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New releases from 2024 bassist Mark Egan, Julian Lage, and David Aubaile
by Len Davis
New releases from 2024 including bassist Mark Egan from Crosscurrents , Julian Lage, from Speak To Me and from Canada multi-instrumentalist David Aubaile with Trafiquants. The new single from drummer Ollie Usiskin Improv In Three. From the Netherlands guitarist Elewoot de Raad, from Ukraine pianist Ruslan Siorota, and from Italy the Lo Greco Brothers from Stand Up And Dance. Brazilian drummer Ramon Montagner and Japanese band Trix from Parade. Playlist Mark Egan Pocket Call" from Crosscurrents (Wavetone) 00:00 ...
read moreLuiz Millan: Brazilian Match
by Chris M. Slawecki
Brazilian Match is a tour-de-force of classic and contemporary Brazilian music written by and featuring singer-songwriter Luiz Millan. Millan's fifth album is a leader is his first for Jazz Station Records and Brazilian jazz impresario Arnaldo DeSouteiro, whose storied history includes working with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Eumir Deodato, Dom Um Romão, João Donato, and other legends, and who called Millan a composer's composer." A great melodist who also happens to be a great poet, a fabulous storyteller; a ...
read moreLinley Hamilton: Ginger's Hollow
by Ian Patterson
The follow-up to trumpeter Linley Hamilton's For The Record (Teddy D Records, 2020) has taken over three years to materialize, but when you consider what transpired globally in that time, just the act of picking up where he left off is something of a victory in itself. Talk about the difficult second album... Hamilton's trans-Atlantic quartet has its roots in the annual summer school/festival Sligo Jazz Project, where Hamilton, drummer Adam Nussbaum and bassist Mark Egan have all taught. The ...
read moreDino Betti van der Noot: A Chance For A Dance
by Neil Tesser
"I love the rhythmone of the reasons I love jazz is the rhythmbut I have spent some years to free myself from the rhythm." Dino Betti van der Noot sits over breakfast rolls at the Rosetta Hotel in Perugia, Italy. I experimented with different time signatures and finally found out that the simplest ones are perfect, as long as you make use of them as, oh, railways, rail tracks." In other words, the time-feel must be a guide, a phisical, ...
read moreSteve Shapiro: Plan To Be Spontaneous
by Dan Bilawsky
With mallets at the fore, a solid set of originals on the program and a strong cast in the mix, vibraphonist Steve Shapiro's musical voice and vision is clear-- and really something to hear--across this seven-song set. Working under the banner of a perfectly paradoxical title, he makes his mark from a number of angles--those of soloist, harmonist, composer and bandleader--and gives his bandmates their due. Sophisticated jazz-pop sets the scene as Shapiro shares the spotlight with ...
read moreReza Khan: Imaginary Road
by Jack Bowers
To impartially assess Imaginary Road, Bangladeshi-raised, New York-based guitarist Reza Khan's sixth album, it is best to lay aside as best one can his disposition for or against what could reasonably be labeled smooth jazz" and start from there. Is the music melodically and rhythmically likeable? Yes, it is. Are the musicians technically able? Yes, they are. Beyond that, what can be said? Well, the ten songs are essentially atmospheric, depicting the sort of aural landscapes that ...
read moreDan Bonsanti: Cartoon Bebop
by Jack Bowers
The malicious coronavirus pandemic that brought most of the world to its knees in 2020 has spawned the use of several reanimated words including virtual," whose meaning is sort of here but not really," as in virtual video chats, conference calls, exhibits, films and even musical performances. Virtual" has spread its tentacles into almost every walk of life including jazz, via YouTube and other creative channels. And now, it seems, to big bands as well. Cartoon Bebop, the third album ...
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