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Leo Genovese: Solo Brooklyn
by Mike Jurkovic
A wide, expressionist streak courses throughout the Brooklyn-informed impressionism of Solo Brooklyn, Argentinian pianist Leo Genovese's latest, and possibly most fearless solo effort for 577 Records. Recorded live at the 2024 New York Forward Festival, Solo Brooklyn ranges through all of Genovese's risk-tolerant ideas; manifesting into an hour-long concerto deftly defying and redefining the line between ...
Dave Adewumi: The Flame Beneath the Silence
by Andrew Schinder
Dave Adewumi has established himself as the next great talent in jazz trumpet. Born in New Hampshire to Nigerian immigrants, Adewumi is wizened in voice beyond his age. Having studied at both Harvard and Julliard, Adewumi went on to collaborate with such luminaries as pianist Jason Moran and trumpeter Dave Douglas (in Douglas' acclaimed Dizzy Gillespie tribute project ...
Walter Smith III: Twio Vol. 2
by Jack Kenny
Walter Smith III is a deceptive musician. His deep jazz roots and distinctive tenor saxophone tone mask a technique that is both complex and understated. Smith rewards attentive listeners; his mastery lies in refinement rather than display. One of the pleasures of following Smith's career is hearing him change. Though no longer a young ...
Nebbia/Banner/Andrzejewski: Presencia
by Glenn Astarita
Argentine tenor saxophonist Camila Nebbia has emerged as a notable presence in the contemporary jazz landscape since relocating to Berlin in 2020. Her collaborations with Marilyn Crispell, Angelica Sanchez and Patrick Shiroishi reflect her adaptability, while solo releases such as Una Ofrenda a la Ausencia and Rastro O Vacío (Relative Pitch, 2023) underscore her introspective bent. ...
Danny Gatton: Danny Gatton and Funhouse - Live at the Holiday Inn 1987
by Kevin Poindexter
Danny Gatton is a guitarist more “heard of" than heard. A guitarist's guitarist, Gatton was known as “The Humbler," a nickname bestowed upon him by another fine guitarist, Amos Garrett. The story goes that Garrett would play his band a tape that he had of a live recording of Gatton and whenever he felt like his ...
PduRN: Coglians
by Neri Pollastri
Un trio pianoless di giovani musicisti, a cui si aggiunge in due brani uno strumento armonico come la chitarra; composizioni originali su ispirazioni naturalistiche; un disco breve, poco più di mezz'ora, ma curato nei semplici dettagli; un tangibile interplay tra i protagonisti, che costruiscono preziose tessiture sulle quali spicca il rilievo della voce solista, quella dei ...
Tina Carr: Moon Over Mildmay
by Neil Duggan
Though jazz has been woven through Tina Carr's life since childhood, she came to performing later than most, launching her career after decades in another profession. Yet she has swiftly established herself on the scene, collaborating with respected musicians across the circuit and earning widespread acclaim for her debut album, Songs For Curly (Self Produced, 2023). ...
Seth Andrew Davis & EMAS: Cybersyn: Live From the Stray Cat Film Center
by Max Kutner
Undeniably one of the most active and adventurous figures of the greater Midwest music and arts scene, composer/guitarist/improvisor Seth Andrew Davis has emerged as a force of creative exploration and inquiry. Currently based in Kansas City, MO, Davis has released well over a dozen albums through his imprint, Mother Brain Records (co-founded with fellow Missouri-native, Michael ...
Atempo: Callejón de la Habana
by Carl Medsker
Atempo, an Israeli-based piano trio that calls itself a purveyor of “Mediterranean folk fusion," extends its reach to the Caribbean with “Callejón de la Habana," named after a vibrant alley in Havana devoted to Afro-Cuban visual and musical art. The song is specifically based on guaguancó, an urban form of rumba originating in the black working-class ...
Duke Ellington: Copenhagen 1964
by Jack Kenny
All Duke Ellington concerts offered music of substance. Audiences listened patiently through the medleys and Tony Watkins' vocals. Some performances, however, stood apart because they contained material that was fresh--music not yet worn thin by repetition, where both the thinking and playing could still surprise. Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and the orchestra toured Asia (the ...
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