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Ilario Ferrari Trio: Above the Clouds
by Neil Duggan
Ilario Ferrari is certainly a busy man. A highly accomplished pianist and vocalist, he is also adept on the guitar. He has been involved with an array of diverse music projects for various ensembles from the world of pop and rock to add to his orchestral collaborations and arrangements. Ferrari is a UK resident of Italian ...
Neil Cowley Trio: Entity
by Chris May
British pianist Neil Cowley put his trio on hold in 2017 to go solo. Entity marks the return of the group, which is completed by bassist Rex Horan and drummer Evan Jenkins. This is their eighth album since 2006, and the fourth with Horan in the lineup (Jenkins has been present from the start). The press ...
Paolo Fresu, Dino Rubino, Daniele di Bonaventura, Marco Bardoscia: Ferlinghetti
by Neri Pollastri
Le musiche di questo disco, per metà a firma di Paolo Fresu e per il resto scritte dai vari membri del quartetto che le interpreta, nascono come colonna sono per il film The Beat Bomb (anche se nel libretto viene riportato il titolo The Last Beat), di Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani, che documenta la vita del poeta, ...
Delfeayo Marsalis: Crescent City Jewels
by Pierre Giroux
Delfeayo Marsalis' release Crescent City Jewels is a vibrant tribute to the resilience and spirit of New Orleans, expertly captured by his Uptown Jazz Orchestra. The album reads like a journal from Marsalis, full of musical moments that celebrate life's joys. Featuring an array of veteran musicians and rising stars from the Crescent City, it is ...
Dave Douglas: Gifts
by Stefano Merighi
L'origine della musica come dono. Così dice Dave Douglas, presentando il suo ultimo lavoro in quartetto, cercando di immaginare il rapporto tra artista e fruitore come scambio limpido e disinteressato. È un dono che il trombettista fa anche a Billy Strayhorn, mitico compositore, collaboratore aureo di Duke Ellington dei periodi più creativi. Come altre ...
Michael Simon & Asian Connection: East West & Beyond
by Neil Duggan
If you find yourself in need of a lift, you may find it on Michael Simon and Asian Connection's uplifting album East, West & Beyond. Born in Venezuela, Simon, now resident in the Netherlands, has spent over two decades combining western jazz with music from the east and collaborating with some of Asia's best musicians.
Jonathan Salvi Arugula Sextet: Arugula
by Glenn Astarita
Swiss artist Jonathan Salvi's Arugula, released on Challenge Records, offers a blend of rhythmic complexity and thoughtful jazz arrangements. As the 103rd release in the “Jazz Thing Next Generation" series, it presents Salvi's work on the vibraphone in a way that fits well within the contemporary jazz scene. Salvi's vibraphone technique--using four mallets --is ...
Rich Pellegrin: Topography (featuring Neil Welch)
by Dan McClenaghan
Whidbey Island, nestled in the nook of Puget Sound, must be an inspiring place. Pianist Rich Pellegrin finds it so. He has recorded two solo works here, Solitude (OA2 Records, 2021), (review here) and Passage (OA2 Records, 2022), (review here). Both of these works--recorded in the same session--have a feeling of serenity, of an escape from ...
Sol Jang Trio: 19-29
by Neil Duggan
Sol Jang is a South Korean pianist and composer based in Arnhem in the Netherlands. She studied classical music in Korea before moving to Philadelphia to pursue her love of jazz. She gained a bachelor's degree at the University of the Arts, followed by a master's degree in the Netherlands. Her group started as the Sol ...
YANG: Rejoice!
by Glenn Astarita
YANG, the post-rock outfit led by French guitarist Frédéric L'Épée continues to expand their sonic landscape with Rejoice. L'Épée, a seasoned figure in the progressive rock realm and former member of avant-garde bands Shylock and Philharmonie, infuses YANG's sound with his signature precision and emotional weight. Since their inception in the mid-2000s, YANG has crafted a ...
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