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Angelica Sanchez / Chad Taylor: A Monster Is Just An Animal You Haven't Met Yet

Read "A Monster Is Just An Animal You Haven't Met Yet" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Two of the leading lights on their instruments strike sparks in a series of impromptu duets on A Monster Is Just An Animal You Haven't Met Yet. Pianist Angelica Sanchez has birthed a string of impressive releases, Nightmare Creatures (Pyroclastic, 2023) with her Nonet, and the twin keys extravaganza How To Turn The Moon (Pyroclastic, 2020) ...

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Schick, Håker Flaten, Steidle: The Cliffhanger Session

Read "The Cliffhanger Session" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

For listeners who enjoy when an artist or group zig when we expect them to zag, I give you The Cliffhanger Session. The abrupt change of direction for Ignaz Schick, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Oliver Steidle is the switch from electro-acoustic energy noise to an all-acoustic performance. The German-born musicians, Schick and Steidle, created ILOG, an ...

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Nikolas Gerszewski, Giusto Chamber Orchestra: 3 Works For Strings

Read "3 Works For Strings" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

In questo abbastanza singolare cd la Giusto Chamber Orchestra esegue tre partiture per dodici archi concepite fra il 2018 (la prima) e il 2019 (le altre due) dall'oggi sessantenne compositore e artista visivo Nikolaus Gerszewski, nativo di Amburgo ma ormai da tempo di stanza a Budapest. Trattasi di poco meno di un'ora di suoni privi della ...

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Michael Dease: Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill

Read "Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill" reviewed by Paul Rauch

by Paul Rauch

Leaving a legacy in this life is a subject that holds different meanings for people. For some, it involves building a structure of permanence that will stand up to the test of time after one's entrance into eternity. For others, it is more fleeting, something that can be shaped and reshaped, and if desired, completely torn ...

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Philip Weberndoerfer: Tides

Read "Tides" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci

"For myself, music has continuously been a safe shore during turbulent times, and for that I'm deeply grateful. In Tides I see the opportunity to share this warm feeling of solace, and want to invite the listeners to open their minds and let their spirits flow freely." This is Philip Weberndoerfer's own take on Tides, and ...

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Arun Ramamurthy Trio: New Moon

Read "New Moon" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Violinist Arun Ramamurthy is a first-generation Indian American artist. His ancestral roots in India run deep, and his musical roots there run deep, too. He has embraced American jazz but remains artistically tethered to his parents' homeland. 2014's' Jazz Carnatica (Self Produced) (review here), by his Arun Ramamurthy Trio, showcased his talents for walking the line ...

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Barbara Reed: Lucky Still

Read "Lucky Still" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello

Lucky Still is a deeply moving track from the pen and vocal talents of L.A.-based singer, composer and author Barbara Reed. The presentation is lush with a crew of piano, rhythm, and strings drawn from first-call L.A. and Las Vegas musicians who accompany Reed. Originally from New England, Reed has been on the L.A. scene for ...

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Berke Can Özcan & Jonah Parzen-Johnson: It Was Always Time

Read "It Was Always Time" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

In 2023, baritone saxophonist and electronics artist Jonah Parzen-Johnson performed at a benefit concert in Istanbul following a devastating earthquake that took tens of thousands of lives in Turkey and Syria. Parzen-Johnson had worked with diverse colleagues ranging from John Zorn to Pearl Jam, but each of his recordings had been a solo project. Minutes before ...

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Danny Jonokuchi Big Band: A Decade

Read "A Decade" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

For trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Danny Jonokuchi, the path to success--in music and in life--has never been smooth or trouble-free. Born with a congenital lung disease, Jonokuchi needed life-saving surgery while in high school to treat a collapsed lung, which caused him to put his trumpet playing aside, at least temporarily. Years later, and almost a ...

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Eric Frazier: That Place

Read "That Place" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci

Eric Frazier has been at it a long time, the better part of a quarter century. He started out as a public school teacher and administrator in New York City, and became a conga drummer out of his interest in African music. He has, as the saying goes, been around, played at venues like The Knitting ...


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