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Petter Bergander Trio: Kierkegaard's Waltz
by Chris Mosey
The honouring in popular song of Sören Kierkegaard, author of “The Sickness Unto Death" and other light works has been a long time coming. To be exact, we've waited since his death in 1855 for this moment. “Heidegger's Boogie" and “The Schopenhauer Rag" must surely follow. The curious thing is that Kierkegaard's Waltz is an album ...
Caravela Escarlate: Caravela Escarlate
by Glenn Astarita
Caravela Escarlate is a rather stunning effort by this Brazilian trio that pays homage to the progressive rock genre's storied past, coupled with a modern sound and distinct modus operandi. Simply stated, this album is a refreshing and highly melodic program that is quite focused and congenial. The artists' cleverness sparkles on motifs where robust church ...
Manuel Magrini: Unexpected
by Neri Pollastri
Giovane pianista umbro classe 1990, diplomato al conservatorio di Perugia, Manuel Magrini può vantare alcuni premi e riconoscimenti, importanti tournée all'estero (Turchia, Messico) e—soprattutto—questo album, registrato nel 2015, nel quale affronta la “prova del solo" con coraggio, leggerezza e fantasia. Il lavoro si articola in tredici pezzi, la cui scaletta non era decisa al ...
Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom: Glitter Wolf
by Vincenzo Roggero
Sestetto di gran pregio quello allestito da Allison Miller sotto la denominazione Boom Tic Boom, forte di alcuni dei migliori rappresentati delle scene creative californiana e newyorchese, tutti a loro volo titolari di importanti progetti personali. Aggiungiamo una strumentazione non così canonica—clarinetti e cornetta per i fiati, contrabbasso e violino per le corde, piano e batteria ...
Paul Austerlitz: The Vodou Horn
by Mark Sullivan
The Vodou Horn album is part of a trilogy called Marasa Twa: Vodou-Jazz-Merengue, exploring the spiritual traditions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The focus here is on Haiti, with ethnomusicologist/bass clarinetist Paul Austerlitz combining his playing with Franck Desire's Asakivle drumming and singing group, which plays traditional ritual rhythms in concert settings. After recording live ...
David Helbock: Playing John Williams
by Mark Sullivan
Eclectic Austrian jazz pianist/composer David Helbock has devoted whole albums to other composers in the past, notably Prince on his solo piano album Purple (Traumton Records, 2012) and several influential modern jazz pianists on the album Tour d'Horizon (ACT, 2018) with his band David Helbock's Random/Control. Arrangements of multiple Oscar-and Grammy-winning American film composer John Williams' ...
Somersaults: Numerology Of Birdsong
by John Sharpe
Without fanfare, the rhythm section of bassist Olie Brice and drummer Mark Sanders has become one of the UK's premier engine-rooms for free improvisation. That's borne out by association with not only the great reedman Tobias Delius, perhaps best known for his tenure in the ICP Orchestra, but also players as diverse as Polish reedman Mikolaj ...
Whit Dickey/Kirk Knuffke: Drone Dream
by Mark Corroto
If the duo of drummer Whit Dickey and cornetist Kirk Knuffke were a baseball team, their signature style would be small ball, the opposite of towering home runs and 100 mph fast balls. They would win games like they sound here with tight efficient playing. They lay down perfect bunts and easily turn the double play ...
Vivian Buczek: A Woman's Voice
by Chris Mosey
An ambitious project from Sweden: vocalist Vivian Buczek joining forces with the Norrbotten Big Band using song to illustrate life from a woman's perspective. Buczek says: “It's about taking the step from a girl to a woman, looking back in time and then to the future, finding my place in the world and daring to go ...
Russ Lossing: Motian Music
by Alberto Bazzurro
Nato a Columbus, Ohio, nel 1960, Russ Lossing è un pianista che, anche proprio per anzianità di servizio, meriterebbe certo maggior fama di quella di cui gode. Influenzato dal lessico jazzistico come dai vari Bartok, Schönberg e John Cage (col quale ha anche intrattenuto un sia pur fugace rapporto personale), Lossing ha suonato con gente importante, ...
