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Hi Res Heart: Move Fast And Mend Things
by John Sharpe
On its second outing, British outfit Hi Res Heart trades the stitched-together aesthetic of its debut for the friction and immediacy of shared space, sharpening both its collective instinct and sonic identity. Where the earlier release documented remotely recorded parts later assembled in the studio, Move Fast And Mend Things convenes the ensemble in a single ...
Finely Tuned Elephant: No Goats
by Dan McClenaghan
The Ottawa-based jazz-rock group, Finely Tuned Elephant, sounds like a band that Steely Dan might have hired to craft their sound. A quartet comprised of guitarist Jordan Robinson (the group's leader), bass guitarist Cyrus Robertson Orkish, keyboardist Alex Lugli and drummer Kyle Iveglia crafts a sharp, tight sound. They are snappy and upbeat. A blind listen ...
Jorge Sylvester Spontaneous Expressions: Mayhem At Large--The Last Baha'i Session
by Jack Bowers
This two-disc set by saxophonist Jorge Sylvester's Spontaneous Expressions documents the last of the Tuesday evening jazz concerts at the Baha'i Center on East 11th Street in New York City. According to the jacket notes, the event was recorded live in March 2020. If that is so, Sylvester's listeners have earned top prize as the quietest ...
Billy Mohler: Live in Europe
by Vincenzo Roggero
Testimonianza del tour europeo del 2025 (replicato anche quest'anno con alcune date italiane) Live in Europe presenta l'Euro-American Quartet del contrabbassista Billy Mohler nella versione che meglio ne esalta la spiccata comunicatività e il creativo interplay, ossia la dimensione dal vivo presente su questo--disco pubblicato dalla Dox Records--grazie alla registrazione di due concerti, alla BimHuis di ...
Yvonne Rogers: The Button Jar
by Vincenzo Roggero
Ecco una giovane musicista da seguire attentamente, molto attentamente. Perché il suo debutto in piano solo, fortemente sollecitato dalla mentore e pianista Kris Davis, è di quelli che non possono passare inosservati. Ancora giovanissima,Yvonne Rogers, ventisettenne del Maine, vanta una ragguardevole lista di riconoscimenti e di frequentazioni eccellenti--il sestetto Lilith di Ingrid Laubrock, il quartetto Elephant di ...
Jesse Davis Quartet: Reflections
by Pierre Giroux
<em>Reflections</em> by alto saxophonist Jesse Davis, joined by pianist Spike Wilner, bassist John Webber, and featured guest drummer Lewis Nash, was recorded at GB’s Juke Joint in Long Island City in March 2025 and is the kind of album that doesn’t announce itself loudly. It just feels lived in. Unhurried, assured, yet steeped in memory and ...
Roberto Bonati Madriperla Trio: Parfois la nuit
by Ian Patterson
Nighttime provides the seed of inspiration for Roberto Bonati on Parfois La Nuit. A poem, rendered in French in the album's inner sleeve, speaks to its inherent beauty and impenetrability--its colors and shades, the contrasting emotions it provokes. Through the ages, the night has inspired poetry of romantic, gothic, and philosophical hues. A little of all ...
Chris Aschman: Volcanic
by Jack Bowers
Although multi-instrumentalist Chris Aschman's third recording may be a shade less than Volcanic, it does deliver some heavy punches marshaled from its roots in the funk/rock/fusion format. Aschman, who plays trumpet and steel pans, is clearly on board with that, as he wrote all save one of the album's seven numbers and arranged every one.
Steve Tintweiss and the Purple Why: Live at Tompkins Square Park
by Hrayr Attarian
Bassist Steve Tintweiss forged a career as a sideman to such avant-garde luminaries as tenor saxophonists Albert Ayler and Frank Wright and pianist Burton Greene. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also led a few bands of rotating memberships. Several of these were recorded live at various venues. In the 2020s, Tintweiss started releasing ...
Asteroid Ekosystem: Sounds Have Dreams
by Glenn Astarita
Sounds Have Dreams is the audacious third album (and second studio effort) from Asteroid Ekosystem, the project led by Australian pianist and composer Alister Spence. He has assembled an unlikely quartet that sidesteps genre boundaries: punk and post-punk guitarist Ed Kuepper, The Necks bassist Lloyd Swanton, and the precise, inventive drummer Toby Hall. Spence ...
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