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The Empress: Square One
by Jack Bowers
The Empress is a New York City-based co-op septet whose front line consists of four saxophonists. Based on its title, the assumption is that Square One is the group's first recording as a unit. The Empress is the idea of award-winning saxophonist Pureum Jin, who enlisted the renowned German writer and saxophonist Michael Lutzeier to arrange ten of the album's eleven durable and decisive numbers and recruited a trio of all-star saxophonists to share the stage and lend their awesome ...
Continue ReadingMarc Ribot Quartet at Kino Siska
by Petra Cvelbar
A collection of photos from the Marc Ribot Quartet “Hurry Red Telephone" concert at Kino Siska in Ljubljana on March 19, 2025 featuring Marc Ribot, Ava Mendoza, Sebastian Steinberg and Chad Taylor. ...
Continue ReadingJoe Fiedler Trio 2.0: Dragon Suite
by Glenn Astarita
Joe Fiedler steers this trio with the gusto of a trombone maestro who has gigged everywhere from Sesame Street's cheery lanes to prolific stints in the modern and free jazz realms. Guitarist Pete McCann and drummer join him Michael Sarin for a duo with pedigrees juicier than a medieval feast. McCann's strings have sung for heavyweights like Lee Konitz and Maria Schneider, his fingers weaving through jazz's tapestry with a knack for both finesse and fire. Sarin is a rhythm ...
Continue ReadingEric Alexander's latest plus new music from Novalima, Dream Brigade and Candice Hoyes
by Hobart Taylor
Eric Alexander, Igmar Thomas Revive Big Band, Canada's Ostara Project and Candice Hoyes! Playlist Candice Hoyes Ted NashVincent Gardner “Far Away Star" from Far Away Star (Self Produced) 0:00 Sacha Boutros “J'Attendrai (featuring Giovanni Mirabassi)" from Love Trilogy (Hear Me Roar) 4:48 Eric Alexander" The Lamp Is Low" from Chicago To New York (Cellar) 8:42 Host Speaks 19:34 Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol “My Blues" from 7 Shades of Melancholia (Dunya) 21:46 Myra Melford “ Insertion 2" from Hear the ...
Continue ReadingBroodmen: Liminality
by Thierry De Clemensat
Eastern European jazz is often overlooked, yet there are remarkable discoveries to be made--such as the trio Broodmen. Their debut album, Secondary Emotions, dates back to 2017 (Self Produced). Liminality, while following in the footsteps of its predecessor, unfolds like the soundtrack to an auteur film. It bears the distinct marks of their cultural heritage while embracing a postmodern aesthetic that places this group at the forefront of contemporary European creative expression. Rooted in their shared childhood in Novi Sad, ...
Continue ReadingKazemde George, Charles Mingus, and Caroline Davis
by Jerome Wilson
This show features music from a variety of players, such as Kazemde George, Cassandra Wilson, Caroline Davis, and Steve Kuhn, as well as newly collected live performances by Charles Mingus. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Erik Telford “Death Trap" from Kinetic (EJT Music) 00:53 Mike Holober & the Gotham Jazz Orchestra “Dear Virginia" from This Rock We're On: ...
Continue ReadingTake Five with Singer, Guitarist and Pianist Martina Fiserova
by AAJ Staff
Meet Martina Fiserova Martina Fišerová is a New York-based singer, guitarist, songwriter and lyricist. Born and raised in Bohemia, Czech Republic, she graduated as a vocalist from the jazz-focused Jaroslav Ježek College, in addition to studying anthroposophical music therapy. She has performed alongside a number of prominent artists at music festivals and venues throughout Europe, as well as in Taiwan and Vietnam. Martina's debut release Clearing Fields (Blue Season, 2012), with her interpretation of jazz standards, originated from ...
Continue ReadingVerve's Bossa Nova U.S.A.
by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Paul Desmond: Samba with Some Barbecue Originally titled “Struttin' with Some Barbecue" in 1941, this Satchmo tune lost its Dixie beat and got a bossa groove in the hands of the infallible Don Sebesky. Brazilian drummer Airto Moreira, then a newcomer in the New York jazz scene, provides a fiery propulsion to Paul Desmond's lyrical approach and “dry martini" alto sound. Different from the sad results of pseudo-bossa albums by Gene Ammons, Sonny Rollins, and so many others, this is ...
Continue ReadingBilly Bang: Peaceful Dreams
by Carl Medsker
Developing a unique, recognizable voice is a vital accomplishment for a jazz musician. Within a few notes, there is no mistaking the distinctive violin of Billy Bang. In nearly every aspect of the instrument, he was singular: timbre, articulation, bowing technique, percussive use of the bow, pizzacto playing, glissandos, phrasing and yes, the occasional dissonance. He once said he was influenced more by saxophonists than string musicians. Categorizing Bang as avant-garde exposes the limitation of labels. While energetic, free flights ...
Continue ReadingMichael Buckley: Ebb And Flow
by Ian Patterson
Given his world-class chops, tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley's albums have been too infrequent. This is a man who has played with George Coleman when he was still in shorts (Buckley that is), backed Jerry Lee Lewis, collaborated with Dave Liebman and Kenny Wheeler, and toured with The Mingus Big Band. His talents as a composer for television and film, and as a producer--Buckley runs his own Dublin studio--also impose demands on his time, so a new album from the Dubliner ...
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