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Savannah Harris, Tania Giannouli, Nik Bärtsch, Or Bareket & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 31, 2026

From Agneya's explorations to Tania Giannouli's and Nik Bärtsch's musical sculptures, and the distinctive worlds of Andrea Keller, Sandy Evans, Or Bareket, and Christian McBride, this selection crosses styles and continents before turning the spotlight on drummer and composer Savannah Harris, a rising voice worth keeping an ear on.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Agneya feat. Ingrid Jensen “Khoj" Agneya (Agneya) 0:16 Host talks 5:34 Tania Giannouli, Nik ...

Album Review

Christian McBride & Ursa major: Points of Light

Read "Points of Light" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
October 28, 2026

Every great hostess knows that who you invite incites the party. And when is there not a party goin' on at a Christian McBride new jawn? Which is what, coincidentally, happens to be Points of Light, the hot debut of Ursa Major. For the invitees--the midnight intensity of tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover, the perpetual rhythm of drummer Savannah Harris, overactive pianist/keyboardist Mike King, the mod, t-bone blues of guitarist (Ely Perlman aided and abetted by keyboardist, producer Terrace Martin and ...

Album Review

Christian McBride and Ursa Major: Points of Light

Read "Points of Light" reviewed by Andrew Schinder

by Andrew Schinder
October 7, 2026

Bass superstar Christian McBride seemingly has an infinite number of active projects at any given moment, but his group Ursa Major may be his most exciting. With Ursa Major, McBride leads a group of dynamic young musicians whose collective mission is to essentially fulfill McBride's creative impulses--an “all-in" band, as McBride has described it. Over the course of his distinguished career McBride has seemingly explored every jazz and jazz-adjacent genre and sub-genre out there, and he created Ursa Major to tie all ...

Album Review

Marta Sanchez Trio: Perpetual Void

Read "Perpetual Void" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi
August 21, 2024

Marta Sanchez è una pianista madrilena di stanza a New York, già attiva da un decennio come leader, attualmente anche nel quartetto di David Murray. La sua formazione accademica si respira già nell'incipit di questo bel disco, “I Don't Wanna Live the Wrong Life and Then Die" dove il tocco, la singolare divisione metrica e la saturazione armonica suggeriscono uno stile che dai barocchi si sposta ai contemporanei, senza passare per i classico romantici. Il jazz per Marta ...

Album Review

Marta Sanchez Trio: Perpetual Void

Read "Perpetual Void" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
August 9, 2024

For her first leadership date on the Swiss Intakt label, NYC-based Spanish pianist Marta Sanchez returns to the trio format which she last aired way back on her debut Lunas, Soles Y Elefantes (Errabal, 2008). While some may regret the absence of the two-saxophone front line which she has used in the meantime, the overwhelming positive is the greater opportunity she affords herself to step into the spotlight. She does that most assuredly on Perpetual Void, having enlisted a fabulously ...

Album Review

Marta Sanchez Trio with Chris Tordini and Savannah Harris: Perpetual Void

Read "Perpetual Void" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 30, 2024

Marta Sanchez and her trio of bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Savannah Harris want their listeners to endeavor to keep up. Judging by the opening two tracks on Perpertual Void, keeping the pace might be a tall task. The Madrid-born New York-based pianist spins a dizzying web with “I Don't Wanna Live The Life And Then Die" and “3:30 AM," referencing her yearlong (2020) bout with insomnia. Her compositions are taut high-wire balancing acts that most certainly could not be ...

Album Review

Angelika Niescier, Tomeka Reid and Savannah Harris: Beyond Dragons

Read "Beyond Dragons" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
October 24, 2023

Fans of alto saxophonist Angelika Niescier already know her to be one of the most exciting voices on her instrument--someone who can shift instantly from pensive reveries to tempestuous maelstroms. And she has worked with a growing list of top-shelf partners, including drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Chris Tordini, both of whom appeared on her excellent Berlin Concert (Intakt Records, 2018), and drummer Gerald Cleaver and trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, who joined Tordini and Niescier on her New York Trio (Intakt ...