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Steven Bernstein: Diaspora Hollywood
by Dan McClenaghan
Trumpeter/composer Steven Bernstein's Diaspora Hollywood brings a Jewish tinge into a bluesy American jazz feeling; this mournful after-hours set brings some past sounds to mind while simultaneously pushing the vision forward.The ensemble features an unusual front line of the leader's trumpet with Pablo Calocero's baritone saxophone, bass clarinet and flutes, along with D.J. Bonebrake's ...
Josh Workman: Jumpin' At the Border
by Mark F. Turner
From the sounds of Josh Workman's debut release, he could very well be a guitar Renaissance man. His new release covers a lot of ground in jazz styles ranging from bop, Latin, and Brazilian to gypsy and even blues. The music recalls the greats--Django, Bandolim, Dizzy, Ella, Pass, Vaughan, Ellington, Bird, and others. While it might ...
Satoko Fujii Trio: Illusion Suite
by Dan McClenaghan
Nobody does the piano trio thing like Satoko Fujii. Almost every other effort out there in this category can be related to Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner... to name just a few. With Fujii, the sound is a category of its own. Free, to be sure, with classical tinges, an the occasional influence ...
Jamie Baum Septet: Moving Forward, Standing Still
by John Kelman
Pity the poor flute. All too often relegated to the second line as an instrument doubled by saxophonists, considered an insubstantial instrument best used, if at all, for bossa novas and lightweight smooth jazz, its position in the jazz world is generally considered to be insignificant. And that's a shame, because while its attractive timbre may ...
Natsuki Tamura Quartet: Exit
by Dan McClenaghan
Making music with a commercial appeal has probably never entered trumpeter Natsuki Tamura's mind. He follows his muse, and she takes him to uncharted territories.Last year's Hada Hada may be the most intense set of jazz sounds--Electric, with that capital “E"--you'll likely enounter, a plugged-in fifty thousand watt hurricane of a CD; while this ...
Paul Brody's Sadawi: Beyond Babylon
by John Kelman
Following his '02 début on Tzadik, Kabbalah Dreams , Berlin-based trumpeter Paul Brody reconvenes his group Sadawi for a sophomore effort that takes the tradition of Jewish music and quite literally twists it on its ear. Over half of Beyond Babylon evolves from Brody deconstructing pieces by four modern klezmer musicians/composers--Frank London ("Golem Khosidl"), ...
Rick Stone: Samba de Novembro
by John Kelman
With so many guitarists out there mining the Jim Hall approach, it becomes challenging to find distinctive voices. Guitarist Rick Stone is certainly one to watch, but while establishing credibility on the New York scene he records infrequently, making it difficult to gain a foothold in the minds and ears of the listening public. Even more ...
Basya Schechter: Queen's Dominion
by John Kelman
Basya Schechter, normally heard as the voice of New Jewish Movement group Pharoah's Daughter, makes a bit of a departure and delivers Queen's Dominion , a more-or-less stripped down instrumental affair that blends music from across the Middle East with, not so surprisingly, a sound that also demonstrates how the music of Persia ultimately travelled north ...
Jamie Baum: Moving Forward, Standing Still
by Dan McClenaghan
Moving Forward, Standing Still doesn't sound as though it's led by a flautist, in spite of the fact that flautist Jamie Baum has allowed herself and her instrument their fair share of solo time. She's also given her front line cohorts their share, too, in addition to writing in a good deal of multi-horn harmony and ...
The Blueprint Project: The Blueprint Project
by Dan McClenaghan
I've always appreciated the care and attention given to album/CD cover art in the jazz genre. The cover for The Blueprint Project is especially appealing, with a rectangular blue/black/grey design reminiscent of some of the old Blue Note recordings. The music here, too, has a geometric feel to it; though it's not square; it's more like ...
