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Peter Van Huffel's Callisto: Meandering Demons
by Glenn Astarita
Peter Van Huffel, the Canadian-born saxophonist and composer, has long been a force to reckon with in the avant-garde jazz scene. Known for his work with bands like Gorilla Mask and his various collaborations with other innovative musicians, Van Huffel has consistently pushed the boundaries of jazz, incorporating elements of free improvisation, rock and classical music. His previous albums, such as Boom Crane (Fresh Sounds New Talent, 2014) and The Scrambling Ex (FMR, 2015), displayed his fearless approach to composition ...
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by Alberto Bazzurro
Quartetto geograficamente misto, quello diretto dal quarantaseienne (quasi) baritonista canadese Peter Van Huffel, con una trombettista italo-canadese, un pianista greco e un batterista tedesco. Molto coesa, compatta, illuminata (e guidata) da un'idea forte è peraltro la musica contenuta in quest'ottimo album, inciso a Berlino nell'ottobre 2022. L'idea di cui sopra si deve certamente al leader (tutti suoi i brani, ciò che con una buona lente d'ingrandimento riuscirete a leggere, blu su nero...), ma la coesione del quartetto Callisto fa sì ...
Continue ReadingPeter Van Huffel, Mary Halvorson & Liba Villavechia
by Maurice Hogue
Canadian expat-saxophonist Peter Van Huffel has found a place amidst that hotbed of free-wheeling music in Berlin, and his latest release with his band Callisto reinforces his position as one of the exciting voices working today. Meandering Demons out on Clean Feed introduces a newer band with (Clean Feed) with another Canadian who spends a lot of time in Berlin, trumpeter Lina Allemano, Antonis Anissegos on piano and electronics and Joe Hertenstein on drums. Clean Feed's also just released another ...
Continue ReadingPeter Van Huffel - Alex Maksymiw: Kronix
by Glenn Astarita
Hailing from Canada, but now calling Berlin home base, saxophonist Peter Van Huffel and guitarist Alex Maksymiw (Marcus Strickland) are radiant stars in the progressive jazz universe. As a solo artist, Van Huffel's Gorilla Mask band and similar undertakings have been wowing jazz audiences with a high-impact and kinetic modus operandi. And Maksymiw's Without a Word (Double Moon, 2015) features formidable saxophonist Marcus Strickland and is a program devised on the guitarist's perceptive compositional approach, tasteful riffs, strong soloing and ...
Continue ReadingPeter Van Huffel: Like the Rusted Key
by Stuart Broomer
Peter Van Huffel is a Canadian-born alto saxophonist who recently settled in Berlin after a six-year period in New York. His new quartet reflects all of those geographic connections, bringing together New York pianist Jesse Stacken, a mainstay of Van Huffel's New York quintet, Canadian bassist Miles Perkin, and the Swiss-born, Berlin-resident drummer Samuel Rohrer. To call Van Huffel a composer, in the casual parlance of jazz, is almost a misnomer. He really composes; almost every piece ...
Continue ReadingPeter van Huffel Quartet: Like The Rusted Key
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The Berlin-based Canadian alto saxophonist, Peter van Huffel may be one of the most intense performers on this instrument. He creates sharp images with his playing, is exceedingly energetic--in sections of music that demand quieter moments his calmness is most elastic and taut--and although he has a tendency to play with broad glissandi almost throughout Like The Rusted Key, he has an inventive sense of rhythm. In this respect he is like Eric Dolphy, who played with a pulse that ...
Continue ReadingPeter van Huffel - Sophie Tassignon: Hufflignon
by AAJ Italy Staff
Peter van Huffel, sassofonista canadese e la cantante belga Sophie Tassignon hanno deciso di mettere su un quartetto e di andare in studio, a New York, firmando un lavoro riuscito, meditato e con un attento equilibrio dei suoni. La Tassignon padroneggia sia il repertorio antico (un'appassionata versione di “Cum dederit" di Vivaldi) che i vocalizzi sperimentali sdoganati da cantanti come Lauren Newton. Gridi, mormorii, tutto, ma proprio tutto, il possibile della voce umana viene esplorato in modo logico, in dialogo ...
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