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Elsa Nilsson: Liminal
by Mike Jurkovic
If, for just 52 minutes, one needs to step away from the breach, do not hesitate to push play on Liminal. A Brooklyn conceptualist by way of Sweden and Seattle, “Andetag" (Swedish for “breath") opens flautist/composer Elsa Nilsson's Liminal. But, all things considered, it could have been sequenced anywhere in the playlist given Nilsson's nod to late-night dance floors. Elusive, bluesy and a very danceable dance of equals, Band of Pulses--Nilsson, fellow piano arsonist Santiago Leibson, wiry bassist Marty Kenney ...
Continue ReadingMichael Sarian: Live at Cliff Bell's - Vol. II
by Troy Dostert
There was no reason whatsoever for listeners who enjoyed trumpeter Michael Sarian's terrific 2024 release, Live at Cliff Bell's (Shifting Paradigm Records), to feel short--changed. Capturing all the energy and excitement of a first-rate performance at the renowned Detroit jazz club from the previous year, the album traversed a wide spectrum of emotional registers and displayed the instrumental excellence which confirmed Sarian's standing as one of the premier talents of his generation. But what was left unmentioned at the time ...
Continue ReadingSantiago Leibson, Nicholas Payton, Ronny Graupe, Polar Bear & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy another batch of wonderful recent releases which reshuffle long-time collaborators into fresh configurations, as well as the reissues of two seminal albums by Polar Bear. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (featuring Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Nicholas Payton featuring Esperanza Spalding, Karriem Riggins) “Gold Dust Black Magic TRIUNE (Smoke Sessions) 0:16 Host talks 7:09 Guano Padano, Enrico Rava “Katcharpari" La Giostra--Guano Padano Plays with Enrico Rava (Hora) 8:23 Host talks 14:50 ...
Continue ReadingMichael Attias: Quartet Music Vol I: LuMiSong & Vol II: Kardamon Fall
by John Sharpe
Saxophonist Michaël Attias has impressed on the NYC scene for over three decades. He has recorded with Paul Motian, Anthony Braxton and Taylor Ho Bynum, while artists like Eric Revis, Anthony Coleman and Kris Davis have covered his compositions. But despite such recognition, Attias's discography undeservedly languishes in single figures. His decision to issue two volumes of quartet music, Lumisong and Kardamon Fall, available separately or together in a single package, represents the next step in his evolution ...
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Matt Pavolka: Disciplinary Architecture
by Vincenzo Roggero
Pur essendo da oltre vent'anni una presenza importante della scena newyorchese il bassista, trombonista, compositore Matt Pavolka ha pubblicato solo tre album a proprio nome: l'esordio di Something People Can Use (Toneofapitch, 2008), l'ottimo The Horns Band (FSNT,2014) e, a dieci anni di distanza, questo Disciplinary Architecture per la prestigiosa Sunnyside. Se nell'album precedente a farla da padrone erano naturalmente i fiati, e che fiati (Kirk Knuffke alla cornetta, Loren Stillman al sax alto, Jacob Garchik al ...
Continue ReadingElsa Nilsson: Atlas Of Sound - Quila Quina
by Mike Jurkovic
Imagine someone coming up to you selflessly offering the gift of time--time to step away from the struggle; to hold a baby high--and that someone is flautist/composer Elsa Nilssonand she is playing her most translucent aria, “The Wind From The North Comes From The West" Some human endeavors are simply more beautiful than others. Nilsson, an active member of the downtown creatives and recipient of the 2022 Chamber Music America New Jazz Works Grant stands alongside ...
Continue ReadingStephen Gauci / Santiago Leibson / Ken Filiano / Vinnie Sperrazza: Live At Scholes Street Studio
by John Sharpe
On another missive from the bleeding edge, tenor saxophonist Stephen Gauci further documents his fertile alliances in Brooklyn. In a quartet alongside the reedman are Argentinean pianist Santiago Leibson, veteran bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza. Gauci's signature blend from the further reaches of the saxophone--stretching from caustic upper register to burly bottom end--remains a central feature. But on the two off-the-wall pieces, one broaching the half hour mark, the other just over 20 minutes, he promotes an ensemble ...
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