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Jo Lawry: Acrobats
by Troy Dostert
Australian vocalist Jo Lawry has covered a lot of ground in a musical career that goes back to her well-received debut in 2008, I Want to Be Happy (Fleurieu). Her formidable jazz chops were readily apparent on that release, but she then turned to other genres, including folk and pop on albums like Taking Pictures (ABC Music, 2015) and The Bathtub and the Sea (Fleurieu, 2018), not to mention a few guest spots with Sting, as on Symphonicities (Deutsche Grammophon, ...
Continue ReadingAllison Miller, Carmen Staaf: Nearness
by Stefano Merighi
Una leggerezza inquieta attraversa le tracce di questo bel disco realizzato in coppia da Allison Miller (batteria e percussoni) e Carmen Staaf (pianoforte). La strumentazione è particolarmente adatta alla formula del duo, basti pensare a quanti esempi possono tornare alla mente nella storia del jazz moderno. In questo caso, invece di stupire con le rispettive qualità di virtuosismo—che comunque non mancano -, Miller e Staaf si affidano alla naturalezza della conversazione, senza porsi chissà quale obiettivo, tranne quello ...
Continue ReadingAllison Miller; Jane Ira Bloom: Tues Days
by Neri Pollastri
Registrato a distanza, ciascuna nelle proprie case, in cinque martedì successivi tra il marzo e l'aprile scorsi, questo lavoro in duo della sassofonista soprano Jane Ira Bloom e della batterista Allison Miller non voleva essere un album, bensì solo una sperimentazione di improvvisazione, molto libera, della quale le due artiste sentivano la necessità e che affrontarono “per vedere cosa sarebbe successo." Nel corso del lavoro Miller e Bloom sviluppano un dialogo utilizzando molteplici stilemi espressivi e alcuni artifici ...
Continue ReadingJane Ira Bloom / Allison Miller: Tues Days
by Mike Jurkovic
The story goes that, during spring 2021, on five consecutive Tuesdays in March and April, soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and drummer Allison Miller recorded a handful of improvised sax and drum duets just to see what might happen and evolve. Well, a lot does because with Tues Days both Miller and Bloom cut their inner hippie loose to gambol out in the fields with flowers in their hair and their skirts all a-billow. It is not all ...
Continue ReadingAllison Miller, Jane Ira Bloom, Mujician, Gabriele Mirabassi & Other New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week's playlist features trios, duos and solos that sound as big as an orchestra, many of them representing yet another challenge won by creative musicians facing the pandemic, staying positive and being creative... and to top it off, the final album by legendary British band Mujician, released a decade after its recording date. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 L'orchestre en carton “Paris Pekin" Mue et ...
Continue ReadingAllison Miller and Friends
by Russell Perry
For over a decade, drummer Allison Miller has led and been the principal composer for the band Boom Tic Boom. The group was launched in 2010 as a quartet with Jenny Scheinman on violin, Myra Melford on piano, and Todd Sickafoose on bass, but was augmented to a sextet more recently with the addition of virtuosic clarinetist Ben Goldberg and cornetist Kirk Knuffke. Each of these strong players has produced powerful music outside the band, making this an under-recognized supergroup. ...
Continue ReadingPat Donaher: Occasionally
by Jerome Wilson
Occasionally sees saxophonist Pat Donaher reflecting on a few milestones in his life to date. He does this by writing and performing compositions which are all dedicated to occasions and people that have been special to him. Donaher's varied set of tunes is played here by an excellent group with Jason Palmer on trumpet, Tim Watson on guitar, Carmen Staaf on piano, Tony Scherr on bass and Allison Miller on drums. Two selections celebrate family weddings. “Wedding Day," ...
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