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Cory Combs: Valencia
by Budd Kopman
Valencia is a trip through the eclectic mind of Cory Combs, a terrific bassist and a mean cellist. Combs and the other members of his trio, drummer John Hollenbeck (of the Claudia Quintet) and saxophonist Dan Willis, are all graduates of the Eastman School and have been playing together since then. Combs says ...
Mark Feldman: What Exit
by Budd Kopman
Violin, viola and cello are among the last instruments from the traditional orchestra whose sound is fully accepted in modern jazz. (You can also add oboe and bassoon to the list.) In the process of adaptation, some players of these instruments have distanced themselves from the orchestra. One modern jazz string exponent, Mat ...
Nils Wogram/Simon Nabatov: The Move
by Budd Kopman
Trombonist Nils Wogram has been playing and recording with pianist Simon Nabatov for the past ten years, and they have developed a very close musical comraderie. The Move is composed of seven pieces, three by Wogram and four by Nabatov, that explore many different moods and emotions, many times with good-natured humor. The ...
Ondrej Pivec / Organic Quartet: Don't Get Ideas
by Budd Kopman
Ondrej Pivec and his Organic Quartet burn white hot on Don't Get Ideas, from the very first notes of the opening “Mr. Littleroot's Green Room," by Jakob Dolezal, the group's tenorist. Living deeply within the R&B organ trio vibe, yet updating it with their personalities, these youngsters clearly live to play. The question ...
Sebastian Noelle: Across The River
by Budd Kopman
Sebastian Noelle could easily be called an anti-guitarist. The way he approaches the instrument when he solos, combined with the nature of the music he composes, continuously thwarts expectations. He does this not in the manner of Derek Bailey, who almost destroyed the guitar as a reference point. But within the realm of jazz musicians who ...
John Roney: Rate of Change
by Budd Kopman
The Canadian scene continues to be impressive. John Roney's Rate Of Change leads me to wonder what it is that creates a sense of something that can be called “Canadian jazz." While Canada itself is somewhat divided by language (and culture), the country's mainstream jazzers feel connected by a strong sense of optimism and an underlying ...
Kayhan Kalhor: The Wind
by Budd Kopman
In an exquisite moment on Kayhan Kalhor's last recorded collaboration, The Rain (ECM, 2003), tabla player Sandeep Das hits an “out" note on his tuned drum. This momentarily shocks Kalhor and sitarist Shujaat Khan, but soon brings a smiling murmur when he repeats it as if to say, “I meant that." The two soloists, Kalhor (from ...
Aafje van Summeren: Space Unknown
by Budd Kopman
With a delicate and airy but accurate voice, Aafjie van Summeren weaves a musically seductive spell on Space Unknown. Of the eight tunes, five are originals co-written with Steve Blanco, whose trio recently released Contact. Summeren is accompanied by Blanco and Adam Roberts, the bassist who added so much to Contact. Roberts is ...
Steve Blanco Trio: Contact
by Budd Kopman
Do you like your music white hot and intense, even during quieter passages? Do you value individual interplay that creates a total group sound? Do you pine for compositions and interpretations that change the very space around you when you listen? Then Steve Blanco's Contact is for you. This trio, however, is not ...
The Poma-Swank: Red Sky In Brooklyn
by Budd Kopman
Red Sky In Brooklyn is one of the most enjoyable releases I have listened to in a long while. Combining superb musicianship with the ability to communicate directly to the listener, Kate Bell and company manage to simultaneously entertain and enlighten. The Poma-Swank band was created by vocalist Kate Bell and guitarist Ethan ...
