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Anzic Records

Read "Anzic Records" reviewed by Elliott Simon


A relative newcomer to the ranks of artist-driven jazz labels, Anzic Records is already a confluence for a new breed of musician: one who wants to be involved in all stages of a recording, from conception through distribution. While most so-called 'artist collectives' may serve their members through creative freedom, Anzic takes it to the next ...

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Anat Cohen & The Anzic Orchestra: Noir

Read "Noir" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Periodo d’oro per la famiglia Cohen, da Tel Aviv. Prima il talentuoso trombettista Avishai con un CD di piacevoli sorprese (After the Big Rain, ora la sorella, Anat, che spiega al mondo del jazz tutti i suoi ambiziosi progetti [oltre al presente disco anche Poetica]. E non è finita: Yuval, sopranista, non è detto che non ...

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Avishai Cohen: After the Big Rain

Read "After the Big Rain" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Ci sono due Avishai Cohen nel mondo del jazz che si rispetta. Il primo, più famoso, è il contrabbassista; l'altro, meno conosciuto, è un talentuoso trombettista di origini israeliane che ha un paio di idee niente male nella custodia della sua tromba. Dopo il confortante esordio che risale a quattro anni fa (The Trumpet Player) il ...

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The Jason Lindner Big Band: Live At The Jazz Gallery

Read "Live At The Jazz Gallery" reviewed by Greg Camphire


Keyboardist Jason Lindner has been a staple of the New York jazz scene for some time now, working in a variety of capacities for different projects; but his distinctive musical character shines brightest through his long-running big band, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2005, when Anzic Records' Live At The Jazz Gallery was recorded.

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Anat Cohen: Poetica

Read "Poetica" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Cresciuta in una famiglia di artisti, il più noto è Avishai trombettista tra i più richiesti della attuale scena newyorchese, Anat Cohen possiede la curiosità tipica di quei musicisti che abbandonano la terra d’origine, in questo caso Israele, per ampliare le proprie conoscenze e respirare l’aria ricca di fermenti della scena statunitense. Tutto ciò si riflette ...

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The Jason Lindner Big Band: Live At The Jazz Gallery

Read "Live At The Jazz Gallery" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


If you think that jazz composition for large ensembles is out of touch with the current music environment then listen to pianist/composer Jason Lindner's Live At The Jazz Gallery. Like contemporaries Maria Schneider with Sky Blue (ArtistShare, 2007) and Guillermo Klein's Una Nave (Sunnyside Records, 2005); Lindner breathes new life into the historically informed “big band ...

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Avishai Cohen: After The Big Rain

Read "After The Big Rain" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Trumpeter Avishai Cohen has had a varied musical career. He toured with the Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra and then went into a wider spectrum playing jazz, pop and rock. However, it was when he was at Smalls jazz club in New York, that he had the opportunity to interact and expand his musical horizons with Jason ...

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Manuel Valera: Vientos

Read "Vientos" reviewed by Jim Santella


Pianist Manuel Valera merges a classical woodwind quintet with his traditional jazz quartet on a whirlwind of original adventure and swing. His chamber jazz ambience has been influenced by classical composers such as Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky and Shostakovich but Valera has replaced the French horn from the classical idiom with a bass clarinet, giving a different ...

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Waverly Seven: Yo Bobby!

Read "Yo Bobby!" reviewed by Brandt Reiter


Yo Bobby!, the debut recording of the downtown New York jazz septet Waverly Seven, is a two-disc tribute to Bobby Darin, its twenty-four instrumental tracks all recorded by the late singer sometime during his career. Fueled by some of the best young players in town, the record is essentially a joyous, high-powered swing date, no more ...

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Joel Frahm: We Used to Dance

Read "We Used to Dance" reviewed by Jim Santella


Working with pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Victor Lewis on a straight-ahead jazz session would be a real treat for anyone. It turns out to be especially fruitful for tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, who delivers this program of standards and originals with an artist's delicate touch. The proud owner of a rich, luxurious ...


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