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Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School: Aftermath
by Jack Bowers
Aftermath is the second album by composer / arranger / tenor saxophonist Chelsea McBride's Toronto-based Socialist Night School. It's a bright-eyed ensemble, comprised for the most part of young musicians who are fully on board with McBride's contemporary approach to big-band jazz (think Muhal Richard Abrams, Julius Hemphill, Darcy James Argue or Charles Mingus with a ...
Ted Quinlan: Absolutely Dreaming
by Friedrich Kunzmann
Toronto-based guitarist Ted Quinlan is a Canadian institution on the instrument and constantly in high demand. Over the years he has performed as a sideman alongside famed musicians such as Chet Baker, Jimmy Smith or Dave Holland, while keeping busy as a leader. His guitar tone varies from clean and smooth to fuzzy and rough, channeling ...
Kubin: The Other Side
by Claudio Bonomi
Francesco Zago, chitarrista elettrico, compositore e improvvisatore noto per aver dato vita all'ensemble Yugen e per le numerose collaborazioni in ambito avant prog e sperimentale con Stormy Six, Picchio Dal Pozzo, Elaine Di Falco, Markus Stauss, Andrea Bolzoni, Renato Rivolta e altri, ritorna con uno dei suoi progetti più amati e originali, Kubin. Si tratta di ...
Michael Sarian & The Chadbones: Leon
by Angelo Leonardi
Canadese di nascita, il trombettista e compositore Michael Sarian ha vissuto infanzia e adolescenza in Argentina assimilando vari elementi di quel patrimonio musicale. Dopo il trasferimento negli Stati Uniti nel 2012 -dove ha acquisito un master's degree in jazz studies alla New York University -guida un quartetto e una formazione orchestrale, esprimendo una ricca sintesi tra ...
Jamile: If You Could See Me Now
by Martin McFie
Jamile grew up in Cachoeira do Sul (South Falls), a small town in Brazil towards the border with Uruguay. Her supportive family had no particular interest in music. Imagine her surprise, then, at finding her twenty-something self launching this debut album at Gianni Valenti's Birdland Theater in New York City. After completing her studies ...
Matt Ulery: Delicate Charms
by Mike Jurkovic
Coming on the heels of 2019's outstanding trio outing Wonderment (Woolgathering Records) with violinist Zach Brock and drummer John Deitemyer, Delicate Charms is a four and a half star recording if ever one was. And it begins with a classical air, an almost chambered hush into which rush those last minute arrivals, each their own player ...
Satoko Fujii & Tatsuya Yoshida: Baikamo
by Karl Ackermann
Among her vast catalog of formations of every size and shape, some of Satoko Fujii's most interesting work has been in duos, especially those with percussionists. Her most recent such outing was Confluence (Libra, 2019) with Spanish drummer Ramon Lopez, surprisingly melodic, especially compared to her previous drum and piano releases. Fujii reunites with Tatsuya Yoshida ...
Blue Note All Stars: Our Point Of View
by Chris May
Different generations of Blue Note stars come together on this double-album to celebrate the label's legacy and to affirm its present-day relevance. Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock first recorded for Blue Note in the 1960s. Robert Glasper, Ambrose Akinmusire, Marcus Strickland, Lionel Loueke, Derrick Hodge and Kendrick Scott variously came on board in the 2000s and ...
Jaimie Branch: Fly Or Die II: Bird Dogs Of Paradise
by Hrayr Attarian
Over a relatively short career, the adventurous composer and trumpeter Jaimie Branch has developed a mature and singular style with a politically informed dimension. On her second album as leader, she and her band create tense atmospheres that brim with creativity and spontaneity. The two part “Prayer For Amerikkka" opens with bassist Jason Ajemian's ...
Martina DaSilva: A Very Chimytina Christmas
by C. Michael Bailey
Holiday music is its own discrete industry. Each October and November sees an uptick in releases devoted to the Christmas Season. The repertoire is well established with a core of compositions derived from the Middle Ages to the present day, including both religious and folk and popular music. While the holiday songbook is predictable, it also ...
