Taylor Ho Bynum on Bill Lowe at Destination: Out

Destination: Out, the marvelous blog from Jeff Jackson and Jeff Golick, has just posted a wonderful retrospective on bass trombonist and tubist Bill Lowe. Here's a snippet from the opening paragraph:

Bill’s musical experience speaks for itself; he has worked with most of the masters of African-American creative music across all genres and cliques. The list is almost overwhelming: from legends like Frank Foster, Clark Terry, and Eartha Kitt; to the leaders of the avant-garde like Cecil Taylor, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Bill Dixon; to under-heralded greats like Bill Barron, Makanda Ken McIntyre, and James ‘Jabbo’ Ware. He has anchored the big bands of Thad Jones, Jaki Byard, and Collective Black Artists, while performing in small ensembles with Henry Threadgill, William Parker, and Ed Blackwell. He has been involved as an active participant in an incredible diversity of musical communities over the past forty years, from the South African expats in 1960s London to New York City’s ‘70s Black Arts movement, and has been a leader and role model in the Connecticut and Boston music scenes over the past two decades.

The first half of the two-part series is posted here -- we'll update the post when the second part is available -- enjoy!