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l'Oumigmag: Habitant
by Matt Hooke
L'Oumigmag's Habitant is an ambitious reimagining of traditional Quebecois folk, based on the environment and natural beauty of the area around the St. Lawrence River. It has a feeling of comfort that is often reminiscent of a friendly bluegrass jam. Habitant is a reference to the first French settlers of the St. Lawrence River. ...
Luca Pedeferri: Exultation
by Alberto Bazzurro
Lecchese, trentasette anni, pianista e fisarmonicista, in questo suo nuovo lavoro Luca Pedeferri si rivolge all'opera di Henry Cowell, compositore, teorico e pianista californiano morto oltre mezzo secolo fa non ancora settantenne. Nove i temi rivisitati (con piglio squisitamente jazzistico, va detto subito, anche se non mancano gli scantonamenti in aree di umore più schiettamente contemporaneo), ...
Gavino Murgia Blast 4tet: Blast
by Neri Pollastri
Nuovo quartetto per il sassofonista e multistrumentista sardo Gavino Murgia, che con questo Blast 4tet esplora piuttosto diversi rispetto al precedente Endless, firmato con il suo Megalitico 4tet, mantenendosi interamente sul piano acustico e lasciandosi ispirare dall'unico brano non originale, che apre il lavoro, il mingusiano “Pithecanthropus Erectus." La formazione è decisamente classica, con ...
Dan Pitt Trio: Fundamentally Flawed
by Dan McClenaghan
Toronto-based guitarist Dan Pitt has tagged his debut album Fundamentally Flawed. It is a trio recording full of gorgeous, glowing chords and inspired accompaniment, beginning with the tune “Balmoral," a study in patience and off-kilter beauty. And throw in the sound of a trio equilibrium and telepathic interplay. If that opener marinates in the brooding side ...
Raphael Walsers GangArt: Zwischen Grund und Grat
by Geno Thackara
Swiss folk probably isn't the first thing anyone will associate with this Gang's particular art at first glance. It starts by dropping straight into churning action without any buildup, kicking off with a classy swinger that gradually trades catchiness for a pile-on of horns that snowballs until it all breaks down in chaos. With the next ...
Emma Frank: Come Back
by Friedrich Kunzmann
It takes most artists many years and several tries (accompanied by one mishap or another) to turn the search for momentum within a composition into something elegant in which the understated beauty manifests itself naturally, as if it had always been there. New York-based singer-songwriter Emma Frank already reached that point on her third effort, last ...
Simon Toldam Trio: Omhu
by Alberto Bazzurro
Un'eleganza persino un po' estenuata, ma con un suo pathos e una sua cifra stilistica, caratterizza questo nuovo lavoro (dovrebbe essere il quarto) del trio capitanato dal giovane pianista danese Simon Toldam. Nove i brani, tutti del leader tranne il secondo e il quarto, firmati “democraticamente" dal trio al completo, e tutti più o meno indistintamente ...
A.B. Normal: Out Of A Suite
by Neri Pollastri
A. B. Normal, formazione che realizza questo Out Of A Suite per l'etichetta UR Records, è un quartetto diretto dal trombonista Andrea Baronchelli, autore anche di quasi tutte le composizioni, al quale si aggiunge un trio elettrico formato da Michele Bonifati alla chitarra elettrica, Danilo Gallo al basso elettrico e Alessandro Rossi alla batteria e alla ...
Jon Irabagon: Invisible Horizon
by Troy Dostert
One would imagine that a musician as chameleon-like as saxophonist Jon Irabagon, capable of playing in any genre, in any context, at any time, must have a real challenge finding unexplored territory. Equally adept at mainstream blowing, as on Observer (Concord, 2009), energized free-bop with Barry Altschul's 3dom Factor, the no-holds-barred mania of his assorted outings ...
Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive: Ragmala: A Garland Of Ragas
by Dan McClenaghan
World music pioneer and percussionist Adam Rudolph is the instigator and ringleader of Ragmala: A Garland of Ragas. Bringing together his Go: Organic Orchestra and the Brooklyn Raga Massive—forty world class musicians—he has created a “future orchestra," a blending of sounds of the Middle East, Africa, India and beyond. Inclusive is the key word.
