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A/B Trio: Trioliloquy
by Friedrich Kunzmann
The suffix “-loquy" refers to something that is spoken. Alberta-based trio A/B Trio however has no intention of lecturing anyone on their third release Trioliloquy , but rather demonstrates how three musicians are able to create suspenseful narratives in a pool of colorful jazz tunes that be, bop and--once in a while--get blue as well. Thomas ...
Billie Davies Trio: Perspectives II
by Jerome Wilson
The spiritual jazz tradition, as exemplified by John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, has been having a resurgence over the past few years in places like Los Angeles and Great Britain. Now here is evidence that some musicians in New Orleans are going down that path as well. Billie Davies is a drummer from Belgium ...
William Tatge: General Cargo
by Neri Pollastri
General Cargo è il nuovo album in trio del pianista William Tatge, nato in Italia da genitori statunitensi, ed è la sua prima produzione discografica d'oltreoceano, dopo il suo trasferimento a New York alcuni anni orsono (clicca qui per leggere l'intervista che gli abbiamo fatto). Esteriormente il disco è un ritorno al tipo di formazione con ...
Claudio Fasoli N.Y. 4ET: Selfie
by Angelo Leonardi
Il 2017 è stato un anno ricchissimo per Claudio Fasoli, sia sul versante della produzione musicale che su quello dei riconoscimenti al valore artistico. Ha pubblicato due notevoli album per l'etichetta Abeat (Inner Sounds e Haiku Time) ed è stato votato musicista dell'anno dalla critica italiana. Anche l'incisione di questo disco risale a quella stagione, essendo ...
Cuong Vu 4TET: Change in the Air
by Neri Pollastri
Dopo la collaborazione nello splendido It's Mostly Residual, uscito nel lontano 2005 per la nostra Auand, e Ballet: The Music of Michael Gibbs, del 2017, omaggio al musicista inglese, Cuong Vu torna a collaborare con Bill Frisell, ancora una volta per RareNoise e con il medesimo quartetto del lavoro dello scorso anno. Stavolta, però, in programma ...
Josh Sinton's Predicate Trio: Making Bones, Taking Draughts, Bearing Unstable Millstones Pridefully, Idiotically, Prosaically
by Mark Corroto
Considerate isn't an adjective you generally apply to creative new jazz recordings these days. Vanguard musicians are accustomed to employing the shock and awe required to get attention and satisfy their constituents. Maybe that is why Making Bones, Taking Draughts, Bearing Unstable Millstones Pridefully, Idiotically, Prosaically is such a breath of fresh air. Josh Sinton's Predicate ...
Gordon Beeferman: Other Life Forms
by Glenn Astarita
New York-based pianist, composer Gordon Beeferman is also a 2016 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow, in addition to his multifarious career spanning several music genres and extensive collaborations with a diverse array of artists and bands. On this outing he leads a quartet, featuring a notable cast of like-minded futurists. Beeferman is ...
Sonar: Live At Moods
by Mark Sullivan
Swiss experimentalists Sonar found a new groove on their album Vortex (RareNoiseRecords, 2018): the marriage of their intricate pattern playing with the American guitarist/live looper David Torn's raw emotional abandon created a rich synthesis. This live album is a celebration of that sound, but it is much more than a live version of their collaboration in ...
Mariel Austin: Runner in the Rain
by Troy Dostert
In case anyone is wondering whether big-band jazz continues to hold appeal for younger musicians, witness this debut five-track album from trombonist Mariel Austin. Despite (or perhaps because of) her youth, Austin possesses an ambitious and expansive vision. And on Runner in the Rain, she marshals a skilled ensemble, many of whom are friends from the ...
Baldo Martinez: Cuarteto Europa
by Mark Sullivan
Spanish bassist/composer Baldo Martínez (founding member of the bands Clunia and Zyklus; worked with trumpeters Kenny Wheeler and Paolo Fresu, pianist Joachim Kuhn and others) leads the aptly named Cuarteto Europa (Quartet Europe) with French violinist Dominique Pifarely (probably best known for his ECM recordings, as a leader and with reedist Louis Sclavis), Swiss trombonist Samuel ...
