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Bilico
by Angelo Leonardi
È un debutto discografico fantasioso e per alcuni aspetti sorprendente, questo di Jacopo Fagioli e Nico Tangherlini, un duo tromba/pianoforte pubblicato dall'etichetta norvegese AMP. La prima sorpresa viene dalla formula strumentale, insolita in dei giovani musicisti e generalmente scelta da artisti maturi, che sanno comunicare con forte empatia. Fagioli e Tangherlini hanno però sviluppato ...
Lonnie Liston Smith: Jazz Is Dead 17
by Chris May
Having kicked off 2023 with one of the strongest albums in its catalogue--Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison's Jazz Is Dead 16--Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge's label continues on a roll. Jazz Is Dead 17 finds the two producers in their funked-up comfort zone and relishing it. Strange but true, Jazz Is Dead ...
Scott Hamilton Quartet: At PizzaExpress Live
by Dave Linn
"Cocktail jazz" is a term used to describe a jazz music style often played in upscale, sophisticated settings such as bars, restaurants, and hotels. It is typically characterized by its relaxed and laid-back feel and its use of melodic and harmonically accessible tunes that are pleasant to listen to. The Scott Hamilton Quartet release At PizzaExpress ...
Paul Dunmall / Paul Rogers / Tony Orrell: That's My Life
by John Sharpe
Contrary to the title, That's My Life is not a career retrospective for iconoclastic British reedman Paul Dunmall. In fact it hails from the archives, a live date from Bristol recorded way back in 1989. On being asked about this set in a radio program in 2023 honoring his upcoming 70th birthday, Dunmall commented that it ...
Steven Feifke: The Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
by Angelo Leonardi
Metti assieme un talentoso giovane orchestratore come Steven Feifke, un trombettista di prima grandezza come Bijon Watson e una big band con grandi nomi e prestigiosi ospiti e il risultato è scontato. Il debutto della Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra è stato propiziato dalla collaborazione col Jazz Education Network ed ha assunto le vesti di ...
Gabriel Latchin Trio: Viewpoint
by Neil Duggan
British pianist Gabriel Latchin, an artist who at the time of writing has notched up over 30 million streams, brings us his fourth trio album. In contrast to the previous outings, all the compositions here are Latchin originals. His trio is new too. Joining him are two names that bring reassurance whenever one sees them on ...
Stan Tracey Quartet: Jazz Suite Inspired By Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood
by Chris May
Pianist and composer Stan Tracey's Under Milk Wood, released in 1966, was among the first albums to prove that British jazz could, on a good day, stand as tall as its American parent. Over a decade would pass, however, before that fact was widely accepted by jazz lovers in either America or Britain. Indeed, it is ...
Perch Hen Brock & Rain: Elegiacal
by Mark Corroto
The quartet Perch Hen Brock & Rain invites you to linger longer with their sophomore release Elegiacal. Their request is reflected in the music they make which has an imperturbable feel about it. Elegiacal, recorded in 2018, follows Live @ The Jazz Happening Tampere (Relative Pitch Records, 2016) from a quartet tour in 2014. This second ...
Cusa - Groder - Grosso - Miano: Human Pieces
by Neri Pollastri
Rientrato nella natia Sicilia dopo una lunga permanenza negli Stati Uniti, il pianista, compositore e didatta Tonino Miano non ha perso tempo e ha prontamente messo in piedi una formazione con due corregionali-- Riccardo Grosso al contrabbasso e Francesco Cusa alla batteria--e un suo frequente collaboratore dell'area newyorchese--il trombettista Brian Groder. L'album si articola ...
M. E. B.: That You Not Dare To Forget
by Doug Collette
With all due respect to Lettuce's A Tribute to Miles Davis--Witches Stew (Self Produced, 2017) and the all-star ensemble dubbed Bitches Brew Revisited, M.E.B. (formerly known as Miles Electric Band) is an inordinately creative homage to Miles Davis. And given the continually experimental path The Man With The Horn" chose to follow throughout his career, it ...


