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Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii: Tobifudo
by Budd Kopman
"Tobifudo" means “Flying God" or “Flying Deity" in Japanese and the Shoboin Temple in Japan is dedicated to the Flying God. It is also the name of a group in which pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura were members, and finally, the name of the first album in their large discography. As ...
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ArtistShare Q2 2008 Includes music by Danilo Perez, Jim Hall & Bill Frisell, Jon Gordon, the Grammy-winning Patrick Williams, Kevin Hays, Kate Schutt, Edward Simon & Leonardo Granados, and Joel Miller ArtistShare Q2 2008, an eclectic, jazz-oriented compilation promotional CD that focuses on a broad range of artists associated with the unique and groundbreaking company, is ...
Todd Isler: Soul Drums
by Michael P. Gladstone
File under: drum/percussion showcase. Drummer/percussionist Todd Isler, on his sophomore effort, provides a diverting album that will perk up the ears of any student of rhythm and world-beat. To provide further variety, Isler's percussion solo tracks are spaced between ensemble tracks throughout the album. Soul Drums opens with a very mainstream “Kalalau ...
John Chin: Blackout Conception
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
The début recording by pianist John Chin features two compositions by Kenny Barron, and fans of the great Philadelphia pianist will most probably like Blackout Conception for the elements it shares with Barron's playing: a strong, deliberate touch, bluesy delivery, well-argued improvisation, a streak of sentimentality.The songs on this record are long-ish. This is ...
Cuong Vu: Vu-tet
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
It's a funny sensation of displacement, the “Vu effect." One moment, you're embraced by a warm and almost New Age-y sense of wholeness. This is the case of leader Cuong Vu's airy, ethereal trumpet playing on “Intro" or “Now I Know." In the same vein, bassist Stomu Takeishi borrows liberally from Jaco Pastorious' trick bag (e.g. ...
Jazz Pianist Sumi Tonooka's Long Ago Today Released on Artists Recording Collective Records
Featuring Tonooka with Bassist Rufus Reid and the late drummer Bob Braye “Fierce, fascinating composer and pianist . . . a thoughtful, fresh voice . . . delicate and articulate . . . driving and dramatic." -- Leslie Gourse, Jazz Times “Tonooka . . . opened her set with a crackling interpretation of Thelonious Monk's “Eronel." ...
Chris McNulty: A Global Voice
by Joao Moreira dos Santos
Chris McNulty may well be regarded not only as a fine jazz singer but also as the epitome of jazz globalization these days. Born in remote Australia, she made her career in the USA and in 2003 performed in Russia at the White Night's Jazz Festival to celebrate St. Petersburg's 300th Anniversary. How far McNulty wants ...
Leslie Pintchik: Quartets
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
How to keep the exacting piano-trio format fresh sounding? Leslie Pintchik rises to that challenge by making the trio a quartet. Not one or many quartets, but two quartets. The strategy is a successful one.On five tracks, pianist Pintchik, bassist Scott Hardy and drummer Mark Dodge are joined by percussionist Satoshi Takeishi (the brother ...
Frank Macchia: Landscapes
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
The prospect of a saxophone and strings record is likely to call to mind Charlie Parker's controversial Bird With Strings (Mercury, 1949), but that's not the obvious reference point once you've listened to this recording. Saxophonist Frank Macchia's Landscapes is a saxophone concerto for classical orchestra, framed by treatments of classic American songs in the same ...
Woody Allen Onstage for the First Time in Montreal!
This summer, the Festival International de Jazz de Montral proudly presents beloved American director, actor, writer and musician Woody Allen in his grand Montreal premiere! For one night only, surrounded by his New Orleans Jazz Band, the incomparable New York legend sets his filmmaker persona aside and allows the passionate jazz clarinetist to step forward, revealing ...
