Current Events is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in September 1985 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features rhythm section Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "The three take chances, converge, collide, alternate time in the spotlight, and make emphatic, unpredictable music while never staying locked into one groove or style."^[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 31⁄2 stars, stating, "Current Events, which introduces two of the guitarist's most sympathetic and responsive partners, is still a very strong statement."^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Clint"	Abercrombie Erskine Johnson	6:06
2.	"Alice in Wonderland"	Sammy Fain Bob Hilliard	8:42
3.	"Ralph's Piano Waltz"		6:15
4.	"Lisa"		2:28
5.	"Hippityville"		8:22
6.	"Killing Time"		7:52
7.	"Still"		8:56
Total length:			48:41

Personnel

John Abercrombie – guitar, guitar synthesizer
Marc Johnson – double bass
Peter Erskine – drums

References

^ ^a ^b John Abercrombie discography Archived 2011-09-10 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 26, 2011
^ ^a ^b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed September 26, 2011
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 3. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.

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Years listed represent year of recording(s), not initial release.
Studio albums	Timeless (1974) Sargasso Sea (with Ralph Towner, 1976) Characters (1977) Arcade (1978) Abercrombie Quartet (1979) Straight Flight (1979) M (1980) Five Years Later (1981) Upon a Time (1982) Solar (with John Scofield, 1983) Night (1984) Current Events (1985) Witchcraft (1986) Emerald City (with Richie Beirach, 1987) Getting There (1987) Animato (1989) Natural Living (with Andy LaVerne, 1989) Nosmo King (with Andy LaVerne, 1991) November (1992) While We're Young (1992) Now It Can Be Played (with Andy LaVerne, 1992) Speak of the Devil (1993) Open Land (1998) Cat 'n' Mouse (2000) Class Trip (2003) Structures (2006) The Third Quartet (2006) Wait Till You See Her (2008) Within a Song (2011) 39 Steps (2013) Up and Coming (2016)
Live albums	John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine (1988) Tactics (with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum, 1996) The Hudson Project (with Bob Mintzer, Peter Erskine, and John Patitucci, 1998)
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