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New music from Stick Men, Jin Jim, Peter Fernandez and Chris Bieniek

Read "New music from Stick Men, Jin Jim, Peter Fernandez and Chris Bieniek" reviewed by Len Davis


Japanese bassist Tetsuo Sakurai and drummer Akira Jimbo. Gergo Borlai from Work Projekt. From Barcelona drummer Xavi Reija. New music from Stick Men, German band Jin Jim, guitarist Peter Fernandez and Melbourne guitarist Chris Bieniek. Plus bassist from Uraguay Francisco Fattoruso.Playlist Tetsuo Sakurai “Are You Ready" from Vital world (Electric Bird) 00:00 Akira Jimbo ...

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A Selection Of Some Of The New Releases From 2020

Read "A Selection Of Some Of The New Releases From 2020" reviewed by Len Davis


Music from Mach 6, Jeremy Green, John Faviccia and more.Playlist Mach 6 “Si Annida" from Take Off (DDE Records) 00:00 Mach 6 “Black Cat And Macumba" from Take Off (DDE Records) 07:23 Jeremy Green “Michael & Me" from Standing 8 (Self Produced) 14:41 Jeremy Green “Jackets Required" from Standing 8 (Self Produced) 22:08 Dewa ...

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Various Artists: La Casa Murada MoonJune Sessions, Volume 1

Read "La Casa Murada MoonJune Sessions, Volume 1" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Magic seems to happen routinely at Spain's La Casa Murada Residential Recording Studio, a converted 12th century farmhouse, at least during the MoonJune Records recording sessions. For listeners who have not been following the label's releases, this generous 80-minute sampler offers a delightful overview. For those who have, it includes one track released in advance of ...

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Xavier Reija: The Sound Of The Earth

Read "The Sound Of The Earth" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Spain-based artists, guitarist Dusan Jevtovic and drummer Xavi Reija, reunite for a supergroup-like endeavor, including world-renowned bassist, stick artiste Tony Levin (Stick Men, King Crimson) and touch guitarist Markus Reuter, who performs/records with Levin in Stick Men amid numerous projects with others. Recorded in upstate New York, the musicians' noise-shaping, sound-designs and bone-rattling progressive rock improvisations ...

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Clarinet Tales with Arun Ghosh

Read "Clarinet Tales with Arun Ghosh" reviewed by Nick Davies


This show features an interview with clarinetist Arun Ghosh from the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. We talk about everything, from music in general to his composing and the recorder. We also discuss his latest album But Where Are You Really From. Plus lots of new music from artists like D.F.A. through to Beledo. Playlist ...

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Xavi Reija: The Sound Of The Earth

Read "The Sound Of The Earth" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


After the acoustic trio interlude of Reflections (Self Produced, 2017) Spanish drummer/composer/bandleader Xavi Reija returns to electric rock/jazz fusion territory, once again in the company of the extraordinary Barcelona-based, Serbian-born guitarist Dusan Jevtovic--his playing partner on several other MoonJune albums, most notably Resolution (MoonJune Records, 2016). The group is filled out by legendary American bassist/Chapman Stick ...

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Xavi Reija: Reflections

Read "Reflections" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Spanish drummer Xavi Reija's previous trio was a fusion outfit with guitarist Dusan Jevtovic and bass guitarist Bernat Hernandez, as heard on Resolution (MoonJune Records, 2016) and Live at RZZ Barcelona (MoonJune Records, 2016). He turns to a traditional acoustic piano trio here, with pianist Nitai Hershkovits and bassist Pau Lligadas. There's a different kind of ...

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Xavi Reija: Reflections

Read "Reflections" reviewed by Matthew Aquiline


Deviating from his reputation within the realm of boundary-pushing progressive rock/jazz fusion, Catalan drummer and composer Xavi Reija removed the presence of electrified instruments that dominated previous works for an acoustic album that explores the jazz piano trio format. Reflections, his eighth recording as a leader, synthesizes Reija's dynamic authority behind the kit with the lyrical ...

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Xavi Reija: Resolution

Read "Resolution" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Catalan drummer Xavi Reija's fifth recording and his first with MoonJune Records is a highly charged affair that draws from rock, jazz and the shifting ground between. Reija's hard-edged polyrhythms, bassist Bernat Hernandez' thundering bass lines and guitarist Dusan Jevtovic's raw, fuzz-toned electric guitar combine to stir up a storm that evokes memories of drummer Tony ...


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