Cath Roberts and Olie Brice, Conduits, Relative Pitch Records ***

The ability to improvise over the Internet in real time and in good quality sound enabled by technology such as JackTrip is beginning to change still more the whole process of recording. Cath Roberts here has become one of the best known free …

Published: 15 Mar 2022. Updated: 2 years.

The ability to improvise over the Internet in real time and in good quality sound enabled by technology such as JackTrip is beginning to change still more the whole process of recording. Cath Roberts here has become one of the best known free improvising new generation players in recent years on the UK scene and easily establishes a convincing rapport playing baritone sax with fine bassist Olie Brice. Just three tracks, quite conversational in nature, Roberts reminds me of Ken Vandermark a little here but nowhere near as full-on while Brice allows a lot of room for her to improvise and has a bluesy Henry Grimes-like feeling to his approach.

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Pianist Jessica Williams has died

Tributes are pouring in online to pianist Jessica Williams who has died aged 73. Influenced by Miles Davis and John Coltrane Williams played with Philly Joe Jones in the 1970s and in the bands of Eddie Harris, Tony Williams and Stan Getz among …

Published: 15 Mar 2022. Updated: 2 years.

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Tributes are pouring in online to pianist Jessica Williams who has died aged 73. Influenced by Miles Davis and John Coltrane Williams played with Philly Joe Jones in the 1970s and in the bands of Eddie Harris, Tony Williams and Stan Getz among others. But she was best known for her own recordings including in recent years for the Origin label. Online Origin paid tribute on social media writing: ''How fortunate we were to work with Jessica Williams over the last 16 years. A profound & wondrous musical personality, her vivid, complex being attracted all who were within earshot.''