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Jan Bang: Narrative from the Subtropics

Read "Narrative from the Subtropics" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
September 6, 2013

There are times when it seems everything that has come before suddenly coalesces, reaches critical mass and engenders near-exponentially increased success and opportunity. For Jan Bang and Erik Honoré, their Punkt live remix festival has evolved, since its early inception in Kristiansand, Norway, into a musical aesthetic brought to other festivals like Mannheim's Enjoy Jazz and ...

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Julia Hülsmann Quartet: In Full View

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 6, 2013

Nuovo lavoro per la pianista tedesca, accompagnata dalla sua fida ritmica ma stavolta anche affiancata dal trombettista inglese Tom Arthurs, che sposta in modo significativo il suono del gruppo. Il lirismo la fa infatti ancor più da padrone che nel passato, grazie alla cantabilità dell'approccio strumentale di Arthurs che si sposa con l'indole già molto lirica ...

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Martin Archer: Blue Meat, Black Diesel & Engine Room Favourites

Read "Blue Meat, Black Diesel & Engine Room Favourites" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 6, 2013

One never knows what direction British multi-reedman Martin Archer will impart as he surges forward in a stealthy world of avant-jazz, electronics, or discombobulated jazz-rock. Hands down, he's one of the more creative musical souls on mother earth. Each new album marks a distinct journey. His fresh outlook and cornucopia of disparate concepts, executed with large ...

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Peter Madsen with Alfred Vogel: Soul of the Underground

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 6, 2013

L'intento era quello di intrecciare le più fervide ricerche sviluppate dall'avanguardia jazzistica con le suggestioni dell'arte figurativa astratta del '900. Attraverso la formula del duo, Madsen dà vita ad un progetto ambizioso, nell'omaggiare attraverso una pratica musicale volutamente improvvisata alcuni dei pittori che più lo hanno influenzato. Il flusso musicale è giocato sulla capacità di sviluppare ...

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Tedeschi Trucks Band: Made Up Mind

Read "Made Up Mind" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
September 6, 2013

Tedeschi Trucks Band's debut, Revelator (Sony Masterworks, 2010), was a marvel of modern blues-rock. Songs deeply rooted in genre tradition ultimately comprised a deeply felt personal statement by the dual leaders of the group, guitarist Derek Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi.The group's sophomore album, Made Up Mind, not surprisingly, radiates an even more mature ...

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Arve Henriksen: Places of Worship

Read "Places of Worship" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
September 5, 2013

In a career that, from an international perspective, began with Norwegian noise improv group Supersilent's debut, 1-3 (Rune Grammofon, 1997), trumpeter Arve Henriksen's ascendant trajectory has gone from strength to strength, milestone to milestone. It's been a long wait for Places of Worship, the follow-up to his leader debut for ECM Records, Cartography (2008), but it's ...

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Christy Doran's New Bag: Mesmerized

Read "Mesmerized" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 5, 2013

I New Bag di Christy Doran giungono al loro ottavo album, continuando a percorrere con convinzione la strada tracciata nel lontano 1999 con l'album Confusing the Spirits. Quello che sembrava un progetto arrivato un po' in ritardo, in una corrente come quella del jazz-rock ormai in crisi di identità, è diventato invece uno dei progetti più ...

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Tom Kennedy: Just Play!

Read "Just Play!" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
September 5, 2013

Bassist Tom Kennedy is often relegated to the back of the stage, both in literal and figurative terms. He's an in-demand sideman, well-known for his work with guitarist Mike Stern, his decades-long musical relationship with drummer Dave Weckl, and his studio work with everybody from guitarist Lee Ritenour to clarinetist Ken Peplowski, but he doesn't get ...

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Nicky Schrire: Space And Time

Read "Space And Time" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
September 5, 2013

New York City-based jazz vocalist Nicky Schrire has two albums to her credit. Freedom Flight (Circavision Productions, 2012) was well received by AAJ colleague Dan Bilawsky, who explained her fresh and well-scrubbed appeal thusly: “The London-born, South African-raised, New York-based vocalist bursts onto the scene with this dazzling debut, but she didn't simply materialize out of ...

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Doran - Kaenzig - Kuratli: A Tribute to Fab

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 5, 2013

Fabian Kuratli, nato nel 1970 e scomparso prematuramente nel 2008 è stato uno dei migliori batteristi europei della sua epoca. Molti dei suoi lavori migliori sono stati in collaborazione con il chitarrista Christy Doran (per esempio con il progetto anche pluri discografico denominato New Bag). Doran ha deciso di rendergli omaggio riesumando questi nastri inediti del ...