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Toronto Jazz Fest Brings Back 70's Vibe
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Thursday June 21, 2012
From The Globe and Mail
At this summer’s jazz festivals, that ’70s vibe returns
By: J.D. Considine
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Bassist Dave Holland started that decade playing electric and acoustic bass with Miles Davis’s band. In Ottawa on June 24, he’ll be revisiting that sound with the North American premiere of Prism, featuring electric pianist Craig Taborn and guitarist Kevin Eubanks. Meanwhile, bassist Stanley Clarke, who made his name in the seventies fusion band Return to Forever, will do four shows at the Montreal jazz festival as part of the prestigious Invitation series, including a duet with pianist Hiromi, whose fusion-style trio is slated for the Toronto festival.
Even the pop acts booked for this summer’s jazz festivals have a distinct seventies vibe, from singer-songwriter James Taylor (in Montreal) to R&B stalwarts Tower of Power (in Toronto and Quebec City) to alt-rockers Destroyer, whose smooth jazz-inflected Kaputt has been likened to the sound of Al Stewart’s 1976 hit, Year of the Cat (in Toronto, Vancouver).
“I wonder if there’s a recognition of the musicianship that came with the era, and also the fact that the music was so groovy,” says Josh Grossman, artistic director at the Toronto Jazz Festival. He points out that there’s also a notable seventies influence in much of the popular music of the moment, particularly in such acts as Adele, Cold Specks, the Alabama Shakes and the Black Keys.
Just as a number of jazz musicians in the seventies made an effort to broaden the appeal of their music by embracing contemporary rhythms, today’s players are trying to move beyond the swing-based, standards-only ethos of Marsalis and his peers. As Grossman puts it, a number of younger jazzers recognize that it’s possible to play deep, complicated, improvised music and still reach a larger audience. “These are really heavy musicians playing really fantastic music,” he says. “It’s easy to connect to the music, but it’s not dumbing it down in any way.”
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