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No Reduce: Jaywalkin'

by Glenn Astarita
Nascent Swiss saxophonist Christoph Irniger often devises his compositional structures with embryonic tone poems and does not show a proclivity to rush through the body of his largely probing works. His ensemble takes its time within the song development cycle, usually yielding a throng of rewarding results. Recorded in New York City under the group moniker No Reduce, the musicians often elevate themes by assembling fragments into cohesive statements amid sublime melody lines and power-packed crescendos. Guitarist Dave ...
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by Bruce Lindsay
When a trio of young Swiss jazz musicians visited New York in 2011, they weren't content just to follow the tourist trail or soak up the atmosphere in the Big Apple clubs. Before they left the city, saxophonist Christoph Irniger, guitarist Dave Gisler, and bassist Raffaele Bossard joined forces with drummer Nasheet Waits to record an album. The result is the debut of No Reduce, with its atmospheric set of original tunes, Jaywalkin'.The tunes were all inspired by ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
No Reduce nasce dall'incontro di tre giovani improvvisatori svizzeri ed un affermato batterista statunitense. Il luogo è, naturalmente, New York, città dove i tre svizzeri hanno soggiornato per qualche tempo. La musica, scritta durante la primavera del 2011, è quella che si ascolta in questo Jaywalkin. L'etichetta è la nWog Records, neonata label del trombonista tedesco Nils Wogram. L'aria elettrica/elettrizzante della Grande Mela si respira a pieni polmoni lungo le otto tracce del CD, non solo nei brani più movimentati ...
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