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I Compani: Party @ Tivolux
by Karl Ackermann
From Fellini to Verde to Garbo, with detours into the world of food and sounds of the subway, I Compani is one of Europe's most original and versatile ensembles. Despite a decades-long legacy in Western Europe, the ensemble is not well known in the U.S. The Dutch group, under the direction of saxophonist/composer and founder, Bo ...
Bill Frisell / Andrew Cyrille / Kit Downes: Breaking the Shell
by Mike Jurkovic
When in as unique a setting as St. Luke in the Fields, the English village-like church on Hudson Street in Greenwich Village, it only figures that guitarist Bill Frisell, pipe organist Kit Downes and drummer Andrew Cyrille would rise to the distinct occasion and create something equally anomalous. A grand host of noir sci-fi themes and motifs ...
Christian Sands: Embracing Dawn
by Mike Jurkovic
Way back in the mottled history of the 1950s and '60s, record biz guys in sharkskin might kick down a DJ's door and bark: “You gotta to hear this single!" But who truly listens to and what exactly is a single these days? Add in the disturbing though elusive truth that any single can ...
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80: Heavier Yet Lays The Crownless Head
by Chris May
Seun Kuti is a chip off the old block: inheriting his father Fela Kuti's band Egypt 80, pushing at the edges of but staying more or less within Afrobeat's classic instrumental paradigm, unconditionally championing all oppressed and marginalized people, and, not least, enjoying blunts the size of baseball bats. One place where Seun ...
Mike Stern: Echoes and Other Songs
by Neil Duggan
Echoes and Other Songs is guitarist Mike Stern's first release since the loss of pianist, friend and confidante, Jim Beard in March, 2024. Beard, perhaps best known for his association with Steely Dan, appears here as pianist, keyboardist and producer. Stern is still on the long road to recovery following a fall in 2016 that broke ...
Dawn Clement / Steve Kovalcheck / Jon Hamar: Dawn Clement / Steve Kovalcheck / Jon Hamar
by Dan Bilawsky
A trio sans drums offers the opportunity for a capacious clarity that you can't find anywhere else. And this particular collective with pianist Dawn Clement, guitarist Steve Kovalcheck and bassist Jon Hamar embraces that possibility while highlighting an inviting style all its own. Splitting compositional duties and showcasing an empathetic sixth sense that involves baton-passing bonhomie, ...
Peter DiCarlo: The Other Side
by Richard J Salvucci
On “The Other Side," Peter di Carlo plays a repeated figure that reminds one of John Coltrane trying to find “Giant Steps." Nonetheless, DiCarlo is an alto player, and more in the vein of Marc Russo or someone out of Tower of Power than a typical post-bop alto player. The figure, the shape and pacing of ...
Sergio Armaroli, Evan Parker: Dialog
by Neri Pollastri
Album molto singolare, questo di Sergio Armaroli e Evan Parker: pensato inizialmente come improvvisazione dal vivo da registrare in studio durante la prevista tournée italiana 2022 del sassofonista britannico, trasformatosi poi in duetto a distanza dopo la cancellazione della sua trasferta, si è alla fine concretizzato come un call and response, visto che Parker non si ...
Zachary Bartholomew: Balancing Act
by Edward Blanco
Miami-based jazz pianist Dr. Zachary Bartholomew is an award-winning musician, composer and educator at Florida Memorial University with a breadth of musical performances with such luminaries as the late Kevin Mahogany, John Beasley, David Liebman, Brian Lynch, Dafnis Prieto and Dave Holland among others. What Bartholomew had not done until this album is produce a recording ...
Pete Malinverni: An American in London
by Pierre Giroux
The exceptional pianist Pete Malinverni's An American in London was recorded live at Pizza Express Jazz Club, London, in November 2023. Joined by British musicians Dave Green on bass and Steve Brown on drums, Malinverni offers an appreciation of the cultural intersection of American jazz and those songs that pay tribute to London, a city that ...
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