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Neal Miner: Invisibility
by Pierre Giroux
Bassist Neal Miner has always been a strong supporter of jazz's lyrical tradition, and Invisibilility finds him in top form, not only as an instrumentalist but also as a composer deeply rooted in the idiom's classic origins. Joined by tenor saxophonist Chris Byars and drummer Jason Tiemann, Miner creates a trio sound that is conversational, closely ...
Antonio Cicoria: Unisonus
by Angelo Leonardi
Batterista con esperienza ultradecennale in gruppi rock ed ensemble jazzistici di area pugliese, Antonio Cicoria presenta il suo primo disco da leader in cui evidenzia le sue doti di autore e arrangiatore. La sua sensibilità jazzistica s'incarna in sei brani accomunati da un ricco gusto melodico, pur nelle differenti sfaccettature stilistiche. Paolo Fresu, nelle note di ...
Mike Clark: Standard Deviations
by Scott Gudell
The goal of Mike and Mike--as in Mike Clark on drums and Mike Zilber on saxophone--the co-leaders on Standard Deviations--was to take eight jazz and pop standards (with one Zilber original) and reinterpret them by adding their 21th century interpretation to them (with the help of Jon Davis on piano and Alex Claffy on bass). Over ...
The Birdland Big Band: Storybook: The Music of Mark Miller
by Jack Bowers
Storybook, the third recording by the New York City-based Birdland Big Band, is subtitled “the music of Mark Miller" and is designed to showcase compositions and arrangements by that multi-talented artist who doubles (triples) as the band's lead trombonist. Miller wrote or co-wrote half of the album's 10 colorful and impressive numbers (11 if one counts ...
Nicholas Payton: Triune
by Fran Kursztejn
The multi-hyphenate Nicholas Payton premieres a new trio, recording alongside eccentric bassist Esperanza Spalding and straight-ahead luminary Karriem Riggins, a roster enough to whet any forward-thinking listener's appetites. Payton, beyond his wildly successful sideman stints with Oscar Peterson, Mulgrew Miller and Milt Jackson, has also made great strides to define his own worldly, idiosyncratic style as ...
Joe Elefante's Wheel of Dharma: Return of the Light
by Jack Bowers
The second act of Joe Elefante's laudable jazz career was born in tragedy: the loss in 2024 of his wife of sixteen years to cancer. It was then that Elefante, who once led the world-class Joe Elefante Big Band, decided to leave his long-time position as a schoolteacher and return to his first love, jazz, and ...
Dave Kikoski: Weekend At Smalls
by Pierre Giroux
Few pianists capture the resilient spirit of the New York City jazz scene as convincingly as Dave Kikoski. With his release Weekend At Smalls, he affirms his reputation as one of post-bop's most energetic stylists. Recorded live at the renowned West Village club Smalls, the album features Kikoski engaging in lively conversation with bassist Joe Martin, ...
Dom Salvador: Simplicity
by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
As the calendar pages turn on the year, Simplicity is positioned to be one of the best jazz albums released in 2025. The music was recorded back in March 1993, in NY, bringing together the huge talents of piano legend Dom Salvador, bass hero Bill Moring and wizard drummer Vanderlei Pereira. The level of energy, creativity ...
Dave Douglas: Alloy
by Giuseppe Segala
La lega di metalli a cui si riferisce Dave Douglas nel suo ultimo lavoro è quella delle trombe nella front-line. Tre personalità differenti, che si fondono in un tenace amalgama musicale, il cui prodotto ha caratteristiche di versatilità, elasticità, brillantezza, empatia. Ma è senz'altro possibile estendere tali caratteristiche all'intera formazione messa in scena dal trombettista, scaturita ...
Massimo De Mattia: Resonance
by Neri Pollastri
Costruito nel 1865, il cotonificio Makò è stato per oltre un secolo un polo fondamentale per Cordenons, sul cui territorio si erge, e anche per Pordenone, del quale la cittadina friulana è satellite. Chiuso nel 1989, è da allora in abbandono e da tempo al centro di proposte di recupero che oscillano tra la speculazione e ...
