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Gianni Bardaro / Pierluigi Villani: Unfolding Routes
by Nicholas F. Mondello
The monochromatic cover of Unfolding Routes depicts an iconic--and stark--image of a deserted highway leading to an infinite horizon. It's perspective: an integral component of art. This collaboration of two outstanding Italian musicians is no dimensional illusion but, rather, an intelligent and involving artistic journey.Bardaro, Italian-born but now residing in Copenhagen, is a highly ...
Jon Irabagon/ Hernani Faustino/ Gabriel Ferrandini: Absolut Zero
by John Sharpe
If you are as extraordinarily talented as saxophonist Jon Irabagon, probably best known from his tenure in the gloriously irreverent Mostly Other People Do The Killing, then you might occasionally need to set yourself challenges. He's done it before, on Foxy (Hot Cup, 2010), where he undertakes a relentless examination of a theme from every conceivable ...
François Carrier/ Michel Lambert/ John Edwards/ Steve Beresford: Overground To The Vortex
by Mark Corroto
The adventures of François Carrier continue with Overground To The Vortex. The well-traveled Canadian saxophonist has recorded in Nepal--KATHMANDU (FMR, 2008), St. Petersburg, Russia with All Out (FMR, 2011) and In Motion (Leo, 2011), of course Canada Entrance 3 (Ayler, 2011), and this release in Great Britain, where he made his Shores and Ditches (FMR Records,2012).
Jeff Berlin: Low Standards
by Glenn Astarita
Indeed, bassist and educator Jeff Berlin is a modern era pioneer amid accolades that have piled high, spanning several decades via his astounding technique and contributions to progressive-rock, jazz fusion and modern mainstream jazz. Following up his jazz trio outing High Standards (2010, M.A.J. Records) also featuring bassist, pianist Richard Drexler, the core differentiator on Low ...
Federico Ughi Quartet: Federico Ughi Quartet
by AAJ Italy Staff
Roma (dove è nato), Londra (dove si è trasferito all'età di ventun anni), New York (dove si è stabilito dal duemila) sono le città che tracciano il percorso umano e musicale di Federico Ughi. Che è batterista/compositore ormai da annoverare tra le voci più interessanti della comunità newyorchese e in particolare della scena di Brooklyn dove ...
Verneri Pohjola & Black Motor: Rubidium
by AAJ Italy Staff
Da sempre più avanguardistico rispetto alle altre realtà scandinave, il jazz finlandese dopo anni di relativo under statement, germoglia nuovi fiori come ad esempio il trombettista Verneri Pohjola che, in questo Rubidium, incontra l'eclettico trio Black Motor. La figurazione tromba-sax-sezione ritmica richiama immediate memorie di entourage vicini a Ornette Coleman e scelte “free" fine anni Sessanta. ...
Jonathan Finlayson: Moment and the Message
by Mark F. Turner
For those who've been watching the rise of trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson in recent years, his long awaited debut, Moment & The Message, not only displays his insightful playing and individualism but also some imposing composing skills. A prodigy who impressed pioneer saxophonist Steve Coleman when he performed in high school, Finlayson later moved to New York, ...
Frank Rosaly: Cicada Music
by Mark Corroto
What to expect, when you are expecting a drummer-led recording? Certainly, the mix should include the drums more upfront, or perhaps longer solos? If so, then you might be taken aback by Frank Rosaly's first official release as a band leader. The cornerstone of many innovative bands like Jason Stein Quartet, Valentine Trio, Rolldown, Scorch Trio, ...
The Garth Alper Trio: Deflection
by Edward Blanco
The third album from The Garth Alper Trio, Deflection delivers a selection of eleven original and mostly soft-textured compositions fitting quite nicely in a colorful landscape of modern light jazz. Pianist and educator at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Dr. Garth Alper anchors a well-read traditional piano trio consisting of fellow educators Dr. Bob Nash ...
Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Electro Acoustic Orchestra: The Space Between
by Mark Corroto
Like a painting by Mark Rothko, whose canvasses contain rectangular fields of color and light that convey more than a visual experience, the music of Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Electro Acoustic Orchestra transcends a mere audio happening. Rothko's paintings exceeded the aesthetic confines of their canvasses into a spiritual and psychological realm. Likewise, Mazurek makes visually ...
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