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Moon Inhabitants: Canned Luna
by Daniel Mège
Is there anybody up there? The question is not as far-fetched as it sounds: NASA's lunar program is about to celebrate All About Jazz's 35th anniversary with the start of construction of a permanent lunar base (2030), laying the foundations for AAJ's 50th anniversary with its completion. Jazz will win: once the planet's taxpayers' money has ...
Mali Sheard: Hayfever
by Neil Duggan
Having built a strong reputation with London-based eight-piece Ankora, saxophonist Mali Sheard steps into the spotlight with her debut album, Hayfever. It is a release that will do that reputation no harm at all, offering a beguiling blend of jazz, folk and groove, seamlessly integrated into Sheard's distinctive improvisational style. A graduate of Tomorrow's Warriors ...
Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band: What Next?
by Jack Bowers
A big band by any other name... Arranger and orchestrator Russ Anixter has chosen to call his 11-piece ensemble the Hippie Big Band. Which is fine, Russ. Whatever works for you. Alas, much of the music on What Next? sounds as though it could have been imported from the mid- 20th century. ...
Mangalica Trio: Electric Setola
by Neri Pollastri
Sempre sul filo dell’ironia --Mangalica è una razza di maiali e i titoli dell’album e di alcune tracce lo ricordano --ma mosso da una poetica ispiratissima, il trio post-rock formato da Maurizio Sammicheli (autore di tutte le composizioni), Marco Benedetti e Andrea Beninati presenta il suo primo album, nel quale l’elettronica degli strumenti e ...
Yeon Ji Lee: The End of a Tunnel
by Dan McClenaghan
Yeon Ji Lee is at the beginning of her career, so a web search reveals little about her. She is Korean-born and now New York-based. She graduated from the Aaron Copland School Of Music at Queens College. 2026 sees the release of her debut album, The End of a Tunnel, a piano trio affair with the ...
Luciano Soriano: New Places, Old Faces
by Glenn Astarita
Luciano Soriano arrives with considerable momentum for a debut leader. He earned a Vail Jazz Workshop credential, an LA Jazz Society Shelly Manne New Talent Award, and a win at the International Trombone Festival's Carl Fontana Competition—all before completing his Jazz Trombone degree at Juilliard. As a commissioned composer for the school's Green Club, Soriano's ambitions ...
Schanzer/Speach with Guests: Live in Brooklyn 1992-2002
by Glenn Astarita
Recorded between 1992 and 2002 at Brooklyn landmarks like the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Live in Brooklyn 1992--2002 serves as a crucial historical document of a fertile, pre-gentrification avant-garde movement. The sprawling two-CD retrospective captures guitarist Jeffrey Schanzer and pianist Bernadette Speach acting as host-collaborators, juxtaposing intimate duo work with expansive ensemble explorations alongside an extraordinary ...
Michele Francesconi: Seasons. Three Suites for Piano Trio
by Neri Pollastri
Il cinquantenne pianista e didatta di Faenza Michele Francesconi presenta per la Caligola questo interessante disco, registrato nel 2022, nel quale interpreta tre suite da lui commissionate ad altrettanti pianisti e compositori, dedicate alle stagioni. L'idea è interessante: interpretare in modo personale opere di colleghi pianisti più o meno coetanei, conforntandosi con ...
Jamie Safir: Momentism
by Neil Duggan
Pianist Jamie Safir has spent more than 15 years writing, recording and performing with artists including Laufey, Kylie Minogue, Jamie Cullum and Annie Lennox. His compositional work includes a Christmas single for singer- songwriter Will Young and a co-writing credit on Ian Shaw's 2022 album Greek Street Friday (Silent Wish Records). He is also a familiar presence at ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe: After The Storm
by Mark Corroto
Pianist, composer and orchestra leader Satoko Fujii tends to resist comparisons between her career and that of Duke Ellington. The analogy, however, is difficult to avoid. At a time when maintaining a large ensemble is an increasingly rare undertaking, Fujii has led an astonishing number of them. Alongside her solo work, duos and quartets, there have ...
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