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Roger Kellaway: The Many Open Minds Of Roger Kellaway
by Dan Bilawsky
There's not a single category that can contain the wit and wonder that is Roger Kellaway. Over the past 60 years he's put his musical stamp on film, television, pop, rock, new age, ballet, and modern classical forms, garnering awards and acclaim wherever his pen and piano work happen to fall. And let's not forget jazz. ...
David S. Ware Quartet: Théâtre Garonne, 2008
by Mark Corroto
In 2008, when this live concert was recorded, saxophonist David S. Ware was ill, but concert goers would have no idea of this fact. He has been suffering, since 1999 from kidney failure and eventually had a kidney transplant in 2009. Ware and the latest configuration of his quartet traveled to Toulouse, France, just a few ...
Mike Murley: Taking Flight
by Don Phipps
Mike Murley's Taking Flight is a candlelight romance of well-chosen covers and two original compositions. At times, Murley's sax sound is slightly reminiscent of Ben Webster while, when he plays ballads, one can hear echoes of John Coltrane. In short, his sound is sweet and warm. Combining this sound with the elegant contributions of his bandmates ...
Mauro Ottolini: Sea Shell
by Neri Pollastri
Era ormai qualche anno che Mauro Ottolini non ci stupiva con qualche progetto estroso dei suoi; lo fa adesso con questo disco... privo di strumenti! Sì, perché questo Sea Shell è un disco realizzato, come da titolo, principalmente attraverso l'uso di conchiglie, al suono delle quali—seguendo le orme di Steve Turre—il trombonista veronese si dedica da ...
Mirko Cisilino: Effetto Carsico
by Neri Pollastri
È piuttosto singolare questo Effetto Carsico, lavoro a firma del trombettista friulano Mirko Cisilino in uscita per Auand; come osservavamo dopo il concerto di presentazione tenutosi quest'estate a Marano Lagunare, in occasione di Borghi Swing (clicca qui per leggerne la recensione), la formazione che interpreta le composizioni di Cisilino è all'apparenza un quintetto piuttosto tradizionale—tre fiati ...
Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive: Ragmala: A Garland Of Ragas
by Mark Sullivan
Percussionist Adam Rudolph performed and recorded extensively with World Music originator Yusef Lateef from 1988-2013, and has performed with trumpeters Don Cherry, Jon Hassell, and Wadada Leo Smith, among others. He became a composer after being inspired by Cherry (also one of World Music's originators) while staying at his home. In the Go: Organic Orchestra he ...
Ramsey Lewis & Urban Knights: VII
by Phillip Woolever
Back in 1995, an executive named Carl Griffin at Ramsey Lewis' record label reportedly conceived the idea of forming a jazz “super group" around the well-established Chicago pianist. The resulting all-star project, deemed Urban Knights, featured Grover Washington Jr. and a rhythm section with Omar Hakim and bassist Victor Bailey, who'd worked together in the early ...
Michael Formanek Very Practical Trio: Even Better
by Don Phipps
Composer and bassist Michael Formanek's Even Better is an adventurous compilation of bluesy abstractions with surprising twists and turns. Opting for a drummer-less trio format, Formanek gives himself room to negotiate the terrain with his own intimate rhythm. He is aided and abetted by his longtime collaborator, saxophonist virtuoso Tim Berne, and guitarist extraordinaire Mary Halvorson. ...
Rastko Obradovic Quartet: The Northern Experience
by Chris May
Heads up. New kid on the block. Rastko Obradovic is a 24-year old Serbian saxophonist with bags of talent. He has his own voice, is a characterful composer and resourceful arranger, and sounds like he has what it takes to go the distance. Born and raised in Belgrade, Obradovic studied Jazz Performance at the ...
Dor Herskovits: Flying Elephants
by Jerome Wilson
Drummer Dor Herskovits has been recording since 2017 as a member of the forward-thinking jazz group Earprint. His own quintet has a similar modern style but does more incorporation of older jazz traditions into its work. This group's music can be either raucous or dreamy and sometimes brings up refracted echoes of other players. ...
