Thomas Morgan

Emi Makabe: Echo

by Angelo Leonardi
September 29, 2025

Conferma il quartetto del suo esordio (Anniversary Greenleaf 2018) la cantante a strumentista giapponese Emi Makabe, con l'aggiunta di tre prestigiosi ospiti: il chitarrista Bill Frisell, il pianista Jason Moran e la bassista Meshell Ndegeocello, che interviene declamando alcuni testi. Anche in quest'album s'incrociano stilemi giapponesi e jazzistici in una miscela generalmente delicata e suadente, anche se non mancano momenti ritmicamente articolati. Emi Makabe ha una voce da soprano leggero, canta con raffinata essenzialità e interviene suonando lo ...

Jakob Bro: Live at The Village Vanguard

by Fran Kursztejn
September 28, 2025

Legendary guitarist Jakob Bro revitalized the pensive romanticism of the ECM Records sound with last year's Taking Turns, and continues his crusade in Live at the Village Vanguard. His strategy is simple: a diverse cast, both in style and generation, slavishly dedicated to a dynamic trajectory, like a viscous alloy rushing violent in an aged riverbed. In this case, the mold is the enduring memory of Paul Motian, chiefly represented by former band mate Joe Lovano, but haunting even Bro's ...

Hayoung Lyou: The Myth of Katabasis

by Alberto Bazzurro
February 18, 2025

Inciso fra gennaio e maggio 2024, questo nuovo lavoro della pianista Hayoung Lyou, coreana di nascita (1992) e newyorchese d'adozione, allieva del Berklee College of Music e del New England Conservatory, studiando fra gli altri con Joanne Brackeen, Jason Moran e Frank Carlberg, è un ottimo esempio di piano trio contemporaneo (ci sono in realtà anche episodi solitari), dove per contemporaneo si intende qualcosa che sintetizza tutta una serie di input ereditati da una storia quanto mai ricca e composita. ...

Jakob Bro, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Thomas Morgan, Andrew Cyrille: Taking Turns

by Neil Duggan
December 14, 2024

Despite being recorded a decade ago, this album from Danish guitarist Jakob Bro sounds as fresh and contemporary as any 2024 release. Taking Turns was originally recorded in New York in 2014; the album release was delayed by ECM Records, who initially preferred to highlight Bro's trio work. The postponement proves fortuitous, as Bro's melodic compositions create expansive soundscapes that invite his all-star sextet to explore and improvise around his delicately rendered musical themes. Bro composed the seven ...

Chantal Acda: Silently Held

by Neil Duggan
May 27, 2024

Somewhere near the point where jazz, Americana and alt-folk meet, Belgian singer-songwriter Chantal Acda can be found. She has carved out a distinctive sound using a restricted and intimate sonic landscape crafted to enhance her vocal delivery. Her voice is soft and breathy with a fragile edge, and she delivers her lyrics with an intense focus. She has recorded solo and with differing groups of musicians on her previous albums. For Silently Held, she is joined by some outstanding players ...

Ethan Iverson: Technically Acceptable

by Mike Jurkovic
January 3, 2024

The funhouse genius of pianist Ethan Iverson hits full nor'easter with Technically Accepted, an album so loaded with invention and cool it rises instantly to the pack of hands-down favorites for the still unformed year of 2024. Unbounded, Iverson's many quirks and instigations hurl madly around the house, the studio, the bodega down the street and it is up to the rest of us to keep up. That includes his two simpatico rhythm sections: bassist Thomas Morgan and ...

Nadje Noordhuis: Full Circle

by Chris May
December 2, 2022

In terms of an honest assessment of an artist's qualities, press releases are rarely worth the paper they are no longer printed on. An exception is the release accompanying Australian-born, New York-based trumpeter and composer Nadje Noordhuis' exquisitely lyrical Full Circle. It is an exception partly because it is written by Elan Mehler, the artistic director of audiophile label Newvelle Records and a pianist who first blew the mind of this reviewer with his quietly sensational sophomore album, The After ...

Maria Neckam at Bar Next Door with Jon Cowherd and Thomas Morgan

Source: Michael Ricci
August 3, 2009

Tonight, Monday, August 3rd, Maria Neckam (voice) will perform her music with Jon Cowherd (keys) and Thomas Morgan (bass) at Bar Next Door, downstairs at La Lanterna (129 MacDougal Street. subway to W4St) 8-11:30pm (3 sets. cover is $10 for the whole night)

About Maria Neckam Born in Vienna, Maria grew up surrounded by the constant presence of the city's music and rhythms. Immersed in the rich musical traditions around her she developed a deep passion for all kinds of ...
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Gene Ess with Greg Tardy, Thomas Morgan, and Gene Jackson at Jazz Spot 4/23/2004

Source: All About Jazz
April 22, 2004

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