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Janel Leppin: Her Own Space
by Don Ball
The first thing you learn about musician/composer Janel Leppin is that labels don't fit her music very easily. From structured compositions to free-wheeling improvisations, Leppin does it all. She has made chamber jazz recordings, worked with punk groups, and created lush solo vocal works, all in an effort to tell her own stories and create her own space in music. All About Jazz talked with Leppin in June 2025 about her new group, Skullcap, and their new album, ...
Continue ReadingJanel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash: To March Is to Love
by Vincenzo Roggero
Uscito nel mese di giugno insieme a New Moon in the Evil Age del duo Janel & Anthony, questo To March Is to Love presenta una formazione dal nome intrigante di Ensemble Volcanic Ash nella quale al duo sopra menzionato si aggiungono un basso, una batteria e ben due sassofoni. Registrato live in un solo giorno con la supervisione di Curtis Fye e con il mixaggio di Mike Reina--vero e proprio valore aggiunto dell'incisione--To March is to Love cattura tutta ...
Continue ReadingJanel & Anthony: New Moon in the Evil Age
by Vincenzo Roggero
Due dischi differenti riportati su un unico CD, separati da una pausa di dieci secondi, strumentale il primo, con voce e importante uso dell'elettronica il secondo. Stiamo parlando di New Moon in the Evil Age, recente opera di Janel Leppin e Anthony Pirog, coppia nella vita e in musica da oltre vent'anni. Lei violoncellista, vocalist, multistrumentista, compositrice, arrangiatrice che attraversa i generi e ne tesse intrecci virtuosi, lui chitarrista visionario e inclassificabile, tra jazz d'avanguardia, rock sperimentale, ...
Continue ReadingAnthony Pirog: The Hunger Artist
by Glenn Astarita
Anthony Pirog's The Hunger Artist is a sprawling, bold opus that defies easy categorization. This sonic collision of jazz, rock, and experimental music is a semi-chaotic beauty that rewards the adventurous listener with its sheer unpredictability. Pirog, a guitar alchemist known for his boundary-pushing artistry, delivers a mesmerizing work that is less a collection of songs and more a journey through the looking glass of sound. The guitarist has previously conjured aural magic with cellist Janel Leppin and ...
Continue ReadingJanel Leppin, Marion Brown, and R.I.P. John Mayall
by Jerome Wilson
This program features new releases from Janel Leppin, Andy Milne, and John Surman, plus a tribute to the late British blues giant, John Mayall. 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 Matt Wilson “Be That As It May" from Good Trouble (Palmetto) 00:54 Jeanne Lee/Ran Blake “Laura" from The Newest Sound Around (Solar) 4:38 Bob Dorough “The Dreamkeeper" from Jazz ...
Continue ReadingJanel Leppin, Erik Friedlander, Filippo Vignato, Hank Roberts & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This playlist is focused on leading cello players including Erik Friedlander, Hank Roberts along with Filippo Vignato) and Janel Leppin and her Ensemble Volcanic Ash. Also the psychedelic cinematic albums by Boris Boubli. Hermanos Gutiérrez and the Sandman Project.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (featuriung Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Boris Boublil & MÙ “Tzotzil" Tzotzil (Carton) 0:16 Host talks 3:46 Hermanos Gutiérrez “Abuelita" Sonido Cósmico (Easy Eye Sound) 5:38 Sandman Project “Chinese Box" ...
Continue ReadingJanel & Anthony: New Moon In The Evil Age
by Glenn Astarita
The married duo of cellist Janel Leppin and guitarist Anthony Pirog are no strangers to pushing boundaries. Their collaborative work under the Janel & Anthony moniker has long been admired for its innovative blend of genres, and 2024 proves to be a particularly fruitful year for the duo. New Moon in the Evil Age arrives alongside Leppin's exploration with the larger Ensemble Volcanic Ash on To March is to Love (Cuneiform), highlighting the depth and versatility of her artistic vision. ...
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