subway in Manhattan, showed him my purchase , and he laughed out loud at me. Anyway, looking forward to the show.