Jazz Articles about Anton Kot

About Anton Kot

Album Review

Every song on guitarist Owen Chen's album Eternal Wind was written or co-written as part of a film score by Joe Hishaishi of Japan's animation company, Studio Ghibli. “The music, stories and emotions we encounter as children stay with us," Chen writes. “Eternal Wind aims to bring forth melodies that live in our past, with our modern-day musical voices and the rich history of jazz." To help breathe fresh life into Hishaishi's music, Chen teams with a second ...

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Erica von Kleist: Picc Pocket

Read "Picc Pocket" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 22, 2026

Those who favor puns and clever wordplay should get their kicks from the song titles alone on Picc Pocket, a splendid new recording by piccolo guru Erica von Kleist 's hand-picced--and fun-loving-- quartet and its spicc-tacular guest artists, trombonist Jennifer Krupa and tenor saxophonist John Ellis. The piccolo (a close cousin of the flute) isn't often heard in a jazz context, which makes the enterprise even more picc-taking and picc-turesque. Von Kleist is a master of the instrument ...

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Emma Hedrick: Newcomer

Read "Newcomer" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
August 31, 2025

In the competitive world of young jazz vocalists, Emma Hedrick stands out as an artist who both respects tradition and offers a distinctive personal voice. On her confident debut album Newcomer, she channels seven years of lived experiences into 10 original compositions that serve as a musical memoir of that period, while never losing sight of her influences, namely Duke Ellington for his sense of orchestral colour, and Ella Fitzgerald for her impeccable phrasing. Accompanied by a group ...

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Emma Hedrick: Newcomer

Read "Newcomer" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler
August 25, 2025

As long as there are songs, there will be singers to sing them, but there is a slight difference between a singer and a vocalist. Singers, no matter how talented, tend to remain in the foreground with the band in support. A vocalist, however, uses the voice as an instrument, becoming an integral part of the ensemble. Emma Hedrick fits that definition completely, and with her debut album Newcomer, she arrives with a voice honed through years of training and ...