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Japanese band Kenso, German guitarist Ali Neander, Elephant 9 and Alexi Tuomarila
by Len Davis
New and recent with Japanese band Kenso, LA band Thraikill, German guitarist Ali Neander and Norwegian band Elephant9. Australian band Coast, Alexi Tuomarila, Caixa Cubo, Antonio Farao, and Norwegian guitarist Niclas Knudsen. Guitarist James Leibow, The haas Company and Richard D Ruttenberg. Playlist Kenso “Ryuu No Mai" from An Old Warrior Shook The Sun (Record Label) 00:00 Thraikill “Ego Lender" from Unperson (Self Produced) Time Marker Ali Neander “Return Of The Yedi Master" from Boomer Bends (ESC) Time ...
Continue ReadingBarry Guy's Blue Shroud Band Ten Year Anniversary
by John Sharpe
Barry Guy Blue Shroud Band Ten Year Anniversary Krakow Jazz Autumn (Krakowska Jesien Jazzowa) Klub Alchemia and Manggha Hall Krakow November 19-24, 2024 Intro If bassist Barry Guy had only found fame as an improviser, his place in the pantheon would be assured. However, a singular approach to his instrument and collaborations with the likes of Evan Parker, Cecil Taylor, Bill Dixon, Marilyn Crispell, Mats Gustafsson, Derek Bailey and Howard Riley represent only one ...
Continue ReadingT. K. Blue: Planet Bluu
by Dan McClenaghan
Is T.K. Blue the coolest name for a jazz artist? Only “Thelonious Monk" competes in the category. Blue (aka Talib Kibue) a New Yorker of Trinidad and Jamaican descent who boasts a wide-ranging career--involvements with saxophonist Sam Rivers and pianist Randy Weston (he plays on Weston's 1991, Verve Records masterpiece, The Spirits Of Our Ancestors)--showcases a bubbling with life African vibe on his 2024 release, Planet Bluu,. In his liner notes, Blue says: “Planet Bluu lies just beyond ...
Continue ReadingChano Domínguez Sexteto at Barcelona Jazz Festival
by Artur Moral
Chano Domínguez Sexteto: “Por Paco" Paral·lel 62 56 Festival de Jazz de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain November 26, 2024 It was a night of tributes, remembrances and celebrations at Barcelona's Paral·lel 62. In the framework of the “De Cajón!" series--a branch of the Barcelona Jazz Festival focusing on flamenco-rooted music--Chano Domínguez and his sextet presented “Por Paco," a passionate homage to Paco de Lucía, marking ten years since the fabulous guitarist's passing. The evening also ...
Continue ReadingOscar Peterson: City Lights: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Munich, 1994
by Mike Jurkovic
The first big challenge presented by the latest grand release from the Oscar Peterson archives, City Lights: The Oscar Peterson Quartet--Live in Munich, 1994 is how not to spontaneously burst into dance, either with yourself or some total stranger who happens to be within five miles of earshot of the ecstatic opener, “There Will Never Be Another You." The second challenge is not to interrupt the listening experience of others with wild, joyful whoops, hollers, and well-intentioned hyperbole.
Continue ReadingWayne Escoffery: Alone!
by David Bixler
In the summer of 2023 saxophonist Wayne Escoffery found himself in Europe processing changes in his personal life while at the same time nursing a broken finger that prohibited him from playing his horn. He used this time of reflection to compose the music presented on his new record Alone on Smoke Sessions Records, which features pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Ron Carter, and Carl Allen on drums. In this episode of LINER NOTES Wayne speaks of the challenge of creating ...
Continue ReadingDavid Maranha / Rodrigo Amado: Wrecks
by Mark Corroto
There was a children's television show that aired every Saturday morning in the 1960s where the host faced the camera while holding up a looking glass. He would say something to this effect: “Hello friends, today I see Billy, Allison, Teddy, etc." Those watching thrilled to hear their name or the name of a sibling or friend. In some eerie way, viewers might have the same reaction listening to Wrecks by the Portuguese duo of saxophonist Rodrigo Amado and electric ...
Continue ReadingArchive Music From Gordon Beck And Brand New Releases
by Bob Osborne
This week we focus on a new release from the excellent Jazz In Britain label. The Progress Box Set from Gordon Beck's Gyroscope is a compilation of studio, live, radio and rehearsal session recordings from the tape archives of Ron Mathewson and Gordon. The release provides a chronological audio history of Gyroscope's formation and development, indeed their 'Progress.' I am featuring three tracks from the release. In addition there is a selection of other new releases including three new albums ...
Continue ReadingMike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024
by Mike Jurkovic
It has been, to say the least, one hell of fright night year. But here is the music that stayed with me, through thick and thin, and all manner of human foible and political upheaval. Vijay IyerCompassion ECM Records Kris DavisRun the Gauntlet Pyroclastic Records Patricia BrennanBreaking Stretch Pyroclastic Records ...
Continue ReadingLet's Give the Singer Some!
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.: We recently played a trio gig backing a vocalist. She announced to the audience, “And now the boys are going to do an instrumental number." She quietly asked us what we would play, and we said, “When You're Smiling." She immediately told the audience, “They're going to play 'When I'm Smiling.'" Is it true the world revolves around singers? --The Boys Dear TB: Follow the science: For centuries, everyone ...
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