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Dr. Mark Lomax, II: 400: An Afrikan Epic
by Karl Ackermann
The origins of the continent's name are not clear, but in the language of most of its inhabitants, the spelling is Afrika. The colonizers from Portugal, Britain and France adulterated the spelling for uniformity to their own phonics beginning in the fifteenth century, as they launched the cultural marginalizing of tens of millions. Dr. Mark Lomax ...
The Jazz Chamber
Label: Dash Hoffman Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Star Eyes; Velho Piano; Time After Time; High Trapeze; Cinema Paradiso Theme; Message To Prez; This
Moment; Universal
Prisoner-Compared To What; Sleep In Peace.
Jazz Outside The Box
Label: Creatchy Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Fragile; Harvest Time; In a Sentimental Mood; Roxanne; Song for My Father; Rainbow Seeker (Also spelled “Rainbo
Seeker”); Stolen Moments; Voodoo Gumbo/Citizen Coryell; East Lou Brew; Sophisticated Lady; Red Baron; Country
Preacher; Prophecy; My Favorite Things; Song for My Father; Red Baron; Harvest Time
Ant Law: Life I Know
by Roger Farbey
Ant Law's third album and the follow-up to Zero Sum World (Whirlwind, 2015), is an impressive affair. The eight compositions reflect some of the guitarist's influences and experiences, real or imaginary. Since moving to London in the 2000s, Law has acted as sideman to various leading musicians including Tim Garland and recorded on Partikel's third album, ...
Cathy Segal-Garcia: The Jazz Chamber
by Jerome Wilson
On this album, Cathy Segal-Garcia, a vocalist and educator on the Los Angeles jazz scene, comes up with something special, working with a chamber orchestra and a group of jazz musicians to produce a wide-ranging program that veers from lush romanticism to complex jazz-funk. On much of the disc, Segal-Garcia's thick, classically formal voice, ...
Charles Pillow Large Ensemble: Electric Miles
by Mark Corroto
You thought not, but you can put the genie back in the bottle. What we're talking about is the specter unleashed by Miles Davis with Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970). Davis' expanded lineup for BB with ten-plus musicians, including the electric pianos of Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, and Larry Young, Bennie Maupin playing bass clarinet, a young ...
Django Bates: Delightful Piano Touch
by Enrico Bettinello
British pianist and composer Django Bates has always been a multifaceted artist. On his recent ECM release, The Study of Touch, he leads his Trio Belovèd (featuring Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and Danish drummer Peter Bruun) through a set of intriguing originals, as well as reworking the classic Charlie Parker composition “Passport." We spoke ...
Il tocco di Django!
by Enrico Bettinello
Il pianista e compositore inglese Django Bates è sempre stato un artista versatile e originale. Nel suo ultimo disco per la ECM, The Study of Touch, guida il proprio trio Belovèd (completato dal bassista Petter Eldh e dal batterista Peter Bruun) attraverso una manciata di intriganti brani originali, ma rilegge anche un classico parkeriano ...
Isamu McGregor: Resonance
by Karl Ackermann
It has been five years since the release of pianist Isamu McGregor's debut Live at the Baked Potato! (Amorphous Paraphernalia Records, 2012) and his Resonance turns out to be well worth the wait. While the first album was solidly entrenched in the fusion arena, the current outing is a genre defying and eclectic collection with an ...
Isamu McGregor: Resonance
by Troy Dostert
On this album, his second as a leader since 2012's Live at the Baked Potato, pianist/keyboardist Isamu McGregor continues to hone his approach to crafting intelligent, challenging jazz fusion. With bassist Evan Marien and drummer Gene Coye once again at his side, he's got the right partners for navigating his maze-like compositions, and guest spots by ...
