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Taylor Made

By Curtis Taylor

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Kham’s Dilemma; After the Rain; Heightened Awareness; For Her; Indomitable; Hashtagged; Journey.

Curtis Taylor: Taylor Made

by Jack Bowers
May 15, 2024

Trumpeter and composer Curtis Taylor's debut album, he writes in the liner notes, “was over twenty years in the making." Ever since he was a teenager, Taylor confesses, he dreamed of recording his music with a group of stellar musicians and calling it Taylor Made. And now he has. The album's cover mirrors ...

Curtis Taylor: Taylor Made

by Nicholas F. Mondello
April 18, 2024

Taylor Made, from trumpeter, Curtis Taylor, presents seven tracks of fine post hard bop jazz. The music here is intelligent, inviting, and, lathered with superb solos. Taylor composed and arranged all seven tracks. “Kham's Dilemma" opens with a lyrical, yet exotic statement with Taylor's trumpet and Marcus Elliot's sax in unison over an ...

Curtis Taylor: Taylor Made

by Troy Dostert
April 6, 2024

From the classic Blue Note-inspired cover design to the wide range of bop-based jazz influences found within, trumpeter Curtis Taylor leaves no doubt about the vibe he is aiming for with his debut full-length release, Taylor Made. Taylor has been a frequently used sideman by artists such as Gregory Porter, Billy Childs, and Cyrus Chestnut, so ...

Pixel

By Keigo Hirakawa

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Pixel; Far Above; Home Somewhere; Origami Beetle; Unmarked Path; Yaw Pitch Roll; Dreaming Awake; Change of Plans.

Keigo Hirakawa: Pixel

by Jack Bowers
July 27, 2023

Pixel, Tokyo-born, Ohio-bred pianist Keigo Hirakawa's third album as leader or co-leader of his own ensemble, has the sleek, laid-back feel of a well-engineered jam session as Hirakawa leads the way through seven of his generally engaging compositions (and one by guitarist Brandon Scott Coleman) with reliable backing from his supporting cast. Besides ...

Keigo Hirakawa: Pixel

by Neil Duggan
June 21, 2023

Science and jazz do not come up too often in the same conversation. Even more unlikely is that spatio-spectral colour filter array design will feature. Unless you happen to be talking with the Ivy League-educated researcher and professor at the University of Dayton, Ohio, Keigo Hirakawa. His work in image processing is part of a major ...

Pixel

May 30, 2023

Album: Pixel
By Keigo Hirakawa
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 10:12

Live From Newport Jazz

By James Carter

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Le Manoir De Mes Reves; Melodie Au Crepuscule; Anouman; La Valse Des Niglos; Pour Que Ma Vie Demeure; Fleche D'Or.