Jazz Articles about Noam Wiesenberg

About Noam Wiesenberg

Album Review

Kind Folk: Head Towards The Center

Read "Head Towards The Center" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
July 3, 2022

Kind Folk is a quartet consisting of trumpeter John Raymond, alto saxophonist Alex LoRe, bassist Noam Wiesenberg and drummer Colin Stranahan. They recorded their first album in 2018, then went their separate ways for various reasons. They finally reconnected in June 2021 and came up with the simmering blend of jazz, rock and folk sensibilities that makes up this album. Generally, there is a subdued but close-knit feel to this music. Tracks such as “Mantrois" and “Around, Forever" ...

Album Review

Noam Wiesenberg: Roads Diverge

Read "Roads Diverge" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
January 28, 2020

Il giovane contrabbassista israeliano Noam Wiesenber, ormai da dieci anni residente negli States, giunge qui al suo esordio da leader e lo fa con un album di composizioni originali (con la sola eccezione del brano di chiusura), alla testa di un classico quintetto al centro del quale spicca il pianista Shai Maestro, un connazionale che ha prima di lui effettuato lo stesso percorso. La cifra del disco è un classico jazz moderno, molto ritmico e dinamico, relativamente poco ...

Album Review

Noam Wiesenberg: Roads Diverge

Read "Roads Diverge" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
July 11, 2018

A title such as Roads Diverge probably isn't surprising from someone as well-traveled as Noam Wiesenberg. The sound largely sticks to one category--mostly-acoustic contemporary jazz with a high dose of rollicking cheer--and yet still reflects how much the young bassist has learned from his travels through life so far. The confident smoothness, eclectic writing-style and casting of excellent session-mates all show the lessons of his first decade as a working player, which subtly inform this debut as a leader.