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Christoph Irniger Pilgrim: Human Intelligence (Live)
by Alberto Bazzurro
Il quintetto Pilgrim, diretto ormai da una quindicina d'anni dal tenorsassofonista svizzero Christoph Irniger, giunge con questo Human Intelligence al suo sesto album, portando avanti la logica di un suono piuttosto identitario, derivante dalla contemporanea presenza di piano acustico e chitarra elettrica, ma non solo: vi aleggia una risolutezza piuttosto palpabile, un impianto solido e generalmente ...
Ingrid Laubrock: Purposing the Air
by Vincenzo Roggero
Avventuroso e ambizioso Purposing the Air, nuovo progetto di Ingrid Laubrock, notevole sassofonista di origini tedesche qui nelle vesti di compositrice. Dal poema “Mood Librarian -a poem in koan" di Erica Hunt, ha estratto sessanta frammenti, trenta nel primo CD e trenta nel secondo, affidandoli a quattro duo dove l'elemento fisso è la voce mentre la ...
Elijah Jamal Asani: ,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,,
by Glenn Astarita
Portland-based multi-instrumentalist Elijah Jamal Asani creates meditative ambient music rooted in his connection to the natural world. As Long As I Long To Memorise Your Sky captures his 2022 Grand Canyon artist residency through field recordings and asymmetrical, intricate compositions that serve as an audio journal of the canyon's dialogue between river and desert.
Gunhild Carling: Jazz Is My Lifestyle
by Richard J Salvucci
Sometimes there is a tendency to take a performance less than seriously, especially if an artist uses a bit of self-satire as part of the act. Pianist Victor Borge had this problem--"comic virtuoso" he was called--and even trumpet player Jack Sheldon, to a degree, had to blow the roof off sometimes to remind the audience of ...
Larry Stabbins & Mark Sanders: Cup & Ring
by John Sharpe
Inspired by the 5000 year old Neolithic rock carvings pictured on the sleeve, Cup & Ring opens and closes with brooding, ritualistic pieces in which Larry Stabbins' breathy flute drifts like mist over Mark Sanders' deliberate, processional percussion. These atmospheric bookends, along with similarly spare interludes throughout, frame a set grounded more deeply in the language ...
Alberto Popolla: Really The Blues
by Stefano Merighi
Malgrado la sterzata tecnologica, subita o accolta con piacere sia dalla musica d'arte che d'intrattenimento, la lingua carsica del blues continua a mostrare il suo ghigno, spesso implicitamente e sotto mentite spoglie. Anche nelle musiche più complesse o lontane tra loro, il blues più che uno schema chiuso rimane un'attitudine, una pronuncia, un accenno ...
Enten Eller & Iva Bittova: Lisistrata
by Neri Pollastri
Non si arresta il percorso di Enten Eller, formazione che ha ormai ben trentasette anni di vita e che continua a sfornare lavori con una certa regolarità, anche grazie alla sua predisposizione ad accogliere ospiti e cambiare pelle in funzione della loro presenza. In quest'ultimo lavoro, Lisistrata, registrato dal vivo il 6 settembre 2024 ...
Darren Pickering Small Worlds: Three
by Anastasia Bogomolets
Darren Pickering Small Worlds' release, Three, continues the quartet's ongoing exploration of jazz fused with cinematic flavour and electronic possibilities. The group, led by pianist and composer Darren Pickering, offers a set of emotionally nuanced compositions, some anchored in jazz language, others bringing in filmic atmosphere. Electronic tools--an array of modular systems, synths and apps--play an ...
Jacob Chung: Live At Frankie's Jazz Club
by Pierre Giroux
Tenor saxophonist Jacob Chung's Live At Frankie's Jazz Club captures fresh performances of music that feel like a snapshot of deep friendship filtered through the lens of timeless jazz language. Recorded live at Vancouver, BC's iconic venue, Chung is joined by pianist Tyler Henderson, bassist Caleb Tobocman, and drummer Hank Allen-Barfield. These three equally talented musicians ...
Alister Spence Trio: Gather
by Glenn Astarita
Alister Spence Trio's Gather arrives like a mischievous breeze, stirring the leaves of modern jazz with a blend of precision and playful abandon. This Australian ensemble--Alister Spence on piano, Lloyd Swanton on double bass, and Toby Hall on drums--delivers an album that feels like a conversation among old friends who happen to be virtuosos. The eight ...
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