Reviews, concert reports and
photographs of an extensive range of
improvised and jazz-related music

Likely the first in what hopes should be many more examinations of the music of American keyboardist/composer Carla Bley (1936-2023), With Carla stands out for many reasons. It’s not just that the 17-piece Orchestre National du Jazz (ONJ) is a larger ensemble than those for which she usually wrote, or that the all-French band is interpreting American music. It’s that the 10 tracks have been arranged mostly by ONJ reedist Rémi Sciuto and in a… Read More