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Francesca Prihasti: Beneath the Sun
by Jack Bowers
Gracefulness and charm are the order of the day on Beneath the Sun, the fourth recording by Indonesian-born, New York-based pianist and composer Francesca Prihasti. Brevity also plays a small role, as the album's playing time is a relatively concise 36 minutes. To her credit, Prihaski makes the most of them, playing bright and alluring piano on five of her stylish and seductive melodies, Fender Rhodes on the album's warmhearted title song (written for her children, Marie and ...
Continue ReadingAnthony Wilson: House of the Singing Blossoms
by Joshua Weiner
Guitarist Anthony Wilson is well known for his session and touring work with vocalists, including Diana Krall, Norah Jones, and Paul McCartney, as well as his time in the big band led by his father, the late trumpeter Gerald Wilson. But in the early 2000s, he also released four albums with his own nonet, sharing solo space with five horns, which taught him a great deal about writing and arranging. House of the Singing Blossoms captures Wilson's return to this ...
Continue ReadingJody Redhage Ferber / Alan Ferber / Mark Ferber: Confluence
by Dan Bilawsky
Cellist Jody Redhage Ferber has been at the forefront of creative music for two decades, effectively straddling the line between jazz and classical settings. Her husband, celebrated trombonist Alan Ferber, is one of this genre's premiere large group composers, having garnered multiple Grammy nominations and topped polls with both his nonet and big band. His twin brother, ace drummer Mark Ferber, has long been a first call to both jazz stars and up-and-comers. Together, these three have experienced personal and ...
Continue ReadingMichael Attias: Quartet Music Vol I: LuMiSong & Vol II: Kardamon Fall
by John Sharpe
Saxophonist Michaël Attias has impressed on the NYC scene for over three decades. He has recorded with Paul Motian, Anthony Braxton and Taylor Ho Bynum, while artists like Eric Revis, Anthony Coleman and Kris Davis have covered his compositions. But despite such recognition, Attias's discography undeservedly languishes in single figures. His decision to issue two volumes of quartet music, Lumisong and Kardamon Fall, available separately or together in a single package, represents the next step in his evolution ...
Continue ReadingMarc Copland Quartet: Dreaming
by Alberto Bazzurro
Si pone per così dire al centro del guado questo quartetto del settantaseienne pianista di Filadelfia Marc Copland, qui (il quartetto) al suo secondo album dopo Someday (2022, stessa etichetta). Il guado è la centralità dell'idioma jazzistico proposto, in bilico (in equilibrio, forse più correttamente) fra rispetto per il déjà écouté, tratti originali e sete di ricerca. Qui, magari, le percentuali pendono più verso il primo aspetto che verso gli altri due, però tutto è condotto in porto con estremo ...
Continue ReadingMarc Copland: Dreaming
by Dan McClenaghan
Jazz man Marc Copland is known primarily for his piano albums, solo and trio outings. He is considered by some, rightly so, as the premier jazz pianist of our day, closer to the supple touch and refined harmony of Bill Evans than the bouncing, joyous near-bombast of Bud Powell. But he is no stranger to playing with horns, teaming with trumpeter Ralph Alessi on Zenith (InnerVoice Jazz, 2015), saxophonist Dave Liebman on Contact (Pirouet Records, 2015) and saxophonist Greg Osby ...
Continue ReadingChristopher Zuar Orchestra: Exuberance
by Angelo Leonardi
È decisamente un periodo d'oro per l'orchestrazione jazz. Ai molti bandleader e arrangiatori emersi nel nuovo millennio, si aggiunge decisamente Christopher Zuar, che firma il secondo album confermando le doti espresse in Musings (Sunnyside), il debutto di otto anni fa. Con un diploma al New England Conservatory e un master alla Manhattan School of Music, Zuar aggiunge una spiccata fantasia nell'arricchire il modern mainstream orchestrale di nuove suggestioni. Questo progetto è stato concepito tra il 2017 e ...
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