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Elisabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kaučič: One Foot In The Air
by John Sharpe
Most jazz lovers will likely remember an occasion when the musicians played as if their lives depended on it to an almost empty room. Judging from the applause, the audience on 14 June 2022 at Kulturhalle Eggersdorf in Austria was not the biggest, but those present were lucky enough to witness a veritable feast of improvised ...
Silvia Corda: When the Crickets Sing
by Neri Pollastri
Dopo un lungo lavoro di ricerca e sperimentazione iniziato nel 2012, la pianista cagliaritana Silvia Corda pubblica oggi su questo CD, edito da Plus Timbre, gli esiti della sua esplorazione del Toy Piano, strumento per sua natura dalle limitate possibilità e tuttavia --anzi, proprio per questo--particolarmente stimolante per un'artista come lei, compositrice e improvvisatrice di razza, ...
Florian Weber: Imaginary Cycle
by Alberto Bazzurro
Una musica molto composta--nella doppia accezione--suddivisa su quattro suites centrali più un prologo e un epilogo, è quanto ci giunge da questo nuovo lavoro, certamente ambizioso, del quarantasettenne pianista e compositore tedesco Florian Weber, già allievo di John Taylor a Colonia, Joanne Brackeen e Paul Bley a Boston, Richie Beirach e Lee Konitz a New York. ...
Delia Fischer: Beyond Bossa
by Katchie Cartwright
An intriguingly multi-layered project, Beyond Bossa has unfolded over a number of years. The “beyond" in the title points in a few directions. A pianist, composer-arranger, singer (and dancer), Delia Fischer works across idioms: bossa nova, jazz, música popular brasileira (MPB), various types of Brazilian music, theater. Her recordings have earned her Latin Grammy nominations for ...
Sabino de Bari: Ashanti
by Troy Dostert
After joining with vocalist Diana Torti for their 2023 duo release, It's All We Have, guitarist Sabino de Bari is back with an ensemble of his own on Ashanti, an enchanting album of tunes centered on the themes of rootlessness and wandering. Its poignancy is found not only in the subject matter but also in the ...
Joe Fonda: Eyes On The Horizon
by Mark Corroto
When a musician who is a legend himself, herein bassist Joe Fonda, creates an album of tribute music to his mentor and teacher, it is rare that that person also performs on the recording. Fonda wrote the seven compositions heard here, with five dedicated to the master musician Wadada Leo Smith. On Eyes on The Horizon, ...
Eden Lonsdale: Dawnings
by John Eyles
British/German composer Eden Lonsdale was born in 1996. When he was nine, he started making music with his cousin of the same age. When he was 12, he started enjoying playing the cello which he had been learning since he was 9. From then on, he spent weekends listening to Bach while following along with the ...
Michael Eckroth Group: Human Geography
by Edward Blanco
Grammy-nominated pianist/composer Micael Eckroth follows up his highly acclaimed Plena (Truth Revolution Records, 2021) with the vibrant and robust Human Geography, melding the sounds of contemporary jazz with elements of Afro-Caribbean music while exploring his affinity for the Latin sound and “paying homage to the culture of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the vast amalgam that comprise ...
Angela Verbrugge: Somewhere
by Katchie Cartwright
Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Angela Verbrugge keeps a busy schedule as a singer, touring in Canada and farther afield. In addition to performing, she writes songs--jazz songs, new standards--with lyrics that are engagingly personal and funny, containing the occasional acerbic twist. As a lyricist, she often speaks to the quotidian. Her texts are a perfect ...
McCoy Tyner / Joe Henderson: Forces Of Nature: Live At Slugs'
by Joshua Weiner
How does one go about nominating Zev Feldman for a Nobel Peace Prize? Time and again, the intrepid “Jazz Detective" tracks down unknown, unheard, un-even-hoped-for sonic artifacts, painstakingly brushes away the audio dust and grime, and puts us front and center at events that rewrite the history of jazz. Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' another ...
