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Brian Shankar Adler: Fourth Dimension

Read "Fourth Dimension" reviewed by Troy Dostert


A percussionist with fierce rhythmic dynamism and a multiplicity of ideas, Brian Shankar Adler has steadily assembled a formidable body of work over the last several years, despite being relatively under-recognized. Much of this music has been released incrementally, through digitally downloaded EPs, perhaps attenuating its impact. But Adler should receive much more visibility with Fourth Dimension, a full-length album that pulls together the best of his work since 2015, and it offers a strong portrait of one of the ...

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Surface to Air Trio: Surface to Air

Read "Surface to Air" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Il newyorchese Surface to Air Trio si muove lungo un crinale di esplicita matrice etnica (certamente prevalente rispetto a quella jazzistica, per capirci), che trae linfa palpabile dallo strumentario impiegato, del resto rispecchiante una precisa scelta di campo, e che in questo album trova espressione compiuta quanto evidente. Fino alle estreme conseguenze: a fronte infatti di un'eleganza di tratto--e di un'evocatività, anche--indiscutibile, si respira nel lavoro un'aria un po' troppo estetizzante, manierata, nonché alla lunga piuttosto ripetitiva (per climi e ...


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