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Florian Arbenz: Convergence: Moon
by Neil Duggan
For over 30 years drummer Florian Arbenz has taken his drumming style into new genres. His Conversation series produced 12 albums with 12 different ensembles and as part of the VEIN trio, he recorded eight albums, collaborating with Dave Liebman, Marc Johnson and Andy Sheppard. Classically trained, he has also worked as a percussionist in numerous ...
James Suggs: For All We Know
by Jack Bowers
Every bandleader who enters a recording studio presumably does so with a specific game plan either in hand or in mind. And as is true of any idea, some outcomes are better than others. James Suggs, a splendid trumpeter, has enlisted several able sidemen for support on his second album as leader, For All We Know. ...
Fergus McCreadie: The Shieling
by Geno Thackara
Music themed around landscapes and natural beauty is common enough, but it is much more rare for the sheer wildness of nature to come through as much as it does for the Fergus McCreadie Trio. His evolving niche of folk-jazz seems to lean a bit more toward the folky side of that equation with every outing--hearing ...
Ruby Rushton: Legacy!
by Neil Duggan
Legacy! is the fifth studio album from Ruby Rushton. For the avoidance of doubt, Ruby Rushton is a band named after the grandmother of the bandleader Ed Cawthorne, who prefers to be known under his stage name of Tenderlonious. Fortunately, there is no confusion when it comes to their original compositions, written by Tenderlonious and keyboard ...
Christoph Gallio: Stone Is A Rose Is A Stone Is A Stone
by John Eyles
Anyone approaching this album unawares needs to be warned that its playing time of 36' 34" is divided into sixty nine tracks ranging in length from six seconds to a minute and 41 seconds, and that the tracks are labelled as Roman numerals from one to 69 with 10 of the track titles being extended by ...
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep
by Mario Calvitti
Quando è comparso, l'annuncio del nuovo titolo di Frank Zappa pubblicato dalla Universal per conto dello Zappa Family Trust ha lasciato sorpresi i fans, che aspettavano l'edizione del 50° anniversario di One Size Fits All o Bongo Fury (possibilmente entrambi), pubblicati esattamente 50 anni fa. Invece è arrivato questo Cheaper than Cheep, inedito risalente ...
Tino Tracanna: Panorchestra
by Angelo Leonardi
Esce il lungamente atteso album di Panorchestra, il medio organico fondato da Tino Tracanna con alcuni dei massimi jazzmen italiani della generazione di mezzo. Il suo battesimo ufficiale è stato nel 2023 al festival di Bergamo--in occasione della nomina di Bergamo e Brescia a capitali italiane della cultura-in un organico ampliato al pianista Alfonso Santimone e ...
Martin Nodeland: Tributaries
by Neil Duggan
Tributaries is the third album from Norwegian guitarist Martin Nodeland, following on from Debut (Smeik, 2019) and Origins (Smeik, 2020). A significant figure in the Norwegian jazz scene who has garnered praise far beyond Scandinavia, Nodeland's distinctive guitar playing and compositional style draw heavily on American jazz traditions while maintaining a distinctive voice. Those ...
David Murray: Hope Scope
by Fran Kursztejn
There should be no doubt of David Murray's position. Since the death of Eddie Harris, he is the finest tenor saxophonist in jazz, arguably one of the most prolific bandleaders in the modern age. He stands among a rare few reedmen working to redefine the sonic quality of their instrument. Looking back at any of Murray's ...
Teddy Pantelas Trio: Shadow Warrior
by Mark Corroto
There is no denying the importance of place when it comes to a jazz musician's sound. Louis Armstrong will forever be tied to New Orleans, and Sonny Rollins to New York. The same can be said of guitarist Teddy Pantelas, whose musical voice reflects a distinctly Midwestern sensibility--stretching from Missouri to Indiana, and grounded in his ...
