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New Sounds Including Lots of Orchestras
by Bob Osborne
On this show we feature new music from Ayumi Ishito, Christopher Zuar, Kerry Politzer, Gabriel Evan, Avery Sharpe, Phil Haynes, Carl Clements, Tevet Sela, Gary Urwin, Josh Lawrence, Michael O'neill, Conrad Herwig, Amber Weekes, Barkman, Matthew McDonald and Mike Holober.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Ayumi Ishito “Sugar High People" from Wondercult Club (577 Records) 00:19 Chris Zuar Orchestra “In Winter Blooms" from Exuberance (Tonal Conversations) 04:33 Kerry Politzer “Ruminations" from Ruminations (Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble) 12:38 Gabriel Evan Orchestra ...
Continue ReadingPlayfield: Magic Heart
by Mike Jurkovic
Daniel Carter, who--if not the epitome of free consciousness then is very well within the immediate vicinity of striking range--gives props to electric Miles Davis and The Beatles' psychedelica with mischief and madness on the hell bent and heaven sent Magic Heart. Their second entrance into the Carter's life long discography, Playfield is a true Carter collective: intuitively passing the torch from vocalist Luisa Muhr, to Ayumi Ishito, tenor sax and electronics, pianist Eric Plaks, guitarists/electronics Aron Namenwirth ...
Continue ReadingDaniel Carter: Open Question, Vol. 2
by Mike Jurkovic
If the title warning Open Question, Vol. 2 fails to alert one to what one was about to get into while listening to the unhinged, yet oddly disciplined and methodic rhubarb created off-the-cuff by radical downtown saxophone legend Daniel Carter, equally rebellious tenor Ayumi Ishito, pianist Eric Plaks}, bassist {{m: Zach Swanson and drummer Jon Panikkar, well, maybe gullibility is, without doubt, a human trait. Or perhaps it is just our renowned, innate inquisitiveness and speculation that makes things like ...
Continue ReadingPlayfield: Stepping Out
by Mike Jurkovic
577 Records founder, chief architect, free blowing, free willed, harmonic rebel and reed master Daniel Carter has never shied away from the unknown metropolis. From the silent instant which captures the imagination and sends it sleighing its own peaks and valleys, Carter, and whoever chooses to accept his challenge to participate, let the moment move them and the music into new spaces. Playfield, as this particular congregate of players from downtown NY is dubbed, brings it all to ...
Continue ReadingAyumi Ishito, John Hadfield, Smith Komma John, Aufmessers Schneide & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Welcome on board, fasten your seat belts as you're about to take off for a rewarding journey around the jazz world with stops in Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, France, Austria, Switzerland, Norway the UK, and back to Brooklyn from the mesmerizing sounds of Alune Wade to the post-Bitches-Brew-stew of Ayumi Ishito and a lot more in-between.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Alune Wade “Saba's Journey" Sultan (Enja/Yellowbird) 0:16 ...
Continue ReadingPushing the 'Jazz Envelope' a little further
by Bob Osborne
This show includes a selection of new releases which, whilst being part of the jazz family, bring in other musical elements. Ayumi Ishito brings distortion, unexpected percussive rhythms, and competing melodies into play for her debut album. Daniel Herskedal offers ambient reflections in a Scandanavian context. Andrew Van Tassel draws inspiration from a broad palette of genres: bebop/hard bop, fusion, indie rock, classical music, and more. Cymin Samawatie's and Ketan Bhatti's cross-cultural approach delivers a fresh new sound. Matthias Müller, ...
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