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Yossi Itskovich: Times

by Chris May
July 11, 2023

Trombonist and composer Yossi Itskovich is a relatively new arrival on the jazz scene, having only discovered the music in his mid-thirties and having up until then been part of the classical music world. Times is his debut album. Like most debuts, the all-originals, seven-track album is a tad self-conscious and tries a bit too hard for its own good, but two tracks are real gems, demonstrating a real flair for arranging, and one is a perfect ...