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Oded Tzur: Make A Sound
by David Bruggink
Storytelling has been part of Oded Tzur's modus operandi since his first album, his reed playing enfolding drama, tension, and narrative shifts like any spellbinding tale. In this 2025 single, the instinct comes into even sharper focus, as he accompanies a newly-assembled band with his words and voice for the first time on record. Tzur is no stranger to accolades, having won much acclaim for his instrumental releases (e.g., the superb My Prophet, ECM Records, 2024). Introducing vocals may ...
Continue ReadingTomin, Henriette Eilertsen, Gilad Hekselman, Christophe Marguet & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Around the jazz world in seven songs, and forty-five minutes! Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Christophe Marguet “Thérapie" Echoes of Time (Mélodie en sous-sol) 0:16 Host talks 4:57 Gilad Hekselman “The Headrocker" Life, at the Village Vanguard (La Reserve) 6:15 Host talks 14:37 Greg Ward, Ziv Ravitz, Matthew Stevens, Leo Genovese “Full Cream" Full Cream (Sugah Hoof) 16:33 Henriette Eilertsen & OJKOS “Springer i Coimbra" Recharge ...
Continue ReadingAndy Wheelock: Whee3trio: In The Wheelhouse
by Dan McClenaghan
The first minute of an imminent immersion into the sound of In the Wheelhouse, by drummer Andy Wheelock and the Whee3trio, is “rhythm, rhythm, rhythm." The second impression is “Africa." This is not surprising given that Wheelock took a good deal of his inspiration for this effort via his study of the Ghanaian gyil, a type of xylophone. He speaks of “running my gyil through the POG2 pedal while writing the music for this album, of playing the instrument with ...
Continue ReadingDaniel García Trio: Wonderland
by Mike Jurkovic
On their third release for Germany's ACT Music, pianist Daniel Garcia, bassist Reinier El Negrón and drummer Michael Olivera display in spades why they have moved to the fore of the fiery foment of Spain's spirited and trailblazing jazz scene with the imaginative and highly approachable Wonderland. Fired by eleven Garcia originals of expansive grace, Wonderland opens liltingly and peaceably with the aptly titled “Paz" but soon gets down to business with “Gates to the Land of Wonders," ...
Continue ReadingClarence Penn: Behind the Voice
by Dan Bilawsky
Drummer Clarence Penn, a serious force on the scene for more than three decades, has worked with a who's who of vocalists--Betty Carter, Kandace Springs, Luciana Souza, Kate McGarry, Nellie McKay, Claudia Acuña, Paula Cole, Melissa Walker and Nneena Freelon, to name just a few. He knows more than a thing or two about history and creativity behind the voice, and he's here to show it with this sharply-constructed date. Working with a stacked lineup of singers and instrumentalists, and ...
Continue ReadingTrio Grande: Urban Myth
by Mario Calvitti
Il chitarrista israeliano Gilad Hekselman si è da tempo distinto come uno degli interpreti moderni più interessanti del suo strumento con i suoi vari progetti solistici, e anche questa recente collaborazione lo conferma. Il trio denominato Trio Grande è stato formato dal chitarrista nel 2019 insieme al sassofonista e tastierista Will Vinson e al batterista Antonio Sanchez, e lo stesso anno ha registrato un album omonimo pubblicato nel 2020 in piena pandemia, il che ha impedito al gruppo di esibirsi ...
Continue ReadingBen Winkelman: Heartbeat
by Neil Duggan
Awaiting the arrival of his first child while locked down in New York City during the pandemic were probably not the circumstances which pianist Ben Winkelman would ideally have chosen for writing new music. Nonetheless, taking inspiration from the anticipation of fatherhood and the feeling of isolation acted as the catalyst for the nine compositions which make up his sixth album, Heartbeat. His previous albums focused on a piano trio format; this one marks a slight change as ...
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