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Opus 5: Swing On This
by Paul Beard
Recorded in September 2021, at the Samurai Hotel Recording Studio under the direction of Mike Marciano, this is the fifth album from contemporary jazz group, Opus 5. Entitled Swing On This, it comprises eight tracks that average around seven minutes each. Hailing from the Netherlands, Opus 5 is a stylish quintet made up of Seamus Blake on tenor saxophone and Alex Sipiagin on trumpet, with drums by Donald Edwards, bass in the hands of Boris Kozlov and last ...
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by Andrew Luhn
In the world of jazz the quintet is an established tradition. The standard quintet format has been one of the most common throughout the history of the music. It's a hard format to mess up, but it's an even harder format in which to stand out. On their most recent recording, Progression, Opus 5 stands out as a group rooted in tradition but always exploring possibility. Aesthetically the group follows in the spirit of some of the ...
read moreOpus 5 Release New CD on Criss Cross Jazz
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Two for the Show Media
Introducing Opus 5 Seamus Blake (Ts) Alex Sipiagin (Tp / Flh) David Kikoski (P / Fender Rhodes) Boris Kozlov (B) Donald Edwards (D) An empathetic power of five is at work in the collaborative project known as Opus 5, working in the long shadow of the great vintage quintets, ala Blakey and pre-electric Miles Davis. On the front line, tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake and rising star trumpeter Alex Sipiagin—a Russian in NYC—are bolstered by pianist David Kikoski, drummer Donald Edwards ...
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Opus 5 - Introducing Opus 5 (Criss Cross, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
On January 27, 2011, five veterans of the Mingus Big Band, and heavy-hitters on the mainstream jazz scene in their own right met to record an album under the collective name Opus 5. The band consists of Seamus Blake on tenor saxophone, Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and flugelhorn, David Kikoski on electric and acoustic piano, Donald Edwards on drums and Boris Kozlov on bass. The group channels the hard-bop giants like Art Blakey and pre-electric Miles Davis, but brings a ...
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