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Ingrid Laubrock + Kris Davis: Blood Moon
by John Sharpe
Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and Canadian pianist Kris Davis recognized each other as kindred spirits early on after the German's move to New York City. They have remained close collaborators ever since. So much so that it's almost a surprise that this is their first record as a twosome. They've honed their shared sensibilities in Laubrock's Anti-House, ...
Fredrik Ljungkvist - Kris Davis - Ole Morten Vågan - Øyvind Skarbø: Inland Empire
by Glenn Astarita
Rising star American pianist Kris Davis aligns with A-list Scandinavian progressive jazz artists for a semi-structured program that, among numerous positives, highlights the ensemble's persuasive interactions amid a capacious soundstage, spanning sublime progressions, angular unison choruses and geometrical paradigm shifts. But the musicians unrelenting creativity and thoughtful improvisations spark a winning formula not always easily attainable ...
Gaetano Partipilo: Boom Collective - Live Somewhere
by Chris M. Slawecki
Italian saxophonist Gaetano Partipilo has been playing and studying music since he was eight. After conservatory studies, Partipilo was engaged to perform by the likes of Mark Murphy, Enrico Rava and Tony Scott. Having spent several months in New York City, Partipilo returned to Italy where he formed the Urban Society project, with whom he recorded ...
Evgeny Sivtsov: Zoo
by Alberto Bazzurro
Ci sono reminiscenze di molto pianismo jazz, quello dell'albero maestro, ma anche qualche inflessione classicheggiante (moderata, invero), probabile frutto delle sue origini, nell'approccio che il giovane pianista russo Evgeny Sivtsov evidenzia in questo suo lavoro, inciso nel novembre 2017 ai Tedesco Studios, New Jersey, ma missato e masterizzato in quel di Mosca. C'è ...
Rudy Royston: PaNOptic
by Ian Patterson
Record label bosses probably do not hear the words “solo drum album" too often. Or if they do, judging by the paucity of such exemplars on the market, they likely only have to hear the phrase the once. After three impressive albums on Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music label, to wit, 303 (2014), Rise of Orion (2016) ...
Drew Wesely/Kenneth Jimenez/Francisco Mela: Triangulate the Landscape
by Troy Dostert
An interesting trio comprised of a well-established veteran percussionist, Francisco Mela, and two relative newcomers, bassist Kenneth Jimenez and guitarist Drew Wesely, the musicians behind Triangulate the Landscape are engaged in that age-old challenge of free improvisation: how to create a substantial musical conversation that combines separate, independently-determined voices into a larger whole. While the three ...
Mike Holober: Marvin Stamm/Mike Holober Quartet Live @ Maureen's Jazz Cellar
by Nicholas F. Mondello
One of the many things sorely missed in the 2020's COVID situation is that cornerstone of jazz—the live-in-a-club performance. Live at Maureen's Cellar provides a vivid recollection of what pre-plague joy we had.. This fine recording presents that intimate club vibe, offering engaging extended solos, ensemble (and audience) interaction, and the emotional range that jazz delivers ...
Peter Brötzmann / Paul G. Smyth: Tongue In A Bell
by Mark Corroto
There are only a handful of pianists the great reedist Peter Brötzmann has worked with. Back in the Machine Gun (FMP, 1968) days it was Fred Van Hove at the keyboards. Then there was Misha Mengelberg and Alexander von Schlippenbach, plus those Berlin sessions with Cecil Taylor, and the new millennium recordings with Japanese pianist Masahiko ...
Bill Frisell: Valentine
by Ian Patterson
In an extraordinarily varied career Bill Frisell has made just a handful of trio recordings as leader, which is perhaps surprising given how frequently he performs in such a setting. In recent years the Baltimore-born, Denver-raised guitarist has toured two of his most empathetic trios, that with Kenny Wollesen and Tony Scherr and, latterly, with Rudy ...
Marco Colonna: Fili
by Neri Pollastri
Nuovo lavoro in solitudine per Marco Colonna, come spesso gli accade legato a un'ispirazione extramusicale offerta, ancora una volta, dall'amata terra di Sardegna. Fili è infatti un omaggio a Maria Lai, eclettica artista della quale si è da poco celebrato il centenario (era nata il 27 settembre 1919 ed è scomparsa il 16 aprile del 2013): ...
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