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Myra Melford: Splash
by John Sharpe
Pianist Myra Melford returns to the classic piano trio format for the first time since The Guest House (Enja, 2011), her acclaimed outing with Trio M with Mark Dresser and Matt Wilson. This time, the lineup is no less formidable: bassist Michael Formanek and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith--both commanding improvisers and bandleaders--join her for a set that reaffirms the trio as a site for invention rather than formula. As with her 2022 quintet project For the Love of Fire ...
Continue ReadingNew Music From Melford, Halvorson, Henriksen And More
by Bob Osborne
A comprehensive look at new releases from the USA and Europe is topped and tailed with older recordings re-issued or released for the first time. New associations between established musicians deliver exciting listening experiences whilst new players on the scene demonstrate Jazz is alive and growing.Playlist Charles Rouse “Bitchin'" from Two Is One (Mack Avenue Music Group/Strata-East Records) 00:00 Myra Melford With Michael Formanek And Ches Smith “Drift" from Myra Melford Splash (Intakt Records) 07:10 Unity Quartet “Santo ...
Continue ReadingJoëlle Léandre: Lifetime Rebel
by Neri Pollastri
RogueArt presenta questo cofanetto di cinque dischi interamente dedicato alla figura della leggendaria contrabbassista francese Joëlle Léandre, documentando la sua presenza al Vision Festival 2023, tenutosi presso il Roulette di Brooklyn, e aggiungendovi un concerto tenutosi pochi mesi dopo in Francia ed un DVD con un video nel quale l'artista suona alcuni brani in solo durante un'intervista in cui parla della sua carriera. Il primo disco, registrato appunto al Vision Festival il 13 giugno 2023, vede all'opera il ...
Continue ReadingMyra Melford Splash, Thomas Heberer's Remedy & Ra Bishop
by Maurice Hogue
It's early in the year to be thinking “best-of" albums, but I'm definitely noting these for December: pianist Myra Melford's Splash Trio with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Ches Smith and Remedy, the trio of Thomas Heberer trumpet, Joe Fonda bass & Joe Hertenstein drums. These are two recordings that present the kind of free expression and musicianship that exceed any definition of free jazz that you can find. Chicago's Ra Bishop keeps the Chicago tradition of original and exploratory ...
Continue ReadingLux Quartet: Tomorrowland
by Vincenzo Roggero
Tomorrowland è il debutto di un quartetto all stars formalmente accreditato alla coppia Myra Melford--Allison Miller, completato dal sassofonista Dayna Stephens e dal bassista Scott Colley. Quattro grandi personalità, quattro protagonisti a diverso titolo della scena improvvisativa nordamericana, quattro interpreti sopraffini degli otto brani contenuti in Tomorrowland. Le tre composizioni a nome Melford sono caratterizzate dalla complessità delle trame, da improvvisazioni tutt'altro che lineari, da movimenti a scacchiera che confluiscono in incastri perfetti, da improvvisi sbalzi d'umore. La ...
Continue ReadingLux Quartet: Tomorrowland
by Jerome Wilson
Lux Quartet is a new combination of four musicians who are all part of the more progressive branch of the jazz world, pianist Myra Melford: drummer Allison Miller, saxophonist Dayna Stephens and bassist Scott Colley. All four members contribute compositions to the band on this album which show off different facets of what the band is capable of. Melford brings in three pieces. “Intricate Drift" has the sax and piano navigate a swirling, angular melody while the bass ...
Continue ReadingLux Quartet, Warren Wolf, and Archie Shepp
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent music from Warren Wolf and the Lux Quartet led by Myra Melford and Allison Miller as well as older work from Jamie Baum and Don Byron's New Gospel Quintet. 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 Alchemy Sound Project “Dark Blue Residue" from Afrika Love (Self Produced) 00:53 Altus “The Last Gift" from Mythos (Biophilia) 8:39 ...
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