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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Conversation With Adi Meyerson

by UDEiGWE
October 7, 2018

On her new album, Where We Stand, bassist and composer, Adi Meyerson presents a classic yet personal interpretation of her original compositions. This albums features Adi Meyerson on bass; Camila Meza on voice and guitar; Joel Frahm on tenor & soprano saxophone; Freddie Hendrix on trumpet; Mike King on piano; and Kush Abadey on drums.

Article: Album Review

Adi Meyerson: Where We Stand

Read "Where We Stand" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
July 23, 2018

Adi Meyerson is a young bassist and composer living in New York City. She shows a healthy respect for jazz tradition on her debut CD but also shows the ability to play around with more open-ended musical forms. Most of the tracks have the feel of a hard-blowing '60s jazz combo with Joel Frahm's ...

Article: Album Review

Ryan Keberle & Catharsis: Find the Common, Shine a Light

Read "Find the Common, Shine a Light" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
May 18, 2018

Pur confermando l'avvincente impronta stilistica evidenziata nei tre album precedenti, il pianoless quintet di Ryan Keberle presenta un lavoro leggermente disorganico e musicalmente più superficiale dei precedenti, forse perchè distolto da un intento politico (contestare l'elezione presidenziale statunitense del 2016). Il percorso musicale raccoglie due famosi temi della contestazione giovanile degli anni sessanta («The Times They ...

Article: Interview

Fabian Almazan: Multilayered Vision

by Angelo Leonardi
March 30, 2018

For much of the past decade, Cuban-born pianist Fabian Almazan spent most of his time playing with Terence Blanchard who called him: “One of the great, young, new talent of his generation." Now 39 and based in New York City, Fabian earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and was voted ...

Article: Interview

Camila Meza: Following what the music has to say

by Friedrich Kunzmann
February 25, 2018

Since the success of her 2016 effort Traces, Chilean-raised and New York-based guitarist Camila Meza has been incresingly gaining more recognition in today's jazz-guitar demographics. In addition to the all-star cast comprised of the likes of Shai Maestro, Matt Penman and Kendrick Scott, it is also the sense of sophistication and singularity in composition that defined ...

Article: Interview

Fabian Almazan

by Angelo Leonardi
January 29, 2018

Partner di Terence Blanchard dal 2007 (il trombettista l'ha definito «Uno dei grandi giovani talenti della sua generazione») Fabian Almazan è stato votato miglior pianista emergente nel critics poll di Down Beat del 2014 e il suo ultimo disco Alcanza ha ottenuto 5 stelle nella recensione delle stessa rivista.Pianista stabile del quartetto di Mark ...

Album

Astoria Roots Live

By Filtron M

Label: True Groove
Released: 2017
Track listing: 1) New Year's Labyrinth/Stages - 2) Organic Crimes - 3) Merce - 4) Auto Jam - 5) Label La Belle - 6) Launching - 7) Solar Cycle

Album

Astoria Roots Live

By Filtron M

Label: True Groove
Released: 2017
Track listing: New Year's Labyrinth/Stages - Organic Crimes - Merce - Auto Jam - Label La Belle - Launching - Solar Cycle

Article: Album Review

Eden Ladin: Yequm

Read "Yequm" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann

by Friedrich Kunzmann
December 28, 2017

New York based pianist Eden ladin's debut album Yequm is a remarkable demonstration of maturity and restraint in composition as well as execution. In collaboration with fellow New York neighbours and contemporaries, such as guitarist Gilad Hekselman and singer/guitarist Camila Meza, the Israeli-born sound visionary has recorded an enticing collection of songs, putting on display passionate ...

Article: Year in Review

Troy Dostert's Best Releases of 2017

by Troy Dostert
December 16, 2017

Looking over the vast quantity of fine music released in 2017, it is reassuring to know that even in these troubled times, the spirit of creativity and endurance that jazz has always embodied continues to hold strong, especially as the music continually finds new forms of expression that move beyond stylistic boundaries. It was a particularly ...