Jazz Articles about Rintaro Mikami

About Rintaro Mikami

Album Review

On Sextet, bassist Ben Ferrell's six-member group strives with mixed results to maintain magnetism and diversity in five of his generally low-key compositions, some of which might benefit from an occasional shot of adrenalin. Ferrell apparently knows where he is going, and shares what can be described as a cool journey. There are three detours (Thelonious Monk's “Light Blue," Kenta Nagata's “Dragon Roost Island," Martin O'Donnell's “Never Forget," only one of which--"Never Forget"--appreciably raises the session's overall temperature). ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Mikami, Nava, Halvorson, Pohjola And More

by Bob Osborne
December 7, 2023

On this show we feature recent and forthcoming new releases from Rintaro Mikami, Fran Nava, Mary Halvorson, Verneri Pohjola, Camila Nebbia, Solidaridad, Gard Nilssen, Dmitri Landain, Nitai Hershkovits, Sparks Quartet, Jim Piela, Agustin Uburu, Gastón de la Cruz, Wajdi Riahi, and Félix Tellier Pouliot. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Rintaro Mikami “Interlaken" from First Fish (Self Produced) 00:58 Fran Nava “Historia del Tiempo (4 Dimensiones)" from Una Historia de Partículas (ears&eyes) 09:23 Mary Halvorson “The Gate" from Cloudward (Nonesuch ...