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Delfeayo Marsalis: Minions Dominion
by Joel Roberts
Delfeayo Marsalis, one of the less famous members of the most famous family in jazz today, has made his name mostly behind the scenes as a Grammy-winning producer of more than 75 albums for, among others, older brothers Wynton and Branford, Harry Connick, Jr., Marcus Roberts, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. But he is also ...
Michael Marcus & Ted Daniel: Duology
by Troy Collins
Duology pairs multi-instrumentalist Michael Marcus and trumpeter Ted Daniel in a series of unique, vibrant duets. Eschewing his usual arsenal of horns, Marcus limits himself to B-flat clarinet, while Daniel alternates between a few members of the trumpet family for subtle variety. With a selection of brief skeletal miniatures, Marcus and Daniel deliver a snapshot of ...
Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura: In Krakow in November
by Jim Santella
The husband and wife team of Natsuki Tamura & Satoko Fujii continues to make giant strides in bringing avant garde jazz to a wider audience. Their creative adventures recall the excitement wrought by AACM members such as Lester Bowie and Muhal Richard Abrams. Extending their reach around the world, the creative couple forcefully demonstrates what can ...
Dan Willis: Velvet Gentlemen
by Budd Kopman
Just like you need know nothing about cryptography to enjoy and be blown away by Rudresh Mahanthappa's Codebook, you need no knowledge of Erik Satie (his music, or his idiosyncratic dressing habits) or Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle to appreciate and get lost in Velvet Gentlemen. (Both of the above ideas inspired Dan Willis in various ways ...
Satoko Fujii / Natusuki Tamura: In Krakow in November
by Dan McClenaghan
Listening to In Krakow In November might make you think that a European influence has tamed the avant approach of pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura. This set, along with two recent releases by Tamura's Gato Libre group--featuring Fujii on accordion--are tinted by their explorations of European folk and classical forms. They also deliver relatively ...
Nick Moran Trio: The Messenger
by Michael P. Gladstone
Nick Moran's debut recording is squarely in the category of the guitar/organ/drum trio. The instrument mainly featured is the guitar, not the organ, which is given enough solo space, but generally adopts more of a supporting role. Moran's trio consists of Argentinian organist Ed Withrington, who also relocated with his family to Scotland and Mexico, and ...
Steve Herberman Trio: Action: Reaction
by Mark F. Turner
Washington, DC-based guitarist Steve Herberman comes into your ear-space with an authority and clarity on Action: Reaction that immediately grabs your attention. However there's more to this recording than just fretboard fireworks; his trio with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Mark Ferber delivers a three-musician communiqué of solid jazz. Herberman is reminiscent of ...
Gebhard Ullmann / Chris Dahlgren / Art Lande: Die Blaue Nixe
by Dan McClenaghan
This sounds like music that hangs out in a dark corner of the room, gently beckoning the listener into a different dimension.Multi-reedist Gebhard Ullmann, with over forty CD releases as a leader/co-leader to his name, records with a variety of different ensembles, large and small, but he seems to have a special affinity for ...
Satoko Fujii Four: When We Were There
by Jim Santella
Satoko Fujii creates tone poems on When We Were There, which her quartet uses as stepping stones to enter the world of improvised jazz. Each member, an experienced veteran, turns it loose with unexpected surprises at every corner. At the piano, Fujii romps with quasi-rhythms and mood-changing harmonies. The dissonance and consonance of her pieces overlap, ...
Gato Libre: Nomad
by Jim Santella
Natsuki Tamura's lyrical and subdued Gato Libre group wanders like a nomad through various parts of the world, capturing the essence of folk music and interpreting it through a jazz frame of reference. It's beautiful, acoustic music, and it's evidence of the trumpeter's creative power. This is impressionism at its best. We can follow ...
