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Article: Album Review

Julian Lage: Modern Lore

Read "Modern Lore" reviewed by Gareth Thompson


As a young guitar prodigy, Julian Lage often went to gigs at the Bay Area jazz club Yoshi's. There he would sit up front, put his head on stage and watch admiringly. Backing his early heroes at Yoshi's were two musicians who now form a trio with Lage. Double bassist Scott Colley and drummer Kenny Wollesen ...

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News: Recording

Bassist / Composer Matthew Golombisky Releases 12 Aural "Short-Stories" With Close Music Cohorts / Improvisers On This Cassette Release

Bassist / Composer Matthew Golombisky Releases 12 Aural "Short-Stories" With Close Music Cohorts / Improvisers On This Cassette Release

All About Jazz writer Jakob Baekgaard recently called Matthew Golombisky a modern “renaissance man”. He is a forward moving, fast acting, and busy artist. Between his acoustic/electric bass performing, commissioned compositions (including his work on Australian singer/songwriter Via Tania’s latest album, featuring his Tomorrow Music Orchestra, his film scoring contributions to Argentine director Alejo Domínguez’s feature ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

ears&eyes Records: From Chicago to the World

Read "ears&eyes Records: From Chicago to the World" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


Those who feel that jazz has run out of steam, that there is nothing new to say, should encounter bassist and renaissance man, Matthew Golombisky, who runs the Chicago-based label ears&eyes. The name says it all. Golombisky is interested in what is going on around him. He is not only curious about music, but also passionate ...

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Swim to the River

Label: Namaskar Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: 01. Doll Mountain Rag; 02. Broken Things; 03. 1919 Molasses Tragedy; 04. Water's Edge; 05. Keep a Secret; 06. The Reservoir.

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Article: Album Review

Broken Things: Swim to the River

Read "Swim to the River" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Album molto interessante questo Swim To The River. Innanzitutto è di difficile classificazione, e poi ha una capacità di includere vaghe reminiscenze rock, pur mantenendo un aplomb assolutamente integro. Il che non è cosa da poco. Le composizioni sono interessanti, ben articolate, ritmicamente varie, e vivono dell'interazione tra la chitarra di MacKay (che a tratti usa ...

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Bill MacKay and Sounds of Now

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2005
Track listing: Soul in Violet; Illumination; Sleepwalking; Idyll; The Bystander; Serpentine.

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Article: Album Review

Bill MacKay and Sounds of Now: Bill MacKay and Sounds of Now

Read "Bill MacKay and Sounds of Now" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Jazz has always been a reflection of diversity and culture. It has grown to embrace the roots of ethnic music originating from global sources. Just as it has flourished in America, its branches have extended to encompass many other musical styles. Some of that can be heard on Sounds of Now, by Chicago guitarist Bill MacKay, ...


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