Here's an interesting piece from the Paris Transatlantic on the trend of "macho jazz", notable to IAT readers for singling out sax player Mats Gustafsson: http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/monthly2005/11nov_text.html#3
For more, read this reaction to the piece and be sure to scroll down to the comments for some back'n'forth between the two authors: http://www.bagatellen.com/archives/frontpage/001045.html
Ah, the magic of the Internet at work!