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Danjam Orchestra NYC CD Release Party May 15

Source: Rolling Thunder PR
April 17, 2011

Fresh from two triumphant evenings where his Danjam Orchestra thrilled hometown crowds in Toronto, saxophonist/composer/educator Daniel Jamieson celebrates the May debut of SUDDEN APPEARANCE with a New York City CD release party at Miles' Café on May 15th, '11. Produced by esteemed pianist/composer/educator Jim McNeely, the disc features Jamieson's wide-ranging compositions and well-honed arranging skills, which in the hands of his handpicked jazz orchestra swing, inspire and challenge listeners with a program of emotional depth and stylistic diversity. The album ...

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Garage A Trois - Always by Happy, but Stay Evil (2011)

Source: Something Else!
April 17, 2011

By S. Victor Aaron In the twisted, sound-bending world of Garage Á Trois, it's well beyond finding that rare groove, it's about finding sounds that are even more fundamentally rare. About a year and a half ago, a new Garage Á Trois introduced a shifted lineup for their their third full-length album Power Patriot, as founding guitarist Charlie Hunter moved on and keyboard specialist Marco Benevento slid into his place. Whether or not that was intended, the new presence of ...

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Album Review: "Three Stories" by Eldar

Source: Groove Notes
April 17, 2011

One thing I try to express on Groove Notes is that I don't feel it necessary to post album reviews unless I feel there is an album really worth talking about. Additionally, I hesitate to use the word “best," because it suggests a certainty rather than leaving music to the personal taste of the listener. In the case of the new album Three Stories by Eldar Djangirov, however, I do find it more than worth writing about. And while I won’t use ...

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The ICP Orchestra Continue Their Remarkable Odyssey in Self-Titled Album

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
April 16, 2011

The Netherlands have as one of their most enduring and worthy cultural exports the madcap ICP Orchestra. They've just concluded a US tour and their rather recent self-titled CD (ICP 049) maps out why they remain a vital musical organization, whether caught live or, the next best thing, through the electronic medium. The ICP folks have been “post-modern" long before the term had currency; and they continue to be now that the term is on the outs. Just like most ...

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Matthew Shipp - Art of the Improviser (Thirsty Ear, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
April 16, 2011

Over his career on the jazz scene, Matthew Shipp has patiently developed a unique piano and improvisation style. Apprenticing with the likes of saxophonists David S. Ware and Roscoe Mitchell has allowed him to develop a style of performing that draws on the length and breadth of the piano and all of the opportunities enclosed within. This album is a two-CD set, the first disc captures Shipp performing live with Michael Bisio on bass and Whit Dickey on drums, while ...

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Deep Cuts: Sting, "Island of Souls" (1991)

Source: Something Else!
April 16, 2011

By Nick DeRiso “The Soul Cages," a Sting album about boyhood grief, remains this strangely powerful if demanding narrative, one with textured song structures and densely emotional themes. Its triumph comes right away, though, on the opener “Island of Souls"—a compellingly dark, perfectly conceived tale of a riveter's son whose dream of the open sea only grows more intense when he becomes an orphan after a shipyard accident. “Island of Souls," like much of this album, takes on life and ...

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One Track Mind: John Oates, "Mississippi Mile" (2011)

Source: Something Else!
April 16, 2011

You might expect that a tribute album to John Oates' youth would sound more like Gamble and Huff than the dusty Delta. After all, as the mustachioed one in Hall and Oates, he helped craft a canny update of the Philly soul sound that scored six No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, from “Rich Girl" to “I Can't Go for That" to “Maneater." Yet, here was have Oates, growling and stomping his way through “Mississippi Mile," a country-inflected, ...

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Oddjob - Clint (ACT, 2010) ***a1/2

Source: Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
April 16, 2011

By Joe Higham I should say that even though I only rated this album with three and a half stars I have no hesitation in recommending it. Unfortunately on a blog like this we receive so much cutting edge and boundary pushing music that a band like Oddjob is a little out of place, but maybe only stylistically. Oddjob is a band that has already made several CDs well received by critics and fans alike. Like such groups as 'Kneebody,' ...

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