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Gather

Label: Alister Spence Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Gathering; Homeland Introduction; Homeland; Crossed Over; Beginning Of The End Of The Beginning; Falling From the Top Of The Sky; Moment Between; Antidote For Lean Times.

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Alister Spence Trio: Gather

Read "Gather" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Alister Spence Trio's Gather arrives like a mischievous breeze, stirring the leaves of modern jazz with a blend of precision and playful abandon. This Australian ensemble--Alister Spence on piano, Lloyd Swanton on double bass, and Toby Hall on drums--delivers an album that feels like a conversation among old friends who happen to be virtuosos. The eight ...

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Alister Spence Trio: Gather

Read "Gather" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Australian pianist Alister Spence is a master collaborator. He teams up with fellow keyboardist Satoko Fujii for various recording and live show efforts, and also with pianist Myra Melford and saxophonist Raymond McDonald. In addition, he is a founding member of the group Wanderlust, and he collaborates with guitarist Ed Kuepper in the Asteroid Ekosystem ensemble. ...

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Kira Kira Live

Label: Alister Spence Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Vertical Rainbow; Bolognaise; Green Energy; Cat Parade; Kite.

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Glenn Astarita's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

Read "Glenn Astarita's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


This year's “10-best jazz albums" list celebrates the cutting edge of progressive jazz, showcasing artists redefining the genre's possibilities. These selections highlight boundary-pushing innovation, blending bold improvisation with forward-thinking compositions. From genre-defying hybrids to futuristic soundscapes, each album offers a glimpse into the evolving language of modern jazz. Together, they represent a thrilling vision of where ...

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Kira Kira: Kira Kira Live

Read "Kira Kira Live" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Kira Kira, a Japanese avant-garde ensemble has been at the forefront of improvisational music since 2017. Their name, translating to “glittering" or “shining" in Japanese, fittingly reflects the radiant quality of their sonic explorations. The ensemble includes an all-star lineup: trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, pianist Satoko Fujii, keyboardist Alister Spence and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida. Together, they blend ...

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Mythographer

Label: Alister Spence Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: Dry Wood Talking; And Yet She Turns; The Extent To Which We Still Need Beauty; Curious Terrain; Strange Luminant; Mythographer; Put To Sea.

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Alister Spence / Tony Buck: Mythographer

Read "Mythographer" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Duo recordings, no matter what the particular instrumentation, are able to showcase musical mind-melds. Two artists conversing, trading and extrapolating on each other's ideas. Pianist Alister Spence and drummer Tony Buck try the format on for size with Mythographer. This spontaneous, one-day-session recording opens with “Dry Wood Talking." It sounds as if the talking ...

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Alister Spence Trio With Ed Kuepper: Asteroid Ekosystem

Read "Asteroid Ekosystem" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Australian pianist/keyboardist Alister Spence—with his avant-garde credibility established via free-roaming work with his trio and collaborations with pianist/composer/bandleader Satoko Fujii—takes another let's-see-what-happens exploratory step in a collaboration with guitarist Ed Kuepper on the double CD outing, Asteroid Ekosystems, a sonic trek into the extraterrestrial area of space debris between Mars and Jupiter. Or not. ...


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