Home » Jazz Articles » Patrice Moret

Jazz Articles about Patrice Moret

14
Album Review

Matthieu Bordenave: The Blue Land

Read "The Blue Land" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Getting across the great open land beneath big sky country is full of epic moments. The Blue Land, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave's second for ECM, is that migrant's diary. As he so skillfully rendered on his 2020 ECM debut La Traversée, Bordenave again enters the studio conjoined with the assertive mood swings of bassist Patrice Moretand the rapidly moving divertimentos of pianist Florian Weber. Only this time he adds to that valorous energy the meatier, Art Blakey-like sentiments ...

33
Album Review

Matthieu Bordenave: La Traversée

Read "La Traversée" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann


The French word La Traversée may equally refer to a crossing, a passage or a journey. Surely related yet with disparate meanings, the three terms have a sense of motion in common. How defined that motion is and whether it's backward, forward, or even sideways, remains unknown. The only thing for certain is its determination to lead from one point to another, much like a river flowing from its source to the ocean--"River" being the title that bookends French saxophonist ...

1
Album Review

Laut & Luise: Open That Door

Read "Open That Door" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Laut Und Luise è un duo formato da Rahel Thierstein a pianoforte e Fender Rhodes, e Araxi Karnusian a saxofoni e clarinetti. Open That Door è il loro primo CD, ed arriva dopo sette anni di esistenza del duo (nato nel 2000). Inutile dunque dire che la coppia mostra un' affinità e coesione non comune. La musica che propongono è quella classica del duo pianoforte-ance (occasionalmente allargato a musicisti ospiti). Jazz da camera, nella sua accezione più classica. Musica malinconica, ...


Engage

Contest Giveaways
Enter our latest contest giveaway sponsored by Calligram Records
Polls & Surveys
Vote for your favorite musicians and participate in our brief surveys.
Publisher's Desk
How To Follow Staff Writers
Read on...

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.