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Al Jarreau: Wow! Live at the Childe Harold
by Angelo Leonardi
Ecco un'altra brillante scoperta dal produttore Zev Feldman. Una registrazione inedita dell'agosto 1976, che documenta un concerto di Al Jarreau in un localino di Washington, il Childe Harold. Diciamo subito che la performance è intensa e trascinante, una delle migliori tra le sue registrazioni. Jarreau aveva 36 anni, era nel pieno della sua maturità ...
Roberto Negro, Ensemble Intercontemporain: Newborn
by Neri Pollastri
È rimasto incomprensibilmente fuori da quasi tutti i best of del 2024 (anche dal mio, a dire il vero...), ma questo complesso lavoro del pianista, compositore e improvvisatore torinese ormai residente a Parigi Roberto Negro è senz'altro una delle cose più belle e interessanti uscite nel corso dello scorso anno. Nato da un occasionale ...
Marc Copland: Alter Ego Lausanne 2022
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Marc Copland began his jazz journey playing the alto saxophone. It was an electric alto saxophone. Plugged-in saxophones are not heard much in jazz. And that is a shame. It seems like a good idea, juicing up the horn and making new sounds. But Copland soon found this way of making music limiting. He went ...
Brian Charette: You Don't Know Jack!
by Pierre Giroux
Brian Charette's release You Don't Know Jack! is a heartfelt acknowledgement of the influence of the legendary organist Jack McDuff upon his career. This began unknowingly when Charette purchased his first Hammond B3 and learned it once belonged to McDuff. In this spirited endeavour, Charette has enlisted several bold-name players, including tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds, guitarist ...
Xhosa Cole: On A Modern Genius (Vol.1)
by Jack Kenny
Xhosa Cole has moved forward constantly, since winning the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year award. He has released two studio albums: K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us (Stoney Lane Records, 2021) featuring saxophonist, Soweto Kinch and pianist, Reuben James and Ibeji (Stoney Lane Records, 2022), featuring seven percussionists with African roots. This 2025 release has ...
Yannick Robert, Cédric Affre, Gilles Coquard: Soul Cages Trio 2
by Glenn Astarita
Soul Cages Trio 2--named after Sting's third studio album, Soul Cages (A&M, 1991)--is led by French guitar ace Yannick Robert (Robert Yannick), who embarks on a musical journey to reimagine Sting's compositions through the lens of jazz fusion. Recorded live in France, the trio dives headfirst into Sting's songbook with a blend of creativity and technical ...
Karl Latham: Living Standards II
by Glenn Astarita
Karl Latham's Living Standards II offers a daring sonic voyage, boldly blending jazz and classic rock into a transformative musical journey. Following its predecessor, Living Standards (Dropzone Jazz Records, 2016), Latham's quintet breathes remarkable new life into rock anthems, reimagining them as inventive jazz fusion pieces. The album's impressive ensemble--including bassist Mark Egan, guitarist ...
Randy Weinstein: HarmoniMonk
by Richard J Salvucci
A caution to Monkophiles of every variety: This is not your grandparents' Thelonious Monk, much less Charlie Rouse's or anyone else. Monk on a chromatic harmonica? Well, keep an open mind and try it. It may prove enjoyable, although this is not Toots Thielemans. Here is a recording for the adventurous listener, ...
Ivo Perelman and Nate Wooley: Polarity 3
by Hrayr Attarian
The stimulating Polarity 3 is the third installment in a series of spontaneous duets between innovative saxophonist Ivo Perelman and equally creative trumpeter Nate Wooley. On these 10 tracks, the two improvisers use silent pauses to craft haunting atmospheres and contemplative melodies. The performances are akin to two complimentary yet independent introspective musings. Languid, ...
Piergiorgio Pirro: fold/unfold/refold
by Neri Pollastri
Pianista italiano ormai da tempo residente a Bruxelles, Piergiorgio Pirro ha iniziato con una formazione accademica (e un amore per la musica classica) presso i conservatori Giordano di Foggia e S. Cecilia di Roma, per poi diplomarsi in Piano Jazz alla scuola Bonamici di Pisa, non senza un passaggio per Siena Jazz, e concludere (per ora) ...
