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Ivo Perelman: Shamanism
by Hrayr Attarian
Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman's impressive oeuvre is marked by its creator's singular talent of balancing intellectual rigor and passionate abandon. Perelman's improvisation-heavy pieces are dynamic and intricately constructed, sometimes resembling tone poems in their evocative nature. His 2020 Shamanism consists of ten of these which are imbued with sublime spirituality. Joining Perelman on this superlative release are long-time collaborator pianist Matthew Shipp, and guitarist Joe Morris. After Shipp's brief and haunting solo, “Prophets and Healers," the title track ...
Continue ReadingIvo Perelman: The Purity of Desire
by Hrayr Attarian
Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman is an imaginative and intrepid musical explorer. His prolific discography is replete with unique examples of his restless creativity all bearing his inimitable style. On the sensual The Purity of Desire Perelman joins forces with oud player Gordon Grdina and percussionist Hamin Honari. Together they perform a set of eight originals inspired by the works of the 13th century Persian Sufi poet Jalal Ad Din Rumi. The title track unfurls over Honari's complex rustling ...
Continue ReadingIvo Perleman: Dust of Light/Ears Drawing Sounds
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Ivo Perelman is an accomplished improviser whose intrepid experimentations have resulted in one of the most provocative modern music. Despite being prolific, additions to Perelman's discography are always refreshingly innovative partially because of like-minded and equally brilliant collaborators. Joining him on the superb Dust of Light/Ears Drawing Sounds, is the French guitar virtuoso Pascal Marzan. There is a spirituality that permeates the album, which is peppered with bursts of impressionistic colors. It opens with “Hot Dust-Obscured Galaxies" ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Ivo Perelman
by Bob Osborne
Ivo Perelman sent me three new albums. When I saw the musicians involved it reminded me of some other great releases featuring those people. I had a search in the archive and pulled together some music to compliment the new releases from Perelman. There's also two great new albums—one from Samo Salamon & Friends, and the other from the Tani Tabbal Trio. The show concludes with some stunning music from Frank Gratkowski, Achim Kaufmann, Wilbert de Joode, and Tony Buck.
Continue ReadingIvo Perelman, Lucas Goicoechea, Charles Mingus, Roberto Ottaviano and More
by Maurice Hogue
There's a wide swath of styles in this episode, further demonstrating the incredible depth of improvised music. From an historic live performance in Germany by Charles Mingus, to the powerful saxophone of Ivo Perelman joined by an improvising string trio, to contemporary guitar by England's Ray Russell, to rising stars from Argentina (saxophonist Lucas Goicoechea), to jazz, hip-hop and rap in the persons of Albany NY's Bright Dog Red , there should be something in this edition of One Man's ...
Continue ReadingPerelman plus Arcado String Trio, Hakan Başar, Neil Swainson and More
by Bob Osborne
On this show the fascinating collaboration of Ivo Perelman with the Arcado String Trio, exciting new sounds from Quintopus, Turkish jazz prodigy Hakan Başar, a reissue featuring the Neil Swainson Quintet with Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw, cool sounds from guitarist Dom Angelo Mongiovi, strangeness from Strange Winds, intercontinental intensity from Cyclone Trio and a Mark Dresser jazz supergroup. Playlist Ivo Perelman & Arcado String Trio “Resonance 2" from Deep Resonance (Fundacja Sluchaj) 00:00 Quintopus “The Adjacent Possible" ...
Continue ReadingIvo Perelman: Deep Resonance
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Ivo Perelman is an exceptional innovator, even in a genre where originality and inventiveness are the norms. A stalwart of the international creative music scene, Perelman excels in small, intimate group settings. His collaboration with the string trio Arcado, the stimulating Deep Resonance, is a dramatic and introspective recording which draws equally on free improvisation and western classical music traditions. The first movement is constructed out of a mix of overlapping duets alternating with four individual stream-of-consciousness ...
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