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Misha Tsiganov: Misha's Wishes
by Edward Blanco
New York-based pianist and composer Misha Tsiganov, a well-established jazz veteran having appeared on countless albums throughout his career, presents his seventh recording as leader with Misha's Wishes, conceived and birthed during the COVID pandemic, when his time at home offered the perfect opportunity to develop this project. The long-time isolation during 2020 allowed the pianist to write, as he states, “some nice music that people will enjoy," which he certainly accomplishes here, providing seven originals in addition to reimagined ...
Continue ReadingDino Govoni: Hiding in Plain Sight
by Jack Bowers
Tenor saxophonist Dino Govoni acquits himself well on the curiously-titled Hiding in Plain Sight, his third album for Whaling City Sound, as do his colleagues on this basically bop-leaning, mainly quintet studio date. The qualifier “mainly" is necessary because trumpeter Alex Sipiagin performs on only five of the album's nine tracks. On the others, Govoni is cradled by his capable rhythm section, pianist Henry Hey, bassist Michael Pope and drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts. Each of the numbers ...
Continue ReadingAsaf Sirkis, Damien Erskine, Alex Sipiagin, and Benjamin Croft
by Len Davis
Todays program features many new releases, includingSolar Flare from Asaf Sirkis, Alex Sipiagin, Damien Erskine, Sarp Maden, and much more Playlist Asaf Sirkis “Solar Flare" from Solar Flare (Moonjune) 00:00 Alex Sipiagin “Magic Square" from Upstream (Posi Tone) 05:58 Damien Erskine"Beatrice" from In This Moment (Self Produced) 11:58 Sarp Maden “119/5" from Aperlai (Lycia)18:03 Benjamin Croft"The War Against Loudness" from (Ubuntu) 24:03 Trifecta “Proto Molecule" from Fragments (K Scope) 24:03 Trifecta “Auntie" from Fragments (K Scope) 30:06 Phonic ...
Continue ReadingFrancesco Zampini: Unknown Path
by Luigi Sforza
Per questo secondo disco da leader, il giovane chitarrista e compositore fiorentino Francesco Zampini (classe 1993) guida un vigoroso quintetto che comprende un'infuocata, solida e muscolosa sezione ritmica (Michelangelo Scandroglio al contrabbasso e Bernardo Guerra alla batteria), un vulcanico e possente pianista, l'iberico Xavi Torres, e il russo Alex Sipiagin, che alla tromba incanta per il suo suono abbagliante, splendente e carezzevole insieme, qualità quest'ultima rintracciabile specie quando suona nel registro medio. A confronto con brani originali ed ...
Continue ReadingConrad Herwig: The Latin Side of Horace Silver
by Jack Bowers
New York-based trombonist Conrad Herwig began exploring the “Latin side" of various jazz musicians in 1996, with The Latin Side of John Coltrane, which earned him the first of four Latin Grammy Award nominations. Since then, Herwig has done the same for Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson and, now, pianist Horace Silver. The formula is trim and solid; choose several of an artist's more notable compositions and recast them in a rhythmic Latin framework. For The Latin ...
Continue ReadingDave Pietro: Hypersphere
by Paul Rauch
You may not know the name Dave Pietro offhand, but it is likely, if you are a jazz fan of any sort, that you have heard him play. As a saxophone/woodwind artist, composer, educator, sideman, and bandleader, he has performed across a broad spectrum of projects since his becoming a mainstay on the New York scene in 1987. That aspect of his career has enabled a sizable skill set that transfers over into his personal projects. His compositional ...
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