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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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by Vincenzo Roggero
Uno tra i più eccitanti e trasversali batteristi della nuova scena londinese,Jamie Murray, e un sassofonista di San Pietroburgo, ex enfant prodige cresciuto tra Londra e New York, Zhenya Strigalev, invitano un amico di vecchia data come Tim Lefebvre, presenza assidua in molte produzioni importanti degli ultimi vent'anni. Il risultato è Disrespectful album fresco, eccitante, divertente, significativo spaccato della nuova generazione di improvvisatori dalla mente aperta e allergica alle etichette. Che la musica proposta sia irrispettosa come ...
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by Chris May
Visceralism and virtuosity, the two qualities which define this momentous debut album by JZ Replacement, make an unbeatable combination. They are also a necessary one. Without a degree of virtuosity, eloquence is constrained by lack of vocabulary. Without a degree of visceralism, technical facility is at worst mechanistic, at best purely cerebral. Bring the two qualities together and the result can be special. JZ Replacement--a duo comprising alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev and drummer Jamie Murray--achieves an ideal ...
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by Roger Farbey
The follow-up to Zhenya Strigalev's idiosyncratic Never Group (Whirlwind 2016) takes a rather different tack, opening with the reggae-infused “Not Upset" and utilising a new creation, a so-called “alto box." His deployment of his erstwhile college mate from London's Royal Academy of Music, Chilean guitarist Federico Dannemann is a genius move. It's easy to see why Dannemann is Strigalev's favourite guitarist. His coruscating blues-inflected playing dominates “Pinky." As with the previous album, there's still something of Ornette Coleman about Strigalev's ...
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by Mark F. Turner
Alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev's trio Never Group with drummer Eric Harland and bassist Tim Lefebvre bring its definition of punk jazz with in-ear-your-ear performances with a nonchalant attitude. Recorded over two days in Berlin with a few guests dropping in on the fun, the recording is compelling in its inventive energy. This follow-up to Strigalev's 2015 sextet release Robin Goodie(Whirlwind) finds his tendencies shifting from more traditional jazz to freer and a range of influences. Within the ...
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by Roger Farbey
Tim Lefebvre was the last bassist to record with David Bowie. He's featured on Blackstar, arguably Bowie's best and certainly most poignant album. Drummer Eric Harland has recorded with Charles Lloyd's Quartet, Dave Holland, Joshua Redman and McCoy Tyner. These two musicians form the essential backbone of Russian-born, London-based alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev's trio who dominate this seventy three minute recording. Guest Bruno Liberda on electronics is not a jazz musician but a composer and academic and plays on four ...
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