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The Pier: R.A.W.
by Neri Pollastri
Parte con un netto e profondo suono delle corde del contrabbasso, questo secondo lavoro di The Pier, piano trio diretto da Pierpaolo Chiaraluce e che s'ispira alla modalità contemporanea di interpretare questa classica formazione, sull'eredità lasciata dall'Esbjörn Svensson Trio e The Bad Plus. I brani sono tutti originali, sei del contrabbassista e due del ...
Art Pepper: Geneva 1980
by Jack Kenny
"Do not go gentle into the good night," Dylan Thomas wrote that; Art Pepper did it. He did not go gentle. He raged with his horn across continents: Asia, Europe, the Americas. There was gentleness too at times. He raged against his own wasted times. It all fuelled his playing and he was able to deliver ...
The Empress: Square One
by Jack Bowers
The Empress is a New York City-based co-op septet whose front line consists of four saxophonists. Based on its title, the assumption is that Square One is the group's first recording as a unit. The Empress is the idea of award-winning saxophonist Pureum Jin, who enlisted the renowned German writer and saxophonist Michael Lutzeier to arrange ...
Joe Fiedler Trio 2.0: Dragon Suite
by Glenn Astarita
Joe Fiedler steers this trio with the gusto of a trombone maestro who has gigged everywhere from Sesame Street's cheery lanes to prolific stints in the modern and free jazz realms. Guitarist Pete McCann and drummer join him Michael Sarin for a duo with pedigrees juicier than a medieval feast. McCann's strings have sung for heavyweights ...
Broodmen: Liminality
by Thierry De Clemensat
Eastern European jazz is often overlooked, yet there are remarkable discoveries to be made--such as the trio Broodmen. Their debut album, Secondary Emotions, dates back to 2017 (Self Produced). Liminality, while following in the footsteps of its predecessor, unfolds like the soundtrack to an auteur film. It bears the distinct marks of their cultural heritage while ...
Claudio Cojaniz, Alessandro Turchet: Madeleine
by Neri Pollastri
Il legame di Claudio Cojaniz con il contrabbasso va aldilà di quello che inevitabilmente ha con lo strumento un qualsiasi pianista jazz: l'artista friulano ha infatti non solo sempre privilegiato più di ogni altra formazione il trio, nel quale il ruolo del contrabbasso è fondamentale, ma ha anche con frequenza affiancato a quell'organico il meno frequentato ...
Michael Buckley: Ebb And Flow
by Ian Patterson
Given his world-class chops, tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley's albums have been too infrequent. This is a man who has played with George Coleman when he was still in shorts (Buckley that is), backed Jerry Lee Lewis, collaborated with Dave Liebman and Kenny Wheeler, and toured with The Mingus Big Band. His talents as a composer for ...
Kurt Rosenwinkel: The Next Step Band (Live at Smalls, 1996)
by Vic Albani
Nel lontano 2001 la Verve pubblicò The Next Step, vale a dire il quarto album di Kurt Rosenwinkel in qualità di leader. Il disco del celebrato chitarrista di Filadelfia venne poi votato dalla rivista Jazz Times come “il disco jazz più importante e influente del XXI secolo," poiché, si legge “The Next Step ha mandato onde ...
Billy Marrows And Grande Familia: The Penelope Album Live
by Neil Duggan
In 2024 London-based guitarist and composer Billy Marrows formed a 12-piece chamber-jazz ensemble. Together as Billy Marrows and Grande Familia, they released their debut album, Penelope (Self Produced), in memory of Marrows' mother, Penny. This deeply personal project used tunes he had written during her battle with cancer. The band featured Marrows' musical friends and relations ...
Dayna Stephens: Closer Than We Think
by Jack Bowers
A few brief observations: first, New York-based Dayna Stephens is an excellent saxophonist. Second, the other members of his quartet on Closer Than We Think, Stephens' twelfth album as a leader, are similarly proficient. Third, Stephens clearly had a specific plan in mind before entering GB's Juke Joint to record the album in May 2023, one ...
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