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Rasmus Kjær: Underlake

Read "Underlake" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert

Although he is based in Copenhagen, pianist/keyboardist Rasmus Kjær's travel to Lake Geneva in Switzerland in 2023 inspired Underlake. The set is a series of pieces united in their evocation of water in its various manifestations. For a restless musician whose many projects include Orgelimprovisationer (Lydhør, 2015), a solo organ recording, and Turist (Wetwear, 2019), a synth-based mélange of world music styles, Underlake represents a return to form, as his austere piano merges with the subtle hues provided by his ...

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Yako Trio: OdesSea

Read "OdesSea" reviewed by Jim Worsley

by Jim Worsley

Having a wonderful new record from Greece come to the fore is a reminder of how random it all is. There are so many works of brilliance out there, all over the world, that no matter how hard one tries to uncover every stone, it is impossible to come close. It is necessary to be discerning. This album needs to be shared with as many serious jazz ears as possible. OdesSea is composed and performed by the ...

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Nicolas Masson: Travelers

Read "Travelers" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Il sassofonista e clarinettista svizzero Nicolas Masson è qui alla testa di una formazione di connazionali che include il ben noto trio del pianista Colin Vallon, autore di diversi dischi per ECM e di supporto anche alla cantante di origini albanesi Elina Duni. Di fatto questo quartetto, noto proprio con il nome che intitola questo album, Travelers, è attivo da circa dodici anni ma qui si mette alla prova con sole composizioni di Masson. La cifra è palesemente—e ...

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Nicolas Masson: Travelers

Read "Travelers" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Following two recordings for ECM Records as a member of the cooperative Third Reel (including the trio's self-titled 2013 debut), reed multi-instrumentalist Nicolas Masson strikes out on his own with Travelers, his first album as a leader for the label. Third Reel's Swiss/Italian lineup of reeds, guitar (Roberto Pianca) and drums (Emanuele Maniscalco), along with its emphasis on collaboration and interaction over individual focus and overt virtuosity, has rendered the trio the torch bearer for the late Paul ...

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Album Review

Nicolas Masson – Roberto Pianca – Emanuele Maniscalco: Third Reel

Read "Third Reel" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Il ginevrino Nicolas Masson, il ticinese Roberto Pianca e il bresciano Emanuele Maniscalco si sono riuniti in questo trio attorno a un'idea forte. Un'idea magari non così insolita, di questi tempi, ma che riesce comunque a generare una musica di estremo rigore e coesione. La non eccessiva originalità si deve al fatto che non mancano di certo, sull'attuale mappa jazzistica, gruppi che deambulano lungo tracciati morbidi e sabbiosi, incruenti e sofficemente solenni, in buona parte determinati dal fatto di ruotare ...

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Album Review

Bertrand Blessing & Pitched Battle: Genève

Read "Genève" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Anche la neutrale Svizzera ha la sua leva jazzistica degli anni Duemiladieci; e il batterista Bertrand Blessing ne è un degno rappresentante. 34 anni, originario di Ginevra, il ragazzo ha idee fresche, una felice vena compositiva, doti strumentali non indifferenti e, quel che più conta, è perfettamente sintonizzato sul presente, al centro di un triangolo estetico che ha i suoi vertici in Parigi, Berlino e New York. Genève, disco d'esordio del quintetto Pitched Battle, racconta di un modern mainstream elegante ...

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Nicolas Masson Parallels: Thirty Six Ghosts

Read "Thirty Six Ghosts" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Switzerland reared tenor sax ace and composer Nicolas Masson draws inspiration from Yoshitoshi Taiso's (1839-1892) woodblock paintings. Hence, emotion and impressionism is projected via the power of jazz music, as Masson and his quartet render a poly-angled view that incorporates the artist's lucid imagery and contrasting colors. With Thirty Six Ghosts, the saxophonist leads a concentrated group-focused program, steeped within structure and loosely devised implementations.

Masson and his accomplices dish out driving jazz-rock pulses with large doses of ...

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