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Altin Sencalar: Natural Rhythm
by Andrew Schinder
Rising trombonist Altin Sencalar has positioned himself at the top of a new generation of trombone virtuosos. The trombone may not have the widespread popularity of its brass brethren, but is nevertheless a deeply compelling and versatile instrument. Sencalar has, over the past decade, proven himself as one of the instrument's finest practitioners. Having studied with, and ...
Kyle Rowland: Not Holding Back!
by Ron Kalb
Blues fans concerned about the next generation of harmonica virtuosos can take heart with Not Holding Back!, the 2026 release from Kyle Rowland on the The Little Village Foundation label. At 32, Rowland suggests he may be ready to step into a lineage shaped by masters such as Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Branch and Rick Estrin. ...
Shunzo Ohno: Live at Joe's Pub
by Jack Bowers
A string section? In Joe's Pub? Strange as that may seem, it is clearly the case on veteran trumpeter Shunzo Ohno's latest album, recorded Live at Joe's Pub in New York City. The seven-member section, led by Ohno's daughter, cellist Sasha Ohno, is not mere window dressing, as it plays a sizable role on every one ...
How Now Brown Cow: Don't Drink the Milk - It's Spoiled
by Don Ball
Instrumental funk/soul bands are often spurned by the jazz aficionados as less serious than “real" jazz bands, but that would be a mistake with How Now Brown Cow. Despite the playfulness of the band name and song titles, in addition to having a great deal of fun playing, they are serious musicians and this is seriously ...
Miles Davis: Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud
by Jack Kenny
A legend has grown up around the music Miles Davis created for Louis Malle's debut film Lift to the Scaffold (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud). The story goes that Davis arrived at the Paris studio having never seen the film. He watched the rushes once, then improvised as the footage rolled with his European quintet--René Urtreger on piano, ...
Alexis P. Suter Band: Just Stay Live, featuring Garth Hudson, Recorded Live at the Falcon
by Doug Collette
With the late Garth Hudson's photo on such prominent display in Debra Clark's graphic design for Just Stay Live, featuring Garth Hudson, Recorded Live at the Falcon, the participation of the brilliant multi-instrumentalist of The Band threatens to overshadow the other attributes of Just Stay Live, most conspicuous of which is the courageous choice of material. ...
Jim Robitaille: Sonic
by Jack Bowers
As guitarist in a trio setting, Jim Robitaille has to wear a number of hats: melodic, harmonic and improvisational. And on Sonic, the Massachusetts-based guitarist's ninth recording under his name, Robitaille dons one more headdress, as eight of the album's ten numbers are his original compositions.Robitaille plays his parts well, as do his astute ...
Allison Miller with the One O'Clock Lab Band: Big & Lovely
by Angelo Leonardi
Nota per la sua presenza nel supergruppo Artemis, la batterista Allison Miller è anche una fantasiosa compositrice e scrive prevalentemente per il sestetto Boom Tic Boom, che guida da oltre un decennio. Le sue dinamiche e variopinte partiture--arrangiate da vari autori--costituiscono il repertorio di quest'album in cui è ospite dell'orchestra One O'Clock Lab Band della North ...
Dave Douglas: Transcend
by Glenn Astarita
Dave Douglas has spent a career dodging his own shadow, and that restlessness is precisely what keeps his catalog from ever feeling stagnant. Transcend locates its friction point between two titans who seem unlikely to share the same oxygen: the spiritual grandeur of Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts and the dense, mosaic canvases of painter Jack Whitten.
Simon Hanes: Gargantua
by Mark Corroto
Two quotes come to mind in the wake of Simon Hanes' Gargantua. The first is from Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction: “Camera got them images / Camera got them all / Nothing's shocking... “ The second, often attributed to William S. Burroughs: “Nothing is true, everything is permitted." Taken together, they suggest a world where boundaries ...
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