Jazz Articles about Jamie Saft

Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft and Nels Cline: Music from the Early 21st Century

by Chris M. Slawecki
May 24, 2020

Music from the Early 21st Century presents music captured during a brief trio tour by keyboardist Jamie Saft, guitarist Nels Cline and drummer Bobby Previte, performing completely improvised music. “Fundamentally, it's based around the classic organ trio formation--drums, Hammond organ and guitar," Saft explains. “But it just blows up the language to so many different universes." “Captured during a brief trio tour" doesn't do justice to this wild, ravenous sound. Trapped and caged like a snarling animal seems ...

Sons d'Hiver 2020

by Luciano Rossetti
May 4, 2020

Winter 2020

by Doug Collette
February 4, 2020

Jazz Journal is a regular column consisting of pithy takes on recent jazz releases of note as well as spotlights on those titles in the genre that might otherwise go unnoticed under the cultural radar. Michael Blicher, Dan Hemmer, Steve Gadd Get That Motor Runnin' Proper Music 2019 Aficionados of the Hammond B3 may long for more of it during this record, but this is, after all, a cooperative effort. The saxophone ...

We Jazz artists, Eric Hofbauer & The Pen Club

by Maurice Hogue
July 17, 2019

Finnish jazz artists are front-and-center this episode. You'll hear music from the ambitious and busy We Jazz record label which is based in Helsinki, and you'll also hear music from one of that country's top trios, Hot Heros. They've got a new recording out on Eclipse Music, another important label in Finland. There's other new music too from Jamie Saft, The Pen Club from Australia, Toronto bassist Alex Fournier, the Portuguese-Italian band Tetterapadequ, and an extremely notable release for 2019, ...

The Jamie Saft Quartet: Hidden Corners

by Dan McClenaghan
June 18, 2019

Saxophonist John Coltrane's spiritual side came to prominence with 1965's A Love Supreme (Impulse! Records), and that's how he rolled—with ever- increasing fervor—until the end, soaring out of the solar system with Stellar Regions (Impulse, 1967), and extending his reach deep into the galaxy with Interstellar Space (Impulse, 1967) in his search for his version of God. And now, pianist/keyboardist Jamie Saft—inspired by Jewish mysticism—gets his spiritual groove on with Hidden Corners.Bolstering a growing and superb Rare Noise ...

Jamie Saft Solo Piano a Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
February 28, 2019

Jamie Saft Solo Piano Pinocchio Live Jazz Firenze 9.2.2019 Perla di un programma ricco di grandi interpreti, il concerto del multistrumentista Jamie Saft lo ha visto sul palcoscenico del Pinocchio Live Jazz di Firenze per una performance solistica nella quale ha presentato un panorama a trecentosessanta gradi della musica statunitense, che riprendeva quello del suo CD Solo a Genova, recentemente uscito per RareNoise. A dirla tutta, c'è voluto un po' per apprezzare il ...

Jamie Saft: You Don't Know The Life

by Doug Collette
February 4, 2019

We should all be as comfortable in our own skin as Jamie Saft. Zen-like tranquility emanates from his music no matter the form of his projects: the ambient ensemble Plymouth, solo piano, vocals by Iggy Pop on Loneliness Road (RareNoise, 2017), or a small combo like his quartet. This multi- instrumentalist/composer is so secure in his identity that he can participate to the fullest, perfectly confident that his personality will permeate his contributions. You Don't Know The Life ...