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Scott Kinsey: Luniwaz Live
by Jim Worsley
Fans of Weather Report or the Zawinul Syndicate or for that matter most any of Joe Zawinul's work, will likely appreciate this album led by keyboardist Scott Kinsey. The Austrian keyboardist Zawinul, along with legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter, were the founders of Weather Report. Kinsey became a prodigy of Zawinul and has done more than just ...
Joëlle Léandre / Elizabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kaućić: Live In St. Johann
by Mark Corroto
"I was in the house when the house burned down" is a thought sure to happen to many a concert attendee after a performance by legendary French bassist Joelle Leandre. She is a force of nature, a demanding and uninhibited artist. In her presence, a listener can feel the combustion generated by her performances. The same ...
Kim Dae Hwan / Choi Sun Bae: Korean Fantasy
by John Sharpe
Korean Fantasy offers another fascinating insight into how free improvisation and jazz have flourished across the globe. This 1999 live date brings together percussionist Kim Dae Hwan and trumpeter Choi Sun Bae, two of the few practitioners in the East Asian country active on the adventurous scene at this time, although it was recorded in nearby ...
Ottaviano Gallo Faraò: Lacy in the Sky with Diamonds
by Alberto Bazzurro
La devozione di Roberto Ottaviano per Steve Lacy (come del resto per gli altri due numi tutelari del sax soprano, Dave Liebman e, più di recente, Wayne Shorter) è nota. Già l'ha omaggiato con incisioni e giri di concerti fin dall'indomani della sua scomparsa, avvenuta giusto vent'anni fa, nel 2004 (ma forse anche prima), e questo ...
Phillip Golub: Abiding Memory
by Vincenzo Roggero
Pressoché sconosciuto dalle nostre parti, il poco più che trentenne Phillip Golub è musicista assai attivo nella sempre effervescente scena newyorchese. Eclettico, trasversale, dalla curiosità onnivora si muove con disinvoltura tra jazz, intrighi elettronici, libera improvvisazione e musica da camera, come testimoniano dischi e concerti. Per Abiding Memory si è scomodato un gigante del ...
John Alvey: Loft Glow
by Chris May
Such is the proliferation of albums which in the 2020s are taking jazz in new and exciting directions--see AAJ's Best Jazz Albums of 2024: All-Star Break Edition round-up here--that it is easy to pass over albums which have their feet firmly planted in the tradition, and which show no ambition to redefine it, but which are ...
Luther Allison: I Owe It All To You
by David A. Orthmann
Radiating an exhilarating, last-set-of-the-night ambiance, I Owe It All To You, Luther Allison's debut recording as a leader, places a premium on momentum, spontaneity and high spirits. An assertive, hard-swinging player residing in the modern, straight-ahead jazz piano tradition, Allison utilizes a bassist and drummer capable of holding down the fort and enriching anything he throws ...
Shakai: Fragments
by Glenn Astarita
Shakai is a Japanese word for society, and Fragments, is an album that lives up to its name, presenting listeners with a collection of musical pieces that, while individually intriguing, struggle to coalesce into a truly satisfying whole. It is a blend of jazz-rock that is both soothing and intricate. The Norwegian quintet, led by bassist ...
Sam Braysher: That's Him: The Music Of Kurt Weill
by Chris May
On his first two albums under his own name, London-based alto saxophonist Sam Braysher focused on the Great American Songbook. On this, his third album, he takes a sideways look at mid-twentieth century American popular music through the work of German-born, naturalized American composer, Kurt Weill. Braysher, whose warm tone and consonant and inquisitive approach to ...
Albert Beger / Ziv Taubenfeld / Shay Hazan / Hamid Drake: Cosmic Waves
by Glenn Astarita
Cosmic Wave is a stellar collaboration between tenor saxophonist Albert Beger, bass clarinetist Ziv Taubenfeld, bassist Shay Hazan and drummer Hamid Drake. The quartet, drawing from their diverse backgrounds and rich musical experiences, delivers an album that merges free jazz, avant-garde and spiritual music into a charismatic sonic journey. With roots spanning Israel and the United ...
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