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Nils Landgren: Christmas With My Friends III
by Bruce Lindsay
The test of a great Christmas album is simple: will it sound good in August? Christmas With My Friends III should ace that particular test. Even those who derive most festive fun from repeatedly grunting “Bah, Humbug" at passing kindergarten children will be drawn into the spell of this music. Beautifully performed by some of the ...
Richard Nelson Large Ensemble: Pursuit
by Dave Wayne
Brooding, ECM-like soundscapes and thick, tense harmonies predominate on Pursuit, from Maine-based guitarist Richard Nelson. A student of avant-garde composers Donald Erb and Mario Davidovsky, and a core member of Mark Harvey's Boston- based Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Nelson takes a few cues from these experiences, and adds more than a few of his own, to come ...
Dave King with Bill Carrothers and Billy Peterson: I've Been Ringing You
by Dan McClenaghan
Drummer Dave King's major fame and fortune--though mostly fame; this is, after all, jazz we're talking about--comes from his work with The Bad Plus. That particular modern piano trio can go loud, combining elements of pop and rock while delving into the avant-garde side of jazz. TBP has been described as bombastic, but King doesn't limit ...
Timo Lassy: In with Lassy
by Anthony Shaw
Timo Lassy is one of the not-quite-so-young generation of Finnish musicians to have risen thru the ranks of the generous local system of music education, starting out as a toddler on piano, and gravitating in his early teens to saxophone. He cut his teeth in Amsterdam at the end of the old century and since returning ...
Giovanni Maier: Pages
by AAJ Italy Staff
Giovanni Maier non è nuovo alle registrazioni in solitudine, ne ha anzi al suo attivo numerose, ma - come ci diceva in una recente intervista - l'esercizio sul proprio strumento costituisce per lui uno dei momenti più importanti dell'attività di musicista e per questo continua a testimoniarne l'esperienza sulla sua etichetta documentaria, la Palomar. Ecco così ...
Jeff Fairbanks Project Hansori: Mulberry Street
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il trombonista Jeff Fairbanks, con questa imponente orchestra composta da una ventina di musicisti, parte occidentali, parte di origini orientali, cerca di trovare un punto di incontro fra le diverse sensibilità che rappresentano mondi separati. Lo fa con ottimi arrangiamenti, eccellenti musicisti e composizioni efficaci che si ispirano alle melodie folk asiatiche, mantenendo però una strutturazione ...
Tyson Naylor Trio: Kosmonauten
by AAJ Italy Staff
In un panorama contemporaneo in cui eccellenti proposte nella formula del piano-trio vengono elaborate da autori quali Craig Taborn e Matthew Shipp, Myra Melford e Vijay Iyer (solo per citarne alcuni), quale può essere lo sguardo di un giovane pianista canadese (esperienza di tre anni a Berlino, rientro in patria, molte attività nei festival nordamericani) rispetto ...
Antonio Onorato: Angelus
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nel nuovo album di Antonio Onorato c'è spiritualità tradotta in musica attraverso l'approccio soffice e pensoso che pervade i brani in scaletta. Quello di Onorato è un punto di vista etereo, che fa riferimento allo spirito guida, a verità cosmiche ed a concetti superiori come l'ispirazione che lo ha condotto alla realizzazione di questo lavoro. Si ...
Jason Kao Hwang: Burning Bridge
by Glenn Astarita
Featuring the members of his quartet EDGE, violinist Jason Kao Hwang slashes through preconceived perimeters and bridges a cultural gap via his thoroughly modern vision on this concentrated effort, sparking innovation from a 360-degree stance. The complex premise for these intersecting works emanates from the passing of his mother, his Chinese heritage and life's experiences, all ...
Westbrook Trio: three into wonderfull
by Bruce Lindsay
The Westbrook Trio celebrates thirty years of music making with three into wonderfull, a retrospective covering the years from 1983 to 2012. Pianist and composer Mike Westbrook, vocalist Kate Westbrook and saxophonist Chris Biscoe have pursued an uncompromising path through the three decades since forming the Trio, crafting music that can be both beautiful and challenging. ...
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