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Frank Carlberg: Dream Machine
by Vic Albani
Il signor Frank Carlberg, originario di Helsinki, da molti anni si è ritagliato un ruolo importante nella comunità jazzistica newyorkese. Dopo gli studi al Berklee College of Music e al New England Conservatory--dove ha avuto maestri del calibro di Paul Bley, Ran Blake, Geri Allen e Jimmy Giuffre--ha collaborato con figure come Steve Lacy e Kenny Wheeler. In tempi più recenti ha incrociato il suo pianoforte con compagni di studi quali Jim Black, Chris Cheek, Antonio Hart, Sam Newsome, Chris ...
Continue ReadingDan Weiss, David Kikoski, and Enrique Haneine
by Jerome Wilson
This program covers a wide range of sounds. There is new music from drummers Dan Weiss and Enrique Haneine as well as older work from Duke Ellington, Ralph Towner, Dave Douglas, David Kikoski and others. (Note: on the selection “Trouble," I transposed the names of the group and album when I spoke.)Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Vered Dekel ...
Continue ReadingDan Weiss Quartet: Unclassified Affections
by Vincenzo Roggero
Quartetto di grande pregio quello assemblato dal batterista e compositore Dan Weiss, con alcuni dei musicisti più in vista della scena newyorchese quali il trombettista Peter Evans, la vibrafonista Patricia Brennan e il chitarrista Miles Okazaki, già frequentati per anni in diversi contesti. Le otto composizioni, tutte a firma del leader, sono state scritte con questa formazione in mente e il risultato dimostra ampiamente la bontà della scelta, quasi sessanta minuti di musica di grande fascino, semplice e complessa nello ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Weiss, Flying Sutra, Jackson Heinemann and Shead, & More
by Bob Osborne
Perhaps the most fascinating and rewarding gift from jazz music is its' unpredictability. On this show the selection of new releases continue to demonstrate that the music never fails to surprise and excite. As well as new material there is further exploration of Ivo Perelman's back catalogue on Leo Records and the recent reissue of the Strata East catalogue.Playlist Dan Weiss “Unclassified Affections" from Unclassified Affections (Pi Recordings) 00:00 Flying Sutra with Ayumi Ishito “Spirit Tax to Erzulie" ...
Continue ReadingDan Weiss Quartet At Bop Stop
by John Chacona
Dan Weiss Quartet Bop Stop at the Music Settlement Cleveland, OH June 6, 2025 In his liner notes to Phillip Golub's Abiding Memory (Endectomorph Music, 2024), Vijay Iyer coined a name for the kind of music made by a set of mostly young, genre-agnostic musicians in New York, “New Brooklyn Complexity," and named some of its more notable practitioners. Four of them were on stage at Cleveland's Bop Stop under the leadership of Dan Weiss ...
Continue ReadingDan Weiss Quartet: Unclassified Affections
by Troy Dostert
When he is not keeping company as a sideman with some of the most innovative musicians of 21st century creative jazz--a list which includes folks like pianist Matt Mitchell, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, guitarist Miles Okazaki and bassist Trevor Dunn--drummer Dan Weiss has steadily been building his own impressive set of recordings as a leader. Recently, he has tended to prefer trio configurations, such as those on his own Cygnus label: 2022's Dedication (with bassist Thomas Morgan and pianist Jacob Sacks) ...
Continue ReadingJon Irabagon: Server Farm
by Vincenzo Roggero
Quando un agitatore musicale come Jon Irabagon, mente tra le più aperte, corrosive, imprevedibili e significative della scena jazzistica statunitense mette insieme un tentetto da paura per esplorare fatti e misfatti dell'intelligenza artificiale, curiosità e aspettative sono ai massimi livelli. E questo Server Farm le soddisfa pienamente, ennesima prova della grandezza di un musicista onnivoro in grado di esaltare ed esaltarsi in tutta la gamma di formazioni messe in campo negli ultimi quindici anni. Dal sax solo di ...
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