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Iro Haarla Ouranos Quartet, featuring Aija Puurtinen: Under the Firmament
by Dan McClenaghan
Finnish pianist Iro Haala has a gift for assembling superb jazz ensembles. Her on-record successes--including Kolibri (TUM Records, 2015) and Vespers (ECM Records, 2011)--are brought together, in part, by “considering the chosen musicians' Individualism and soloistic assurance." Duke Ellington did that. So did Charles Mingus. Forming a combination of different personalities, adept at music and possessing artistic souls, then channeling the collective into a quest for excellence gives the finished product the potential to breathe, to become a living and ...
Continue ReadingPrepared: The Munich Trio Making Minimalism Move
by Lawrence Peryer
Munich's experimental music scene has yielded Prepared, a trio that merges chamber music, minimalism and dance music through a distinct lineup of prepared piano, bass clarinet and drums. The group brings together three established musicians, Chris Gall, Florian Riedl, and Christoph Holzhauser, whose individual paths through Argentinian tango, folk music, and German hip-hop intersect in musically exciting ways. The band emerged from Munich's tight-knit music community. “We have known each other from the Munich music scene and have ...
Continue ReadingThe Unity Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Paul Reynolds
Rachall and Vilray and others Jazz at Lincoln Center Unity Festival New York, NY January 11, 2025 In its second year, the Unity Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center--audaciously counter-programmed against the NYC Winter JazzFest--again presented a diverse two-day program, this time including tributes to two fallen jazz giants. The Unity event--befitting its Upper West Side location--is less artistically edgy than its downtown rival. It's also (literally) a warmer experience, with its ...
Continue ReadingThomas Marriott: Screen Time
by Paul Rauch
Seattle-based trumpeter Thomas Marriott has been producing notable jazz recordings for more than a quarter century now with remarkable consistency in terms of both musicianship and composition of original works. After a decade in New York as a young musician, following his winning of the prestigious Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition, Marriott settled back in Seattle and produced a litany of albums featuring top Northwest musicians. At one time or another he engaged with all of his upper-left colleagues, ...
Continue ReadingStephen Guerra: No Balanço do Choro-Samba
by Katchie Cartwright
Guitarist Stephen Guerra was finishing up his undergraduate degree in engineering when he became enchanted with Brazilian music. It was the guitar and song magic of Baden Powell with its mysterious metric ambiguity. Upon graduating, he took a job in personal wealth management, teaching himself to play guitar and read music on the side. After a couple of years in finance, he went for a second undergraduate degree--this time in music--and kept going toward a PhD, never looking back. He ...
Continue ReadingIsaac Hayes: Truck Turner
by Richard J Salvucci
If a listener has not seen the film “Truck Turner," (1974) there is perhaps no way that any of this review can make sense. And, alas, if you have seen “Truck Turner," there is little anything anyone can do to help. This is a movie that was part of a subgenre, Blaxploitation movies, that could scarcely be screened today. Every other word or scene is an obscenity, an N-word, or a racial stereotype that is not likely to go down ...
Continue ReadingLisa Hilton, Blue Moods, Jim Mullen, Claire Martin and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music Lisa Hilton, Blue Moods, Jim Mullen, Claire Martin, Rick Roe, Scott Hamilton, Benjie Porecki, Allegra Levy, Jessica Jones, Roberto Margris, Brent Laidler, Eldad Tarmu, Thomas Martin Lopez, Renee Rosnes, Don Paul, Theoretical Planets, Steve Smith, Camille Thurman, Brian Charette, Ben Paterson and more. Playlist Lisa Hilton “All Blues" from Lucky All Along (Ruby Slippers Productions) 00:00 Blue Moods “Sky Dive" from Force & Grace (Posi-Tone Records) 06:01 Jim Mullen “For Heaven's Sake" from ...
Continue ReadingLophae, Atmospheric Trio, Sasha Berliner, Jeremy Stein & Mitchell Shiner, Kasan Belgrave, & More
by Tony Poole
An eclectic hour of cutting-edge jazz sounds from around the globe. Join Tony Poole as he explores the freshest worldwide jazz grooves, showcasing all-new releases and captivating rhythms that redefine the genre. Playlist Richard Baratta “I Feel Good" from Looking Back (Savant Records) Atmospheric Trio “Green Chimneys" from Following Polaris (Adhyaropa Recordsl) Kasan Belgrave “Dual Citizen" from Dual Citizen (Institutional Green ) Sasha Berliner “UMMG (feat. Taylor Eigsti)" from Fantome (Outside In Music) Laurence Pike “Hearts Of The ...
Continue ReadingTake Five with Saxophonist Noah Peterson
by AAJ Staff
Meet Noah Peterson While his troubadour days are behind him, Noah continues to have musical adventures. From his many bands and explorations of different genres of music Noah always has his fingers in something. His latest adventure includes his brand new quartet recording of all original music Coming Home To You and the rebirth of The Noah Peterson Soul-Tet (recording coming later this year.) Noah has regular performances in San Antonio, TX with some stellar combos. Instruments: Saxophone, ...
Continue ReadingTania Grubbs: The Sound of Love
by John Chacona
Meet a person from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and you are likely to get a Chamber of Commerce-worthy commendation of their city's greatness. When it comes to jazz, the civic pride is more than warranted; the Steel City was home to immortals such as Earl Hines, Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey and Kenny Clarke. Vocalist Tania Grubbs grew up just over the state line in Ohio, but she has lived and worked in The 'Burgh, as natives affectionately call it, for some ...
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