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Charles Tolliver Music Inc: Live at Captain's Cabin

Read "Live at Captain's Cabin" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Inciso nel locale del titolo, sito a Edmonton, Canada, il 24 giugno 1973, questo doppio album del trombettista Charles Tolliver, una delle glorie dello strumento in quel preciso momento storico, ci restituisce i riflessi di un periodo particolare--e particolarmente vitale--del jazz in cui anche coloro che non avevano sposato la causa dell'avanguardia mantenevano pur tuttavia nella ...

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Marius Neset: Cabaret

Read "Cabaret" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Norwegian saxophonist and composer Marius Neset first captured the imagination with his 2011 album Golden Xplosion (Edition, 2011). Since then, his creative impetus has seen him release numerous albums, write pieces for large ensembles including the London Sinfonietta and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, collaborate with classical pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and fulfill a busy touring schedule, winning ...

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Arbor: Arbor

Read "Arbor" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski

Each year, summer heatwaves wreak havoc across the Mediterranean, causing widespread devastation. These intense heatwaves have sparked wildfires throughout the Balkans and southern Europe, destroying homes, consuming forests, forcing mass evacuations, and tragically claiming lives. The escalating destruction, fueled by climate change, has left a trail of chaos and loss. It is against this backdrop of ...

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Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet: Situation

Read "Situation" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

As might be envisioned from a sextet whose membership encompasses harp, vibraphone, flute and pedal steel guitar, the themes on saxophonist Alex Coke and guitarist Carl Michel's third album, Situation, are in large measure thoughtful and atmospheric. And while the music is charming and graceful, its ties to jazz are tenuous at best. ...

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Julien Knowles: As Many, As One

Read "As Many, As One" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

È un debutto da leader significativo questo di Julien Knowles, trombettista residente a Los Angeles, dove s'è laureato all'Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz (assieme a tre partner di questo disco). Hancock è stato suo mentore e l'ha scritturato--ancora studente--nei suoi tour, poi ha collaborato con Louis Cole, Gerald Clayton, Alan Ferber, Joe LaBarbera e inciso nel ...

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Paul Dietrich's Elemental Quartet: A Small Patch of Earth

Read "A Small Patch of Earth" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci

Anyone who spends much time watching contemporary instrumentalists on the internet is bound to come away impressed. Modern players, it sometimes seems, can do just about anything. And that is particularly true of some instruments in the brass family, where the advances in technique and range over just a half-century are particularly impressive. There are many ...

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Dwayne Clemons: Center of Gravity: Live at Smalls

Read "Center of Gravity: Live at Smalls" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

On Center of Gravity, veteran trumpeter Dwayne Clemons displays his astuteness and savvy in a generally impressive session recorded in September 2023 at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City, leading a sextet in which he shares the front line with alto saxophonist Amanda Sedgwick and tenor Aaron Johnson. This is a colorful ...

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Ivo Perelman São Paulo Creative 4: Supernova

Read "Supernova" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

On the imaginative Supernova intrepid saxophonist Ivo Perelman joins forces with three of his countrymen for a stimulating set of spontaneous music. The quartet calls itself the São Paulo Creative 4 and performs a seven-part suite that draws inspiration from celestial phenomena. The seamless flow of ideas from one reed player to the other and from ...

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Maria Merlino, Thollem McDonas: Rivelarsi

Read "Rivelarsi" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

La quarantenne sassofonista messinese Maria Merlino e il cinquantottenne pianista californiano (di Palo Alto) Thollem McDonas (in realtà artista assolutamente vorace e multiforme, venendo descritto anche come “cantautore, interprete itinerante, educatore musicale e critico sociale, spaziando dal jazz classico al free, dallo sperimentalismo tout court al punk rock") confezionano in coppia questo album di libera improvvisazione, ...

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Dooom Orchestra: Our Sea Lies Within

Read "Our Sea Lies Within" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

Fondata e diretta a Padova dal batterista e percussionista Francesco Cigana, la Dooom Orchestra presenta il suo primo album dopo sei anni di studio e lavoro sul territorio, con una trentina di esibizioni. La sua ricerca s'innesta sul terreno della musica improvvisata e sembra voler sviluppare analoghe sperimentazioni europee collocate negli anni settanta. Già ...


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