Jeff Cosgrove / Scott Robinson / Ken Filiano

Jeff Cosgrove / Scott Robinson / Ken Filiano: Hunters & Scavengers

by Mark Corroto
March 23, 2018

In the 1980s, artist Jenny Holzer created short, pithy statements projected by LED lights in museums and onto Times Square. Her now famous “Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise" text sums up not only the #MeToo movement and the #BlackLivesMatter cry, but also to some extent, the music industry. The vertical construction of many jazz ensembles, like in corporations, gave us a leader with an often interchangeable rhythm section. This trend toward verticality began to be reversed in improvised ...