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Trish Clowes, Ross Stanley: Journey to Where
by Angelo Leonardi
Il jazz britannico contemporaneo non si esaurisce nel multiforme movimento londinese di Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Ashley Henry, Theon Cross, Kokoroko eccetera. Meno noti in Italia ma non meno interessanti sono i jazzmen legati al filone del mainstream jazz statunitense, come la sassofonista Trish Clowes e il pianista Ross Stanley, che da un decennio animano il ...
Matt Panayides: With Eyes Closed
by Richard J Salvucci
This is a charming recording: reflective, tranquil and built around the compositions of some of the most distinguished players and composers of what ought to be called the American Jazz Songbook. Here you have music written by Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Cedar Walton and Chick Corea, to name only the figures in one strain. ...
Peter Erskine: Vienna to Hollywood: Impressions of E.W. Korngold & Max Steiner
by Jack Bowers
From Vienna to Hollywood is versatile drummer Peter Erskine's ardent homage to the (mostly) film music of the renowned Academy Award-winning Viennese composers Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Max Steiner, who wrote some of filmdom's most memorable themes during Hollywood's Golden Age in the decades from 1930 to 1960. To transpose their film scores to the jazz ...
Euan Edmonds: Beyond Hope and Fear
by Hrayr Attarian
Washington DC-based Trombonist Euan Edmonds is a versatile musician who has performed in diverse settings. He honed his improvisational skills, however, in Chicago's creative music scene. His intriguing debut, Beyond Hope and Fear, on drummer Gustavo Cortinas' Desafio Candente label, features some of the city's most exciting voices in a cohesive sextet. The core ...
Robin Holcomb: One Way or Another - Volume 2
by Vic Albani
"Ascoltate attentamente. Abbiamo bisogno di cose come questa." (Bill Frisell) In occasione della recensione di One Way or Another -Volume 1 avevo scritto: “in poco più di trentotto minuti la signora Robin Holcomb distribuisce ancora una volta sapienza e bellezza." Devo necessariamente ripetermi per questo secondo volume che esce a due ...
Micah Thomas: Mountains
by Stefano Merighi
La prima traccia di Mountains, “Life," potrebbe suggerire un equivoco di fondo: un bel disco di jazz elegante, sgargiante nei colori, brillante nell'alternanza tra incedere orchestrale e voci individuali. Ma invece è solo l'incipit di un'opera ad alto tasso dialettico, che offre talmente tante soluzioni da frastornare. Micah Thomas (28 anni, ricordiamolo) ha già ...
Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra: Tenor Madness
by Jack Bowers
Nashville-based composer, arranger and saxophonist Ryan Middagh salutes apostles of the mid-range wind instrument on Tenor Madness, his second recording as leader of the Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra. Even so, there are no tenor solos after the first three of the album's half-dozen numbers, on which tenors Don Aliquo and Jeff Coffin ("Wiley Roots"), Aliquo again ...
The Irv Grossman Sextet: Sound Advice
by Pierre Giroux
Trumpeter Irv Grossman has assembled a stellar sextet that delivers a compelling session of straight-ahead jazz steeped in tradition and camaraderie under the title of Sound Advice. Surrounding himself with a dream team of musicians, including tenor saxophonist Sam Dillon, alto saxophonist Andrew Gould and, on several tracks, trombonist Jimmy O'Connell. The horns are supported by ...
Raúl Molina: Live at Ecuador Jazz Festival
by Matt Hooke
Raúl Molina's Live at Ecuador Jazz Festival is a rare album that is more than just a collection of songs, it is a declaration of purpose. On his first live album, Molina carves out an artistic vision to blend Ecuadorian folklore with modern jazz music. The unique compositions on this record will establish him as a ...
Lionel Loueke & Dave Holland: United
by Ian Patterson
Why did they not think of this before? A fair question. But as the Greek poet Homer put it, even a fool is wise after the event. “Why did you not think of it before?," Homer might have retorted. Yes, the music on United is so sublime, so natural sounding, that guitarist Lionel Loueke and bassist ...
