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Lucian Ban, John Surman, Mat Maneri: The Athenaeum Concert

Read "The Athenaeum Concert" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Secondo album del trio di Lucian Ban, Mat Maneri e John Surman uscito in contemporanea, diversamente da Cantica Profana questo Athenaeum Concert esce solo in versione LP, è meno completo --solo quattro brani, nessuno dei quali in più versioni --ma forse più compatto, un po' perché registrato durante un unico concerto --quello, appunto, all'Athenaeum Romeno di ...

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Atlantis Quartet: Live at Berlin

Read "Live at Berlin" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler

Since arriving on the scene in 2006, the Minneapolis-based Atlantis Quartet has established itself as a vital voice in modern jazz. With five albums already under their belt, the group continues to honor tradition while exploring new sonic territory. Live at Berlin captures their remarkable group chemistry during an engagement at the city's newest jazz venue, ...

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John O'Gallagher: Ancestral

Read "Ancestral" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Saxophonist John O'Gallagher keeps moving east in his search for musical expression. Born in Anaheim, California, before relocating to New York City and living there for thirty years, he finds himself (in 2025) in Lisbon, Portugal. He boasts a played with/recorded with resume to knock the proverbial socks off (Joe Henderson, Tony Malaby, Maria Schneider, Kenny ...

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Jan Bang - Arve Henriksen: After The Wildfire

Read "After The Wildfire" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles

Jan Bang is a musician, composer and record producer who was born in August 1968, in Denver, Colorado, but grew up in Kristiansand, Norway. Arve Henriksen is a trumpeter, vocalist and composer who was born in March 1968, in Stranda, Norway. For the 42nd Skopje Jazz Festival in 2023, Bang and Henriksen were commissioned to work ...

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Carlos Garnett: Cosmos Nucleus

Read "Cosmos Nucleus" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux

When Cosmos Nucleus first appeared in 1976 on Muse Records, it was the kind of album that seemed to evoke various idioms. It was a bold statement that drew strength from jazz's spiritual core while speaking in the electrified dialect of funk and fusion. Tenor saxophonist Carlos Garnett, a Panamanian-born firebrand who had sharpened his skills ...

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Martin Nodeland: Tributaries

Read "Tributaries" reviewed by Konstantin N. Rega

by Konstantin N. Rega

Martin Nodeland is coming into his own with smooth compositions drawing on contemporaries as well as self-exploration on Tributaries. The Norwegian guitarist crafts a tightly woven sound that keeps the album together without succumbing to lethargy. Joined by Will Vinson on alto sax, pianist Martin Sandvik Gjerde, bassist Alexander Hoholm, Raymond Lavik on drums and tenor ...

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Pat Thomas: HIKMAH

Read "HIKMAH" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery--except, perhaps, when pianist Pat Thomas takes on the music of jazz legends. In those cases, what emerges is not imitation at all, but transformation. On albums such as Plays the Music of Derek Bailey & Thelonious Monk (FMR, 2008) and Pat Thomas Plays The Duke (New Jazz and ...

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WDR Big Band featuring John Goldsby and Bob Mintzer: Big Band Bass

Read "Big Band Bass" reviewed by Artur Moral

by Artur Moral

What better way to bid farewell to a long, fruitful relationship than with a mutual gift? That is the decision John Goldsby and the extraordinary WDR Big Band made after 30 years of intense collaboration. Extended partnerships are perhaps not too frequent in today's jazz landscape, even in the more conducive orchestral realm: well-known are the ...

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Article: Album Review

Lisa Hilton: Extended Daydream

Read "Extended Daydream" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Lisa Hilton's success story continues with her 31st release, Extended Daydream. Her considerable body of work makes frequent chart appearances and measures streams in millions. She appears in various group formats, but on this occasion, the focus is on her quintet. That quintet is based around her longtime trio with bassist Luques Curtis and ...

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Jimi Hendrix: Bold As Love ( 4CD + Blu-ray)

Read "Bold As Love ( 4CD + Blu-ray)" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette

Recent history suggests the Jimi Hendrix estate would seem to be approaching the iconic guitarist's three original studio albums in reverse order. Electric Ladyland (Reprise, 1968) was issued in suitably extravagant form in 2018, fifty years after its original release. Now, Bold As Love (Reprise, 1967), simultaneously follows and predates the previous entry in the man's ...


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