Pianist Marilyn Crispell's spontaneous improvisations are often lovelier, more coherent than others' written compositions. Le Monde describes her first duo disc with ...

There are those who decry pianist Marilyn Crispell's move towards sparer, introspective free improvisation with Nothing ever was, anyway. Music of Annette Peacock (1997)—the beginning of a now nearly ...

Put a pin anywhere in the lengthy discography of pianist Marilyn Crispell and you'll stumble on a new facet, an unforeseen window into her turbulent, ever-evolving improvisational discourse. This is ...

David Rothenberg, on bass clarinet and clarinet here, says that he and pianist/percussionist Marilyn Crispell “didn’t plan” out their duo album and that it “ended up spontaneous and improvised”. Yet ...

David Greenberger reviews a new CD by Marilyn Crispell. She is considered one of the most versatile pianists of her generation. Over the years Crispell has released several solo recordings but on her ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. These duets by pianist ...