Jazz Articles
Our daily articles are carefully curated by the All About Jazz staff. You can find more articles by searching our website, see what's trending on our popular articles page or read articles ahead of their published dates on our future articles page. Read our daily album reviews.
Sign in to customize your My Articles page —or— Filter Article Results
Hipnosis: Carrousel
by Chris M. Slawecki
This Munich quintet titled its debut simply Jazz. The album was so well received in Germany that it was subsequently released for Jazz-heads in the UK and Japan, too. Completely composed, performed, and produced by the band, this second full-length release showcases Hipnosis' excellent musicianship--especially on the part of Wanja Slavin (alto sax, alto clarinet) and trombonist Gerhard Gschlössl up front--in a program challenging enough to feel like a classic post bop mainstream quintet date, perhaps a little lost in ...
read more