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Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii: Aloft
by Doug Collette
Pianist/composer Satoko Fujii has released over one hundred albums since 1996 and, in line with that prolific output, Aloft is the third record she has appeared on just in 2024; see also the Kaze ensemble's Unwritten (Libra Records, 2024) and the Tokyo Trio's Jet Black (Libra Records, 2024). While it is fair to say ...
Patterns for Transcendence: Insita
by Neri Pollastri
Il bassista Leonardo Barbierato ha da tempo sviluppato una personale ricerca sulle interrelazioni tra improvvisazione e contesto ambiental--culturale, che in questo caso mette a frutto nella realizzazione di un'opera musicale a partire da una serie di fotografie, riprodotte nella sovracoperta che avvolge la confezione del CD. Per realizzare il lavoro Barbierato si pone alla ...
Paco De Lucia, Pepe De Lucia: Pepito y Paquito
by Joshua Weiner
In the internet age, the world abounds with musical prodigies. The instant availability of instructional videos on YouTube, sheet and tablature music sites, online megastores selling high-quality, inexpensive instruments shipped right to one's door, and online lessons make it easier than ever to learn how to play an instrument. Social media pages are full of videos ...
Antonio Adolfo: Love Cole Porter
by Pierre Giroux
Love Cole Porter is pianist Antonio Adolfo's masterful tribute to the genius of Cole Porter, capturing his musical essence while infusing it with a Brazilian flair. This release is not just a tribute but a careful reimagining, bringing his timeless melodies, intricate lyrics, and sophisticated harmonies into a new light. Accompanying Adolfo is a coterie of ...
Ornette Coleman: At The Golden Circle Stockholm Revisited
by Stefano Merighi
Ritornare a certe “opere aperte" di Ornette, come questo notissimo concerto di Stoccolma della fine del 1965, significa ribadire l'alterità irriducibile del maestro texano, che sarà stato sì come si legge sempre nella manualistica mainstream l'inventore del free jazz eccetera, il killer della tradizione, il primitivo con il sax di plastica, ma soprattutto un mago dell'istinto, ...
Milton Nascimento / Esperanza Spalding: Milton + esperanza
by Chris May
Sometimes the semiology around an album can tell you more about it than any amount of words attempting to describe the music itself. And the semiology around Milton + esperanza is eloquent. It begins with the overlap with another summer 2024 release, Wayne Shorter's magical double-album Celebration Volume 1 (Blue Note), a previously unreleased recording of ...
The Haas Company Vol 1: Galactic Tide Featuring Andy Timmons
by Glenn Astarita
Buckle up, space cowboys, because The Haas Company's Galactic Tide Vol. 1 featuring gifted guitarist Andy Timmons is a genre-bending journey that blasts off from the first note. Led by the versatile and visionary drummer, Steve Haas this project looms as a testament to his innovative spirit and musical prowess. Haas, a seasoned musician, has brought ...
Matt Choboter: Unburying, from Liminals, Emerging
by Doug Collette
More than just the title of this particular album, Unburying, From Liminals, Emerging, might well be a description of the process Matt Choboter has followed on his previous few records. Dating back to Anima Revisited (Songlines, 2021), then Sleep Inertia (ILK, 2022) and Postcards of Nostalgia (ILK, 2023), the Canadian pianist and composer has explored the ...
Miles Okazaki: Miniature America
by Alberto Bazzurro
Ventidue miniature svarianti da uno a sei minuti, con impegnati sottoinsiemi (o microgruppi, se preferite) estrapolati dal totale dei dieci elementi, sette strumentisti e tre cantanti, coinvolti nell'operazione, è quanto ci offre questo nuovo lavoro discografico (il dodicesimo, ci viene detto) a nome del cinquantenne chitarrista Miles Okazaki, con la partecipazione di svariati musicisti di punta ...
Ross Lorraine: More From The Heart
by Neil Duggan
A jazz pianist, arranger, theatre music composer and contributor to numerous other projects, Ross Lorraine now seems to have found his true calling as a songwriter. More From The Heart follows on from his songwriting debut on Heart of Mine (self produced, 2022) and follows a similar approach. After penning the lyrics and melody, Lorraine steps ...
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