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Duduka Da Fonseca Trio: New Samba Jazz Directions

Read "New Samba Jazz Directions" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 18, 2013

Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca wasn't the first to fuse the rhythmic patterns of Brazil's samba and bossa nova with jazz language and mannerisms, but he's done more with that combination than anybody before him. In the liner notes for New Samba Jazz Directions, Da Fonseca notes that drummer Edison Machado-- working with pianist Dom Salvador and ...

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Chris Schlarb: Psychic Temple II

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by Ian Patterson
July 18, 2013

Multi-instrumentalist/composer Chris Schlarb rarely does things by halves. Psychic Temple (Sounds Are Active/Asthmatic Kitty, 2011) was the exotic fruit of over a 1000 hours of studio time and an opus that involved twenty nine of California's most progressive musicians. Wordless choir, strings, horns, acoustic and electric instruments combined with drone and subtle electronics to create an ...

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Russell Schmidt: Anachromysticism

Read "Anachromysticism" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
July 18, 2013

Pianist/composer Russell Schmidt takes acoustic jazz right to the edge of where it is supposed to be. Intelligent, melodic, and harmonically grounded, Schmidt's sound is fresh and invigorating. Schmidt is a faculty member at the School of Music, University of Utah. Anachromysticism is his second recording, following 2007's Season Of Change (Orchard Records). Where Season Of ...

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Analog Players Society: Hurricane Season in Brooklyn

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by Chris M. Slawecki
July 18, 2013

Hurricane Season in Brooklyn marks the debut of the Analog Players Society (APS), an extension of the lifelong pursuit of the groove by the percussionist, engineer and producer known as Amon, who first discovered Turkish, West African and Middle Eastern music in college--and then dropped out to tour with a circus multi-instrumentalist.“I ...

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Moss Project: What Do You See When You Close Your Eyes?

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by AAJ Italy Staff
July 18, 2013

Il progetto è intrigante e anomalo. Partendo da una manciata di nuove composizioni del chitarrista britannico Moss Freed, vengono coinvolti sei pluripremiati scrittori che, prendendo spunto dalla musica ( di solito il processo è inverso, ecco l'anomalia) scrivono brevi storie/poesie. Il risultato è assolutamente affascinante, incrocio di parole e note che va ben al di là ...

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AA.VV.: Poetry & Music of Ashiqs

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 18, 2013

Particolarmente attenta, fra le tante, alla cultura musicale dell'Azerbaijan, come testimoniato da un paio di recenti CD dedicati al mugham, la Felmay centra questo nuovo volume collettivo sulla realtà degli Ashiq, cantastorie nomadi che costituiscono l'altro grande ceppo (peraltro non senza diverse convergenze) della musica azera. Il nucleo centrale della prima coppia di brani è il ...

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Dan Lehner's Memory Field: Spoken Migration

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by Dan Bilawsky
July 17, 2013

Spoken Migration--the debut EP from trombonist Dan Lehner's Memory Field--is as auspicious as they come. It's true that comments like that are typically reserved for the end of music reviews, but it's hard not to gush from the get-go with this one; Lehner, after all, doesn't waste any time in delivering the musical goods with this ...

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Infinita: A Cross-European Venture

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by Anthony Shaw
July 17, 2013

The opening 30 seconds of this exploration of the Time Continuum belies the power of the music that follows. A Cross-European Venture is a selection of pieces, mainly from the pen of pianist Sid Hille, more than ably assisted by a thoroughly competent Italo-Finnish gang of four. Hille's credentials have been accumulated over ...

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Abigail Riccards: Every Little Star

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by C. Michael Bailey
July 17, 2013

Abigail Riccards may not be known yet but Jane Monheit is, and on Riccard's Every Little Star, the famous jazz chanteur is both a mentor and co-producer. The Chicago-based Riccards began appearing in New York City in the early 2000s, garnering a good deal of critical attention from her live performances and her debut recording, When ...

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Days Between Stations: In Extremis

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by Glenn Astarita
July 17, 2013

The band moniker, Days Between Stations is named after Steve Erikson's 1985 novel and perhaps intimates an ongoing musical transition set forth by Southern California-based multi-instrumentalists, Oscar Fuentes Bills and Sepand Samzadeh. In Extremis is the duo's second release following its self-titled 2007 album. Here, the artists employ fabled progressive-rockers--keyboardist Rick Wakeman, bassist Tony Levin, XTC ...