Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Kris T Reeder: Jazz Mix 12

8

Kris T Reeder: Jazz Mix 12

By

Sign in to view read count
Kris T Reeder: Jazz Mix 12
British trombonist and sound designer KT Reeder's Jazz Mix 12 does not make for easy listening and nor, presumably, is it meant to. It is, however, strangely compelling, as is the music of any artist who has rejected compromise and commerciality regardless of the financial consequences. Such courageous souls are determined to pursue their muse, and more power to them.

Reeder makes music that could be described as noise jazz. He plays his apparently in the moment trombone lines, which are free of much melodic or harmonic development, over a skeletal electronic backing track which sounds like the sort of insistent but indistinct noise which comes through a party wall if you have an inconsiderate neighbour, or if there is a car parked up in the street with its windows closed and the volume and bass controls turned up to eleven. Reeder intends it to sound like that: he studied composition and performance at London's Royal Academy of Music and Oxford's Oxford Brookes University. He knows what he is doing.

Reeder has been recording since around 2012, mainly self releasing on his own EAF and ELR labels. He shows no sign of mellowing and one has to admire his dogged singlemindedness. Whether you enjoy his music is another matter. You can be certain that conservatives all over the world will hate every nano second they hear and for that reason alone Reeder deserves to be given a hearing. You may enjoy the experience, and if you do not, you could still go the distance with Jazz Mix 12, because it only lasts 27 minutes.

Track Listing

Jazz Mix 12.

Personnel

Kris T Reeder
trombone
Additional Instrumentation

Kris T Reeder: trombone, producer; KrisG184: electronics, mixer.

Album information

Title: Jazz Mix 12 | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: ELR XL

Comments

Tags


For the Love of Jazz
Get the Jazz Near You newsletter All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who create it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.

You Can Help
To expand our coverage even further and develop new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for a modest $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination will vastly improve your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.

More

What Was Happening
Bobby Wellins Quartet
Laugh Ash
Ches Smith
A New Beat
Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y

Popular

Eagle's Point
Chris Potter
Light Streams
John Donegan - The Irish Sextet

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.