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Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band: Walk A Mile In My Shoe
by Angelo Leonardi
Il nuovo disco di Orrin Evans e della sua Captain Black Big Band ci ricorda l'importanza delle radici per la comunità musicale afroamericana: il gospel, il blues, le big band, i cantanti e strumentisti storici. Una risorsa che è anche identità collettiva e forza culturale. Come ha sempre fatto in passato, il pianista e bandleader di Philadelphia s'ispira alla tradizione per rinnovarla e arricchirla, con passione e freschezza. Stavolta le orchestrazioni sono funzionali alle interpretazioni di quattro prodigiosi ...
Continue ReadingMichelle Lordi: Two Moons
by Geno Thackara
The art of the jazz diva does not shy away from the dark and mysterious. From putting a spell on somebody to helplessly falling under that old black magic, the tradition always seems to include some small touch of witchery, and Michelle Lordi, for her part, does not let a modern-day sound obscure those roots. The mood of Two Moons sits somewhere between a late-night set in a small jazz club and a round of spooky stories around the campfire. ...
Continue ReadingEmber: August in March
by Troy Dostert
Reflective of its enigmatic title, the members of Ember--saxophonist/trumpeter Caleb Wheeler Curtis, bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer {Vincent Sperrazza--have created something both oblique and accessible on the group's third release, August in March. With an emphasis on well designed, engaging pieces that lead into a distinctive world of close collaboration, this is music that rewards undivided attention. Aside from a few turns on the trumpet on the winding, slithering “Snake Tune," the elliptical “Sink and Swim," and the ...
Continue ReadingEMBER Are A Jazz Trio With A Collective Mindset
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On EMBER, a trio featuring saxophonist and trumpeter Caleb Wheeler Curtis, bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza. Their album, August in March (Imani Records), is “a vivid representation of the musical, interpersonal and community-oriented ideas that the three forward-thinking musicians that make up EMBER...care deeply about." This conversation explores the heady thematic elements of EMBER's music: humanism, community, place, and the importance of being a band of equals. Stick around after ...
Continue ReadingNew Music From Ember, Itamar Borochov, Michael Echaniz, And More
by Bob Osborne
On this show we present new music from Ember (Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Noah Garabedian and Vincent Sperrazza), Itamar Borochov, Michael Echaniz, Alex Louloudis & Zack Clarke, Melmac, Škvíry & Spoje, Gaea Schell, Rubim de Toledo, Steve Carrington, Heikki Ruokangas with Landon George and Jouni Isoherranen, and, Chuck Owen & WDR Big Band.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Ember “Snake Tune" from August In March (Imani Records) 00:54 Itamar Borochov “What Broke You?" from Arba (Greenleaf) 07:46 Michael Echaniz “Seven Shades ...
Continue ReadingAn Eclectic Selection Of New Releases
by Bob Osborne
On this week's show a host of new releases from Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Chris Torkewitz, Hendrik Meurkins & The WDR Big Band, The Relay, Kate Wyatt, Alessandro Sgobbio, Robert Lee and Pablo Moser. There are also two brand new albums from Gordon Grdina, the reissue of a 20 year live recording from Peter Brötzmann, Milford Graves, and William Parker, and music from 2018 from Helena Kay's KIM Trio.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Caleb Wheeler Curtis “Tossed Aside" from HEAT ...
Continue ReadingCaleb Wheeler Curtis: Heatmap
by Paul Rauch
It is mostly troublesome to make blanket assertions about jazz and the musicians that facilitate the art form. Such assertions are subjective at best, yet it would not seem unreasonable to assert that Caleb Wheeler Curtis is one of the more interesting alto saxophonists to emerge since 2000. His playing has a radiant, vocal quality to it, whether addressing strong melodies, or abstractions of the same. His approach is strong without being forced, and while his musical spirit has an ...
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