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Adam O'Farrill: For These Streets
by John Sharpe
With For These Streets, trumpeter and composer Adam O'Farrill presents a sharply contoured, richly imagined statement for mid-sized band--his most complete vision to date. Drawing on an eclectic range of influences, from 1930s-era music, literature and film to the rhythms of contemporary urban life, O'Farrill leads a wily crew of his peers through a program that moves with narrative cohesion. Though not a suite in the formal sense, the album unfolds like one, the pieces linked by emotional throughlines and ...
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by Mark Corroto
Trumpeter and composer Adam O'Farrill distills a heady mix of inspirations into For These Streets, the debut release from his new octet. Drawing on music, literature and the ambiance of the 1930s, the album reflects his immersion in the era--Henry Miller's prose, Charlie Chaplin's City Lights, and the sonic worlds of Stravinsky, Ravel, Carlos Chávez and Kurt Weill. None of this background is necessary to appreciate the music, nor is it mentioned in the packaging. But knowing it adds a ...
Continue ReadingCyrus Chestnut, Tyreek McDole, L'Oumigmag, Louis Stewart
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, pianists Cyrus Chestnut, Satoko Fujii+, and Rob Clearfield; vocalists Tyreek McDole and Camila Meza; saxophonist Kevin Sun; the groups Whispering Worlds and L'Oumigmag; and guitarists Louis Stewart and Nic Ferron. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Brilliant Corners" from Brilliant Corners (Riverside) 7:45 Cyrus Chestnut “There Is a Fountain" from Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony (HighNote) 5:16 Satoko Fujii This Is It! “Orange Flicker" from Message (Libra) 5:08 Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio ...
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by Angelo Leonardi
Con questo nuovo disco Adam O'Farrill scrive una delle pagine più avvincenti del 2025, confermando di non essere solo un magistrale trombettista ma un compositore d'alto spessore anche per medio organico. Nei quattro album col quartetto Stranger Days, ha dimostrato di saper integrare con coerenza le forme del post bop degli anni sessanta con gli sviluppi delle avanguardie successive e in questo ottetto stellare prosegue, ampliando lo spettro armonico e timbrico con l'uso di vibrafono (Patricia Brennan), chitarra ...
Continue ReadingKevin Sun, Valerie June,Brandon Woody, Mina Choi with George Cables and Gustavo Cortinas
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Kevin Sun, The Ostara Project, The Nano Brothers and a tune from Zoh Amba.Playlist Valerie June “Calling My Spirit" from Owls, Omens, and Oracles (Concord) 0:00 Hot 8 Brass Band “Respect My Mind" from Big Tuba (Tru Thoughts) 2:00 Ostara Project" Papa" from Roots (Rhea) 6:23 Host Speaks 11:07 History Dog “Field Recordings" from Root Systems (Otherly Love) 12:42 Brandon Woody “ Beyond The Reach Of Our Eyes" from For The Love Of It All ...
Continue ReadingRCA Jazz Workshop + Kevin Sun, Yuhan Su, Connie Han
by David Brown
This week is a two-part show. Part 1 takes a look at The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop series of LPs released between 1956 and 57. RCA promoted the releases stating: “This exciting new series would be a transmission belt for new ideas in jazz orchestration, or sometimes for experiments in instrumentation." The artists were Manny Albam, Billy Byers, Al Cohn, Hal McKusick, George Russell and Hal Schaefer. Part 2 is a showcase of contemporary Asian and Asian American Jazz artists ...
Continue ReadingKevin Sun: Quartets
by Vincenzo Roggero
Dopo The Sustain of Memory (Endectomorph, 2019) e il suo ideale seguito The Depths of Memory , ecco il terzo album doppio del talentuoso sassofonista e compositore Kevin Sun. Rispetto ai precedenti, veri e propri concept album costruiti nella forma di suites dall'ampio respiro e con formazioni a geometria variabile, Quartets presenta alcune sostanziali novità. Due sedute di registrazione distinte, la prima datata 2022, la seconda 2023, due differenti quartetti, la classica suddivisione in brani strutturati tra tempi ...
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