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Kevin Sun: Kevin Sun, I.
by Dan McClenaghan
New York-based saxophonist Kevin Sun went deep into the concept of memory in his The Sustain of Memory (2020) and The Depths of Memory (2023), both on his Endectopmorph Records. The first half of his 2026 project, Kevin Sun, I goes deep into...Kevin Sun? Sun takes his inspiration from seemingly everywhere: video games, sitting on hold waiting for service from the IRS phone system (track 6, “Hold Music"), John Coltrane ( track 1, “Go In"), Ryuichi Sakamoto, heavy ...
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Kaisa Mäensivu: Moving Parts
by Vincenzo Roggero
Di origine finlandese, da tempo residente a New York, la contrabbassista e compositrice Kaisa Maensivu fonda l'ensemble denominato Kaisa's Machine nel 2015 e, dopo l'album di esordio nel lontano 2017, approda alla prestigiosa Greenleaf di Dave Douglas nel 2023 con Taking Shape ed ora con il recentissimo Moving Parts. Nel corso degli anni e talvolta durante lo stesso tour Kaisa's Machine ha variato formazione e musicisti ma, come ben dimostra il quintetto dell'album in questione, senza mai perdere ...
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by Troy Dostert
On the third release with her trusted ensemble, Kaisa's Machine, rising star Kaisa Mäensivu displays a mature compositional voice, creating seven beguiling tracks that make excellent use of her superb colleagues. The Finnish bassist has for some years split her time between Helsinki and New York City, and the album's concept is loosely centered on the challenges and opportunities of bilocation--but the music itself is remarkably cohesive and taut, with a group dynamic that indeed reflects machine-like precision, even if ...
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by Mike Jurkovic
Let us play an enormously simple game: Name three bands or three albums of any musical conglomerate --jazz, hop, bop, rock, neo-ethical bluegrass--whose legendary sobriquet was the absolute definition of the sound, soul, and propriety of the band. The peanut gallery erupts--Led Zeppelin, Live at the Vanguard Flatt and Scruggs, A Love Supreme Add Finnish-born bassist/composer turned fiery New York jazzer, Kaisa Mäensivu and her on-all-cylinders Machine to the list. Moving Parts hits the sweet spot. Centering around Mäensivu's ...
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Remy Le Boeuf: Heartland Radio
by Angelo Leonardi
Nel 2022 Remy Le Boeuf s'è trasferito da New York a Denver per dirigere il dipartimento “Jazz and Commercial Studies" presso la Lamont School of Music della locale università. La colonna sonora di quel lungo viaggio in autostrada è stata la musica delle radio che alternavano pop, rock, rhythm & blues, country, dance ed altro. “Non c'è molto jazz in mezzo al Paese" ha ricordato l'orchestratore e sassofonista ma la musica di quest'album (che riflette le emozioni di quell'itinerario) ...
Continue ReadingMax Light, Julian Lage, and Irreversible Entanglements
by Jerome Wilson
This program features music from Max Light, Julian Lage, Ornette Coleman, Irreversible Entanglements, Jeff Lederer, and others. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ahmad Jamal “Tangerine" from Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 (Jazz Detective) 00:50 Ben Wolfe “Anagram" from The Understated (Resident Arts) 9:04 Host Speaks 13:31 Lee Konitz/Paul Bley/Bill Connors “Play Blue" from Pyramid (Improvising ...
Continue ReadingNew Music From Max Light, The Brenan Brothers, Sarah Jerrom, Altin Sencalar And More
by Bob Osborne
On this show we feature music from Max Light, The Brenan Brothers, Sarah Jerrom, Altin Sencalar, Tom Collier, Shabaka Hutchings, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Lucia Fodde, Tony Adamo, DigDogDo, Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Alice Coltrane. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Max Light “Times Had" from Chaotic Neutral (AGS Recordings) 00:57 The Brenan Brothers “Fly With The Wind" from Valley of Silence (Death Defying Records) 08:01 Sarah Jerrom “Part VIII Crystallization (For R.)" ...
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The Voice of God Shines Brightly on My Heart
From: BloodlinesBy Max Light
Greenlit
From: <3 BirdBy Max Light
Max Light
Location: New York City
Instrument: Guitar, electric
Publicist: Fully Altered Media
