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Pete Robbins Transatlantic Quartet - Live in Basel (2012)

Source: Something Else!
January 31, 2012

Both Pete Robbins' band and music represents reaching across from one space to another. The aptly named Transatlantic Quartet consists of musicians on either side of the “pond," starting with the Massachusetts saxophonist Robbins joined by his Irish bassist Simon Jermyn living in NYC, Canadian drummer Kevin Brow living in Copenhagen and guitarist Mikkel Ploug who splits his time between his native Copenhagen and Berlin. The music does its own “reaching across," from advanced modern jazz to indie rock, but ...

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Wonderful Times - CD 2012 -Dewey Records/Kazhargan

Source: Cheryl Pyle
January 31, 2012

Dewey Records (Germany) Announces the release of Wonderful Times from the international jazz group Kazhargan World A nice warm sound that is earthy along with some interesting post modern riffs bordering on accessible free jazz only to discover the musicians involved in the project were never actually present in the same room at the time of the recording. Enter Kazhargan World. An international jazz collective from Russia, Germany and various areas within the United States of America. Artists in all ...

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Piano and Bass duo Opalińska & Whates release "Lumière," March 21 2012

Source: Douglas Whates
January 30, 2012

Lumière—an engaging new album from Mira Opalińska and Douglas Whates. With a lightness of touch and a darkness of sound, the piano and bass duo improvise on their unique arrangements of works by classic film and world cinema composers. Whether reinventing the familiar or unearthing unexpected gems, the duo explore these moving and expressive scores to create inspired, extraordinary music of brooding intensity. For those who can't wait until the official release, stream the entire album at soundcloud.com About Mira ...

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Tina Richerson Trio explores groundbreaking textures on new album

Source: Lauren Rogers
January 30, 2012

The outer limits of jazz is where saxophonist Tina Richerson resides, a world in which experimentalism becomes the unifying thread. On the latest album from the Tina Richerson Trio, Up Against the Rail!, traditional jazz is given a slap, flirting with dissonant or uneasy textures. In other words, it actually tosses jazz back into the groundbreaking sonic landscapes that once enabled it to light the world on fire. Up Against the Rail! is a visionary work, one that finds order ...

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Rudi Records new release: "Hear in Now" by Mazz Swift, Tomeka Reid and Silvia Bolognesi

Source: Massimo Iudicone
January 30, 2012

Hear in Now (Rudi Records, 2012) Mazz Swift: violin Tomeka Reid: cello Silvia Bolognesi: doublebass “If the same piece of music is played multiple times it will take on a new life at each performance. When improvisation is added the music becomes new music that did not exist before. The music I speak about is the music coming from “HEAR in NOW," the trio consisting of Mazz Swift on violin, Tomeka Reid on cello ...

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Ian Anderson Will Return to Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick for First Time in Decades

Source: Something Else!
January 30, 2012

Ian Anderson is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick by playing the progressive rock epic in its entirety for the first time since 1972. But not with the band with which he once sang and played the flute. Anderson prefers the more intimate settings that a solo tour provides: “The audiences that I attract as Ian Anderson have come to listen to the music and have the sensitivity to keep quiet at the appropriate moments." ...

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Pianist/bassist Ron Paley rejuvenates Big Band music on thrillingly eclectic new album

Source: Lauren Rogers
January 30, 2012

The Ron Paley Big Band is so big that not one musical style can contain them. On their latest album Bring 'Em Back!, the group accomplishes the nearly impossible task of marrying the Big Band sound with the unexpected. Considering that one of the record's most startling tracks, “Hot Rock Big Band," manages to stitch together elements of hip hop, jazz fusion, and progressive rock in a Big Band context, that might be putting it mildly. The album title certainly ...

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Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad To Release New Album "Country" On January 31st

Source: Curtis Bergesen
January 30, 2012

New York Road Warriors' Sophomore Album Explores New Territory For over five years, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad's live show has defined the band. Touring relentlessly, the Rochester, NY-based group is sustained by its passion to reinterpret, explore, and expand its music night after night in cities throughout the country. Now, 767 concerts since the 2006 release of their debut album Slow Down, GPGDS is set to release a new album, Country, on January 31st, on the California-based label Controlled ...

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