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Iris Ederer, NO Moore, Eddie Prévost: Traktor
by John Eyles
Recorded live at Iklectik Arts Lab in London, during the summer of 2021, Traktor features a trio of players who know one another from the Friday evenings they shared at Eddie Prévost's weekly improvisation workshop which has been running since 1999. Prévost himself plays percussion, NO Moore (Nathan to his friends) plays electric guitar plus pedals, ...
Ben Morris: Pocket Guides
by Jack Bowers
On Pocket Guides, his debut recording as foreman, Denver-based pianist Ben Morris leads a one-dozen strong quasi-big band with rather unusual instrumentation--two horns, two woodwinds, two violins, mandolin, cello, melodica and rhythm--through eight of his engaging compositions, most of which touch on his Norwegian heritage. To his credit, Morris makes splendid use of every tool in ...
Walt Weiskopf European Quartet: Diamonds and Other Jewels
by Dan McClenaghan
Two distinct types of jazz album have emerged in the difficult Covid pandemic times: the do-it-yourself statements, usually recorded in a home studio, often with internet sound swapping; and the pent-up energy, post-pandemic energy bursts, musicians getting together again after a year or more of minimal in-person collaboration. Diamonds And Other Jewels, from the Walt Weiskopf ...
Maja Alvanović: Wind Rose
by Hrayr Attarian
The composer and pianist Maja Alvanovic forges her unique sound out of the complex rhythms and the poetry of her native Serbia and Jazz's effervescent spontaneity. She is also a superb bandleader as her Majamisty trio, with fellow Serbians bassist Ervin Malina, and drummer Lav Kovač, performs with vibrant fluidity. The ensemble's fifth release, ...
Brian Molley Quartet: Intercontinental
by Ian Patterson
Scottish saxophonist Brian Molley is no stranger to Indian music, having toured India several times since 2015. Rather than merely presenting his music, Molley has sought to expand it, collaborating with the Rajasthani singer & sarangi player Asin Langa and, at the Madras Jazz Festival in 2017, with percussionist Krishna Kishor. Since then, the Brian Molley ...
Horace Tapscott Quintet: Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995
by Karl Ackermann
Since its founding in 2011, the French record label Dark Tree has been issuing a “Roots Series" documenting previously unreleased performances of the Los Angeles jazz avant-garde from the 1970s through the '90s. Among the best of those releases have been several from Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra led by pianist/composer/conductor Horace Tapscott. Legacies for Our Grandchildren: ...
Katalyst: Jazz Is Dead 13
by Chris May
Drab graphic design aside, the semiology of the Jazz Is Dead label promises good things. The name itself suggests music that is the opposite of dead--something vibrant, inventive, of its time--while the label's co-founders, producers Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, are active in the struggle for universal social justice. On top of that, Muhammad was ...
NRG Bridges: Intertwined Roots
by Neri Pollastri
I fratelli Adalberto Ferrari e Andrea Ferrari, con il loro duo NovoTono, ci hanno negli ultimi anni mostrato molteplici prove del loro essere tra i più interessanti esploratori dei magnifici suoni che possono scaturire dai legni della famiglia dei clarinetti (clicca qui per leggere la recensione del loro Wood(Winds) At Work). In quest'occasione hanno modo di ...
Eyal Netzer & Oded Geizhals: Duo
by Chris May
If what looks like a chocolate cake on the sleeve suggests a birthday party or similarly exuberant affair, perhaps a house warming, think again. Duo is an altogether more intimate and introspective album. It was recorded by the Israeli tenor saxophonist Eyal Netzer and vibraphonist Oded Geizhals live in the studio and with, or so it ...
Chris Coyle: Phantasma Trio Vol. 1
by Karl Ackermann
Bassist and composer Chris Coyle is based in Philadelphia, and had previously issued three albums as leader which speak to his broad musical interests. Along with original pieces, he has covered a plethora of styles from re-imagined Duke Ellington to Middle Eastern hybrids. Coyle is also a member of the Relâche chamber ensemble which performs modern ...
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