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Marbin: Last Chapter of Dreaming
by Glenn Astarita
Dani Rabin is a burgeoning guitar hero and could shred with the best of them, evidenced by this first-class band's third release, featuring guest spots by drummer Paul Wertico (Pat Metheny) and percussionist Jamey Haddad (Herbie Hancock, Joe Lovano). Marked by a diverse track mix and genre-busting compositional frameworks, the artists cross that imaginary boundary, where ...
Hashem Assadullahi: Pieces
by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist Hashem Assadullahi and his core band returned to the studio to release an exceptionally strong sophomore effort with Pieces. The Texas born-Northwest cured-New York-based musician revealed his penchant for melody on his prior release Strange Neighbor (8bells, 2009). Here he builds upon that foundation with a scattering of themes from pop tunes, avant-garde leanings, and ...
Thisbe Vos: Under Your Spell
by C. Michael Bailey
First, there is that name...Thisbe Vos. It is not merely exotic; it is something much more than that, something mythic. Dutch-born, living the dream in America's land of Milk and Honey--LA--Vos, by her looks, voice, repertoire, composing...demands attention, and gets it without ever raising her voice. Her debut, two years percolating, Under Your Spell is a ...
Matthieu Metzger: SelfCooking
by Eyal Hareuveni
SelfCooking offers a glimpse into the busy mind of a restless musician, French saxophonist Matthieu Metzger. Deep thoughts about weird compositions that have lurked in his memory, accidental explorations while playing with the extended family of saxophones and the joyful cooking of sonic textures, spiced with electronic treatments, some are his own design of real time ...
Fred Frith Cosa Brava: The Letter
by AAJ Italy Staff
Se c'è un musicista che possa davvero fregiarsi del titolo di signore del rock creativo questi non può essere altri che Fred Frith. Il leggendario chitarrista britannico ormai da anni stabilitosi negli Stati Uniti (a parte le sue ultime incisioni, i più giovani vadano ad ascoltare tutta la discografia della vita precedente, leggi Henry Cow, Skeleton ...
Juma Sultan's Aboriginal Music Society: Whispers from the Archive
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il poli-strumentista Juma Sultan ha accumulato negli anni della sua lunga carriera un enorme archivio sonoro, ora a disposizione delle giovani generazioni, in grado così di documentarsi su una lunga stagione reietta della musica afroamericana, a cavallo tra i '60 e i '70. Fondatore del collettivo a formazione variabile Aboriginal Music Society, sodale di Jimi Hendrix ...
Flo Stoffner: ... And Sorry
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il chitarrista svizzero Flo Stoffner si presenta solo con la sua chitarra elettrica di fronte ai registratori e lascia scorrere tutte le derive esistenti per arrivare al cuore delle potenzialità espressive dello strumento. Nudo. Senza schermi protettivi. La scia luminescente è prodigiosamente viva, non necessita di strumenti che ne esaltino il bagliore. L'energia non è mai ...
Lester Menezes Trio and Friends: Ripples
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il pianista indiano Lester Menezes organizza la musica di Ripples intorno all'esperienza con il suo trio, completato da Dominique Girod al contrabbasso e Norbert Pfammatter alla batteria, e una serie di musicisti ospiti, che con il loro contributo rendono varia la scaletta proposta sotto il profilo espressivo e formale. L'apertura è affidata al piano solo del ...
Ceramic Dog: Your Turn
by Troy Collins
Five years have passed since the release of Party Intellectuals, the 2008 Pi Recordings debut of Ceramic Dog, a power trio led by legendary Downtown guitarist Marc Ribot. Much has changed in the ensuing years, including the recording industry--a subject fervently addressed on Your Turn, the ensemble's eclectic sophomore effort. Railing against capitalism and consumerism with ...
Ivo Perelman: Serendipity
by Mark Corroto
Back in the day, when a 12-inch LP was limited to about 20 minutes of music per side, an engineer would have had to carefully edit a recording such as the 45-minute long improvisation heard on Serendipity.That certainly is an unacceptable proposition for the quartet assembled by tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman.His intensely ...
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