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Jing Chi: 3D
by John Kelman
Following a 2003 release, Live at Yoshi’s , which leaned a little more towards the jazz side of the jazz-rock fence, Jing Chi returns with 3D , a pounding affair that places itself more firmly in the rock camp, influenced strongly by power groups from the late ‘60s and ‘70s including Cream, Hendrix’s Band of Gypsies, Led Zeppelin and even shades of the more guitar-centric period of mid-‘70s King Crimson.That’s not to say that Jing Chi—guitarist Robben Ford, ...
read moreJing Chi: Jing Chi Live!
by Todd S. Jenkins
Jing Chi’s 2001 debut was eagerly anticipated by contemporary jazz fans worldwide. For the most part it satisfied, save for feeling a bit too loose around the edges. One whole point of the project was to explore more open-ended improvisation in an electric fusion context, at which the disc succeeded admirably.
Hindsight is always 20/20, however, and over the ensuing months the power trio worked hard at shaping up the floppy ends. On the evidence of these live sessions from ...
read moreVinnie Colaiuta/Robben Ford/Jimmy Haslip: Jing Chi
by Todd S. Jenkins
Another Tone Center supergroup strikes gold. Ex-Zappa drummer Colaiuta joins Yellowjackets bassist Haslip and blues-jazz guitar god Ford for a pretty damned satisfactory fusion foray. The big ears and fleet fingers required to pull off music like this are present in spades, and Ford's pedigree revives the blues feeling that's been so often absent in jazz-rock outings.
This is actually a fairly relaxed set compared to some of the barn-burners Tone Center has released of late. The impression is that ...
read moreJazz-Rock at its Finest: "Jing Chi 'Live'" Set For April 22 Release
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