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Soul Salvation: A Gen X Love Letter to the English Beat
by Doug Collette
Soul Salvation: A Gen X Love Letter to the English Beat Marc Wasserman 284 Pages ISBN: # 979-8990026421 DiWulf Publishing2024 Fans of the English Beat, devoted or casual, may be somewhat disappointed Soul Salvation is not the thorough history the ska-pop band deserves. But as the subtitle states, A Gen X Love Letter is more accurately the story of one rabid music fan's coming of age in the late Seventies and early Eighties ...
Continue ReadingParadise Cinema: returning, dream
by Geno Thackara
Was this made in a studio or beamed in from a jungle on some faraway planet? Perhaps a little of both--Jack Wyllie's saxophone does often find some alien- sounding contexts, as often shown by the futuristic electro-jazz-ambient sound sculpting of Portico Quartet or the wilder psychedelic fusion of Szun Waves. When it comes to Paradise Cinema, the sound is closer to the ground in more ways than one--its self-titled debut (Gondwana, 2020) came from some time soaking in the sounds ...
Continue ReadingMats/Morgan Band: Paltsug
by Mike Jacobs
The closer from a 2020 radio live stream broadcast for Swedish Radio Stockholm--included in the duo's 40th Anniversary Box Set (Morgan Records, 2021)--keyboardist Mats Oberg and drummer Morgan Agren give a glimpse of the talents that famously astonished one Frank Zappa nearly four decades ago. ...
Continue ReadingJessica Lauren, Soulpersona, Chris Bangs, Jazzbois & More
by Tony Poole
Tony Poole, former BBC jazz presenter, plays his favourite new singles, new album tracks and pre-releases. Playlist Jazzbois “TOOHI" from Still Blunted (Independent) 00:00 Soulpersona & Carl Hudson “Don't Hate The Player (Raregroove Mix)" single (Sun City Records) 04:23 Chris Bangs “Alegria" from Dream World (Acid Jazz Records) 10:15 Jessica Lauren “Alefela" single (BBE Music/Impressive Collective) 14:47 Julian Brennan “Higanbana" single (Kyotone Records) 20:56 Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra “Tension" single (Batov Records) 25:06 MOMO. aka Marcelo Frota ...
Continue ReadingI Compani: Party @ Tivolux
by Karl Ackermann
From Fellini to Verde to Garbo, with detours into the world of food and sounds of the subway, I Compani is one of Europe's most original and versatile ensembles. Despite a decades-long legacy in Western Europe, the ensemble is not well known in the U.S. The Dutch group, under the direction of saxophonist/composer and founder, Bo van de Graaf are masters of ingenious arrangement and vivid expressiveness that all but jumps out from the speakers. On Party @ Tivolux, van ...
Continue ReadingBrad Mindich: The Art and Craft of Archiving Stardom
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On Brad Mindich, an entrepreneur who works directly with artists, athletes, and others in music, culture, and sports to expand their legacies and create powerful connections with their fans.Brad currently does this work as the founder and CEO of Inveniem/Definitive Authentic, which helps its clients organize, catalog, present, and oftentimes monetize their archives directly to their audiences.Brad has worked with Metallica, Def Leppard, Stephen Stills, basketball star Devin Booker, Monty Python co-founder ...
Continue ReadingJulian Lage at Club Hancher
by Joshua Weiner
Julian Lage TrioClub Hancher at Hancher Auditorium Iowa City, IA September 15, 2024 The gorgeous new Hancher Auditorium, rebuilt in 2016 following severe flood damage to the original building in 2008, is situated on the campus of The University of Iowa. While the large Hadley Stage auditorium seats 1,800 and is home to Broadway shows, multimedia events, and orchestra concerts, the smaller Strauss Hall magically converts into Club Hancher, a hip jazz and comedy ...
Continue ReadingBill Frisell / Andrew Cyrille / Kit Downes: Breaking the Shell
by Mike Jurkovic
When in as unique a setting as St. Luke in the Fields, the English village-like church on Hudson Street in Greenwich Village, it only figures that guitarist Bill Frisell, pipe organist Kit Downes and drummer Andrew Cyrille would rise to the distinct occasion and create something equally anomalous. A grand host of noir sci-fi themes and motifs run through Breaking the Shell. And it is awesome to hear. The trio is in an active, real-time thought experiment: what music will emerge, ...
Continue ReadingChristian Sands: Embracing Dawn
by Mike Jurkovic
Way back in the mottled history of the 1950s and '60s, record biz guys in sharkskin might kick down a DJ's door and bark: “You gotta to hear this single!" But who truly listens to and what exactly is a single these days? Add in the disturbing though elusive truth that any single can take any physical or temporal shape and the evidence just points to one thing: First impressions have doomed many a pundit. If ...
Continue ReadingSolo Piano: Emotions and Drama
by Geno Thackara
If solo might seem to suggest simple, then it would probably be best not to jump to conclusions. In the right hands, one instrument is capable of as much wide-scale drama as an orchestra. Maciej Tubis Komeda: Reflections AudioCave 2023 Any tribute worth its salt (or rather its vinyl or plastic, etc) will ideally cross the artist's own personality with the spirit of the honoree. In the case of subject Krzysztof Komeda, whose ...
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