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Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard: Vesper
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dark, introspettiva, impressionista, lirica ecc. Sono alcuni degli aggettivi per descrivere l'architettura sonica di Vesper, melanconica suite elettroacustica in quattro movimenti imbastita da Nick Lyhne Løkkegaard, sassofonista e compositore danese. Per andare subito al dunque, ci troviamo immersi in spazi dilatati con poche note a disegnare melodie di sapore autunnale. A far la parte del leone ...
Andrew Lamb: Rhapsody in Black
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'etichetta lituana No Business Records continua ad arricchire un catalogo tra i più interessanti in circolazione con una perla dietro l'altra. E questo Rhapsody in Black non fa eccezione. Nella composizione del quartetto che ha dato alle stampe lo splendido CD spicca la presenza delle due batterie di Michael Wimberly e di Guillermo E. Brown, preludio ...
Enten Eller Orkestra: E(x)stinzione
by AAJ Italy Staff
Massimo Barbiero non sta mai fermo. Da una sua idea nasce il nuovo progetto legato agli Enten Eller, una delle sue creature più longeve, che in questo episodio si avvalgono della collaborazione funzionale di diversi ospiti, tra i quali la String Orchestra “B.Bruni" di Cuneo e la vocalist Laura Conti. E(x)stinzione è un doppio album registrato ...
Georgina Jackson: Watch What Happens
by Bruce Lindsay
Georgina Jackson is an avowed fan of “cheesy disco." She's similarly enthusiastic about Frank Sinatra, big bands, the American Songbook and PG Tips tea (which gets its own acknowledgement in the sleeve notes). The native of Wigan, in the north of England, is also a talented trumpet player and a singer with a sassy, vibrant style. ...
Karin Hammr, Chris Jennings, Ingrid Jensen, Patrick Goraguer: Land
by Ian Patterson
Given the vast, wide-ranging collective experience of the four musicians, which runs the gamut from bop to big band, from South African jazz-fusion to pop, and from Brazilian music to more experimental fields, a more obviously eclectic recording wouldn't have been a surprise. Instead, the music on Land has a distinct, unified identity. Songwriting credits are ...
The Billie Davies Trio: All About Love
by C. Michael Bailey
Jazz compressed into small places, as it is in drummer Billie Davies' trombone trio, often gives the most unpredictable yet satisfying results. Piano-less trios are nothing new, but one lead by a trombonist, while still being comparable to Sonny Rollins' tenor saxophone trios of the 1950s, certainly is. Trombonist Tom Bone Ralls is careful to fill ...
Eric Vaughn: Minor Relocation
by Dan McClenaghan
The “Rising Star" status usually goes to those of the youthful fresh faces, possessed of recent degrees from one of the major music schools. But, 58 year-old pianist Eric Vaughn, now San Francisco-based now after a dozen years in Seattle, could easily take that prize. With his major distribution debut, Minor Relocation, he could be called ...
Gordon Grdina's Haram: Her Eyes Illuminate
by Dan Bilawsky
Vancouver-based oudist/guitarist Gordon Grdina has been bending genres and creating East-meets-West contexts for his instruments for quite some time. He put his own spin on modern jazz with Box Cutter, melded outré twentieth century chamber ideals with Arabian themes with the East Van Trio and created a Persian/Arabian/Indian hybrid with Sangha. Now, Grdina turns his attention ...
Little Feat: Rooster Rag
by C. Michael Bailey
Too often lumped in with jam bands like Phish, String Cheese Incident or Widespread Panic, Little Feat more properly belongs with The Allman Brothers Band, which developed a greater popularity early on before settling in for largely improvisatory concerts based on its own band book and covers. Little Feat diverge from the ABB in that it ...
Jay Smith Group: Unashamed Portrayal
by Glenn Astarita
California-based keyboardist Jay Smith's worldly musical views radiate mightily, as he borrows from the past and reformulates a refreshingly modern vibe, spanning jazz-fusion, blues-rock and more. He also injects panache into the proceedings and garners top-notch support, while fusing a coalition of memorable melodies with a rather ferocious improvisational element. The keyboardist incorporates a vastly entertaining ...
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