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Scott Healy - Glenn Alexander Quartet: Northern Light
by AAJ Italy Staff
Prima di ascoltare, un CD si vede, si tocca, poi si apre, si leggono i nomi, la data d'incisione e, se capita di notare che c'è un largo margine di tempo tra la data di incisione e quella di stampa, come nel caso del disco Northern light, la curiosità di ascoltare quel prodotto aumenta. L'aspettativa che ...
Johannes Richter: 13 Pieces
by Mark Corroto
One man, one piano, and no score. That is the protocol for Danish musician Johannes Richter's 13 Pieces, a heartfelt and honest session of instantly composed music. Much like Craig Taborn's Avenging Angel (ECM, 2011), Richter constructs magic from thin air.His approach, like that of Keith Jarrett's early solo work, is scarcely recognizable as ...
Ben McDonnell: Aleph Trio
by Mark F. Turner
Featuring the building blocks of free improvisation and an earthy rock music persuasion, London based guitarist Ben McDonnell presents his engaging Aleph Trio, a bold set that's both aesthetically pure and melodically pleasing. Its in-the-moment vibe feels like a live studio recording that highlights the trio's vigor, inventiveness, and cohesiveness. The set maintains ...
Natalie Dietz: Believe In Love
by C. Michael Bailey
A humid breeze blows through the four pieces, one standard and three originals on vocalist Natalie Dietz's EP, Believe In Love. Fronting an empathetic guitar-piano quintet specializing in the gentle percussion of the Caribbean, Dietz sings with a relaxed, languid quality that makes her singing easy and effortless, carefully cloaking a realized confidence that drives her ...
Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer and Helge Lien: Memnon
by Anthony Shaw
Helge Lien is a contemporary Norwegian pianist principally known for work on his own and with his trio, for which he has been awarded Norway's 2008 DnBNor Musicians Award. Despite extensive exposure to the more mainstream music created with his trio, however, Lien has long been associated with more experimental projects, like the HERO duo, from ...
Vole: The Hillside Mechanisms
by AAJ Italy Staff
Hillside Road è l'indirizzo dell'abitazione londinese del batterista spagnolo Javier Carmona (John Tchicai, John Russell, etc.). Una sorta di laboratorio musicale frequentato da numerosi musicisti tra cui il trombettista britannico Roland Ramanan (John Stevens, Peter Brotzmann, Evan Parker, etc.) e il chitarrista italiano Roberto Sassi (Cardosanto, London Improvisers Orchestra, etc.). L'empatia tra i tre musicisti è ...
Guo Gan Trio: Jasmine Flower
by AAJ Italy Staff
Tutto il fascino, le soffici malie seduttive della musica cinese traspirano da questo bel lavoro in trio di Guo Gan, specialista dell'ehru, strumento ad arco a due corde, ormai parigino d'adozione (e il flautista, Lai Long Hon, arriva dalla Cambogia). Uno degli elementi più tipici di quest'arte antica e finissima è certo il tono quieto, lieve, ...
Ivo Perelman - Joe Morris - Gerald Cleaver: Living Jelly
by AAJ Italy Staff
Con Living Jelly Ivo Perelman aggiunge un ulteriore tassello al mosaico della sua personale reinterpretazione del free storico, affiancato dal batterista Gerald Cleaver e dal chitarrista Joe Morris. In scaletta cinque lunghi brani costruiti sulla centralità della sua voce solista. Il primo, il raffinato “In Pursuit of Pleasure," è il più classico dell'intera incisione come struttura ...
Daniel Rosenboom: Book of Omens
by Troy Collins
Los Angeles-based trumpet player Daniel Rosenboom is quickly becoming a ubiquitous presence in the West Coast's creative jazz scene. His credits include a variety of endeavors, from challenging sideman work with venerated scene leader Vinny Golia to membership in the radical young Balkan ensemble PLOTZ! His 2006 solo debut, Bloodier, Mean Son (Nine Winds) established Rosenboom ...
Dann Zinn 4: Grace's Song
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Dann Zinn's third release as a leader, Grace's Song, is an intriguing and charismatic album. Interestingly, however, the very feature that makes it consistently engaging also results in a lack of thematic unity. This unevenness can simultaneously delight and frustrate, depending on circumstances.Zinn is a virtuoso tenor saxophonist inspired by saxophone master Sonny ...
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