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Barry Deister Quintet: An African Suite
by Scott Lichtman
It is not uncommon for jazz artists to borrow from world music to enliven their pieces--adding a dash of spice as it were. It is even rarer (with Latin jazz being an exception) for musicians to dive deeply into indigenous music forms and deliver an authentic, integrated sonic concept. Most unique are album-length projects that successfully ...
The Dave Robbins Big Band: Happy Faces
by Jack Bowers
Even though its renowned leader and trombonist passed away in 2005, and the Dave Robbins Big Band's Happy Faces was recorded some forty years before that, the music on this remarkable album remains as fresh and provocative as today's front-page news. The Indiana-born Robbins, a legend among big-band artists and enthusiasts in Vancouver, British Columbia, and ...
Jackson Potter: small things
by Kyle Simpler
When musicians who are both skilled at their craft and passionate about what they play come together, it translates clearly into their music. Such is the case with Jackson Potter's sophomore release, Small Things. This is an engaging and well-crafted collection that highlights his compositional skills along with his fluency in contemporary jazz guitar. With a ...
Yelena Eckemoff: Romance of the Moon
by Neri Pollastri
Yelena Eckemoff, prolifica e camaleontica compositrice russa da anni residente negli U.S.A., è usa mutare con frequenza collaboratori, adattando le proprie composizioni al loro stile e alla loro cultura. Questo suo ultimo album, intitolato Romance of the Moon, sebbene sia ispirato alla poesia di Federico Garcia Lorca, è di fatto un lavoro “italiano," essendo realizzato nel ...
Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Naima Joris: Saudade
by Angelo Leonardi
Dopo il disco con Camille Bertault dedicato a Serge Gainsbourg del 2023, la Brussels Jazz Orchestra torna a incidere con una cantante e presenta al pubblico del jazz Naima Joris, singer-songwriter molto apprezzata nell'Europa settentrionale per le sue interpretazioni introspettive ed evanescenti. Figlia di Chris Joris, uno dei protagonisti del jazz in Belgio, Naima ...
Wolfgang Muthspiel: Etudes / Quietudes
by Mario Calvitti
Per il suo nuovo CD il chitarrista austriaco Wolfgang Muthspiel lascia la label tedesca ECM, che ha ospitato la maggior parte dei suoi album più recenti, per affidarsi a una piccola ma ambiziosa etichetta indipendente svizzera, la Clap Your Hands. Il lavoro, realizzato in completa solitudine, è una raccolta di studi per chitarra classica composti dallo ...
Dimitris Tsakas Trio: Conversation Helps
by Glenn Astarita
Dimitris Tsakas, an impressive Greek saxophonist, is not just blowing air through a horn; he is sculpting sound, carving melodies from the ether. His offering, Conversation Helps, recorded at Sierra Studios in Athens, is not your grandfather's smooth jazz and not Kenny G wallpaper music--this is a vibrant, breathing organism of sound. Tsakas, wielding alto and ...
Rachael Calladine: The Game
by Neil Duggan
Now firmly settled back in the UK after a decade in the Middle East, Rachael Calladine is eager to reclaim her place among the leading voices in the UK jazz scene. With a strong work ethic driving her efforts, she has become a familiar name in jazz listings once again and has formed a quartet of ...
Laura Jurd & Paul Dunmall: Fanfares & Freedom
by John Sharpe
Well this is an entertaining premise. Free jazz maven Paul Dunmall as featured soloist in a suite composed by up- and-coming trumpeter Laura Jurd. Actually, the reality is more complex. It might be more accurate to say that the unfettered spirits of Dunmall's quartet, with bassist Caius Williams, drummer Miles Levin and pianist Liam Noble, offer ...
Sara Serpa: Encounters and Collisions
by Angelo Leonardi
In questo disco Sara Serpa rilegge i momenti significativi della sua vita sviluppando un progetto personale diviso in nove tappe, costituite da altrettanti brani che seguono brevi narrazioni declamate. Trasferitasi nei primi anni duemila da Lisbona a Boston per studiare al Berklee College e al New England Conservatory (dove incontrò il suo mentore Ran ...
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