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Spinifex: Maxximus
by Alberto Bazzurro
Undicesimo album in quindici anni per il nonetto olandese Spinifex (di base un sestetto, attivo fin dal 2005), questo Maxximus (dove il quinto s'intitolava Maximus, con una “x" in meno) ci fa fare la conoscenza (con colpevole ritardo, dobbiamo ammetterlo) di uno degli ensembles più interessanti, stimolanti e originali, dell'attuale scena europea di emanazione jazzistica (bella solida, nel caso specifico). La presenza di archi e vibrafono fa sì che il suono d'insieme mantenga sempre un che di cameristico, ...
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by Glenn Astarita
Spinifex, the Amsterdam sextet formed in 2005 by saxophonist Tobias Klein, has spent two decades rattling jazz conventions with math-metal precision and global rhythmic flair. With trumpeter Bart Maris, tenor saxophonist John Dikeman, guitarist Jasper Stadhouders, bassist Gonçalo Almeida, and drummer Philipp Moser, their live shows ignite like sonic wildfires. Maxximus marks their twentieth anniversary and first acoustic venture. They welcome violist Jessica Pavone, cellist Elisabeth Coudoux, and vibraphonist Evi Filippou. This unplugged pivot swaps electric chaos for chamber- like ...
Continue ReadingSpinifex: Undrilling the Hole
by Vincenzo Roggero
Spinifex è un gruppo eterogeneo per esperienza e per provenienza geografica, con base ad Amsterdam, che con Undrilling the Hole giunge alla nona pubblicazione, la quinta con questa formazione, un sestetto con tre fiati, sezione ritmica e chitarra. A differenza dei precedenti album nei quali le composizioni provenivano dalla penna di diversi componenti del gruppo, in quest'ultimo la scrittura è tutta appannaggio di Tobias Klein, il fondatore nel lontano 2010 dell'ensemble, allora in forma di nonetto. Questa novità ...
Continue ReadingLuis Vicente: Come Down Here
by John Sharpe
Portuguese trumpeter Luis Vicente hits pay dirt with Come Down Here. Although he explores a range of styles from poised but unfettered outings such as Chamber 4 (FMR, 2015) and For Sale (Clean Feed, 2015), to fire music collaborations with the likes of tenor saxophonist John Dikeman on House In The Valley (Clean Feed, 2023), the free bop here perhaps plays to his strengths best of all. Simple themes offer abundant inspiration, allowing him free rein for a melodicism that ...
Continue ReadingRodrigo Amado: La Grande Crue
by John Sharpe
Inviting guests to supplement his core bands has proven a winning formula for Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado in the past, and the gambit bears fruit again on La Grande Crue. This time out, French pianist Eve Risser is the plus one, following in the footsteps of trombonist Jeb Bishop, trumpeter Peter Evans and pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. She joins the outfit known as The Attic, completed by Amado's countryman bassist Gonçalo Almeida and Dutch drummer Onno Govaert. Amado's ...
Continue ReadingThe Attic & Eve Risser: La Grande Crue
by Troy Dostert
While it is always challenging to keep up with the prolific output of saxophonist Rodrigo Amado, one consistently sure bet is his Attic trio, which has been a working ensemble since at least 2017, with a series of stellar recordings that have helped stake Amado's claim as one of the premier free improvisers of his generation. Accompanied by drummer Onno Govaert and bassist Gonçalo Almeida, who joined the trio on its sophomore release, Summer Bummer (NoBusiness, 2019), Amado navigates his ...
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by Lawrence Peryer
The Amsterdam-based sextet Spinifex borrowed their name from a hardy Australian grass known for thriving in harsh conditions. For nearly two decades, they have forged original music from seemingly incompatible elements--mathematical structures, punk aggression, free jazz fire. Their ninth album, Undrilling the Hole, presents seven new compositions from alto saxophonist Tobias Klein that showcase the band's singular musical vocabulary. Mathematics shapes Klein's compositions, but not in obvious ways. “Nothing fancy," Klein explains. “The basic proportions=-twos and threes, sometimes ...
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From: MaxximusBy Gonçalo Almeida
Gonçalo Almeida
Instrument: Bass, acoustic
Born: November 1, 1978
