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Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Summer Suite
by Troy Collins
In addition to numerous small combos, industrious Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii leads four different Orchestras (Kobe, Nagoya, New York, and Tokyo). In honor of her fiftieth birthday, Fujii has released a total of seven albums in 2008. The latest installment includes Chun (Libra), an intimate duet with her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, and two big band ...
Mark Masters Ensemble: Farewell Walter Dewey Redman
by Dan McClenaghan
It's hard to believe that Dewey Redman isn't still around when listening to Mark Masters Ensemble set, Farewell Walter Dewey Redman. Masters and the group--especially alto saxophonist Oliver Lake--capture the soul and sound of the unsung tenor titan on this marvelously inspired recording.Dewey Redman (1931-2006), the father of saxophonist Joshua Redman, is probably best ...
Shakers N' Bakers: YFZ (Yearning For Zion)
by Eyal Hareuveni
Sometimes odd matches promise the most perfect couplings. Such is the case with the second release of the New York-based improvising ensemble, Shakers N' Bakers. They succeed beautifully with inspired interpretations of 19th century spiritual vision songs by the radical Utopian religion community known as the Shakers. The ensemble transfers the original texts through the musical ...
Eric Vloeimans: Hyper Fugimundi Gatecrash
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Few musicians from Holland are seen in the U.S., let alone in South Florida, but when they are, it is a rewarding experience. Although Eric Vloeimans is virtually unknown as a leader on North American shores, he is no stranger to audiences familiar with some European jazz markets, where he is held in high regard. The ...
Concerts from Diana Krall and the Five Peace Band with Chick Corea and John McLaughlin!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 — The 30th anniversary of the Festival International de Jazz de Montral is already looking great! After announcing the release of a superb photo album commemorating three decades of musical magic, the Festival reveals the names of the major artists already signed on for the 2009 program of the Jazz All Year ...
A Photo Album to Crystallize 30 Years of Passion - The Festival Under the Stars
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 — For 30 years, the Festival International de Jazz de Montral has created an incredible array of magical moments, as captured in The Festival Under the Stars, a magnificent album specially created to celebrate three decades of passion. Through the 144 pages and hundreds of photos of this brand-new book, fans can ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Summer Suite
by Budd Kopman
Continuing the stream of recordings in her 50th birthday year, pianist Satoko Fujii presents Summer Suite from the New York big band, as well as Sanrei (BKM, 2008) from the Nagoya band. These two are in a series of thirteen big band releases dating back to Jo (Buzz, 1999)--besides the forty-odd other recordings she has lead ...
Amina Figarova: Above the Clouds
by J Hunter
On September Suite (Munich, 2005), Amina Figarova's inspiration was one of the biggest events this generation may ever know--the September 11th attacks, and their psychological aftermath. While Above the Clouds's subject matter is both smaller and lighter, Figarova again chooses a large medium and a multi-colored palate to illustrate her vision. And this is all to ...
Mostly Other People Do The Killing: This Is Our Moosic
by Ivana Ng
Mostly Other People Do The Killing (MOPDtK), a quartet led by bassist Moppa Elliott, draws from a plethora of styles and genres in its third album, This Is Our Moosic. Traces of Ornette Coleman (the title and cover satirize the saxophonist's famous disc), John Coltrane and even Danny Elfman and Billy Joel emerge from the group ...
Rob Mosher's Storytime: The Tortoise
by Eyal Hareuveni
The compelling debut of Canadian-born, New York-based reed man and self-taught composer Rob Mosher is a thematic composition for his 10-piece ensemble Storytime. Using Storytime, featuring young composers and reed men Sam Sadigursky and Peter Hess, Mosher succeeds in orchestrating vividly sophisticated, highly melodic suite-like musical stories. These cinematic narratives reflect Mosher's diverse influences, ranging from ...
