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What Happens In A Year: Ceremonie / Musique
by Dan McClenaghan
New York-based reedist (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone) Josh Sinton says: “Every day when I wake up, I try to make some stuff." An admirable goal. One of the things he made, in cahoots with his band What Happens In A Year, is a recording called ceremonie / musique. The set has been described, accurately, as “daringly spacious." The instrumentation is sparse: the leader's deep reeds colluding with Todd Neufeld's electric guitar and Giacomo Merega's electric bass guitar, crafting surreal atmospheres ...
read moreVitor Gonçalves: Vitor Gonçalves Quartet
by Angelo Leonardi
Al suo debutto discografico, dopo tre anni di permanenza a New York (l'album è di quest'anno ma l'incisione è del giugno 2015), il giovane musicista brasiliano si rivela pianista e, soprattutto autore, talentoso e singolarmente eclettico. Il percorso musicale è un susseguirsi di sorprese nell'architettura dei brani, nel dinamismo ritmico e nelle scelte metriche e armoniche pur risultando melodicamente fresco (fino a toccare punte esemplari di lirismo). La complessità strutturale e il virtuosismo si legano alla fragranza tipica della musica ...
read moreTodd Neufeld: Mu'U
by Mark Sullivan
Guitarist Todd Neufeld makes his debut as a leader, after recording with drummer Tyshawn Sorey on his Koan (482 Music, 2009) and Oblique-l (Pi Recordings, 2011) albums and working with the late Japanese pianist Masabumi Kikuchi, saxophonists Lee Konitz and Tony Malaby, and others. After the brief introduction “Dynamics" with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummers Billy Mintz and Tyshawn Sorey, vocalist Rema Hasumi joins in on “Echo's Bones," giving the piece a welcome focal point. She is the ...
read moreTodd Neufeld: Transcending the Limits of Sound
by Jakob Baekgaard
Originality is a hard concept to pin down, but in music, it is a matter of having your own sound. The idea of a singular signature has been a part of the narrative of jazz for a long time, and it forms the basis of the so-called blindfold test where musicians try to recognize the voice of fellow musicians. New York-based guitarist and composer, Todd Neufeld, would be a strong candidate for a blindfold ...
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