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Joel Harrison 7: Search

by Troy Collins
May 22, 2012

For over a decade, Joel Harrison has been steadily expanding his palette as a composer, although his penchant for unorthodox instrumental combinations and multicultural folk forms encompass only one facet of his inclusive aesthetic. Harrison's most recent efforts have borrowed heavily from Western neo-classical tenets; The Wheel (Innova, 2008) included an expansive five movement suite for ...

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Francesco Bertolini: Los dias del viaje

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 22, 2012

A dispetto del titolo, questo di Francesco Bertolini non è un lavoro di latin jazz, bensì un eclettico CD che costruisce attorno al quartetto base (accanto alle chitarre del leader, le tastiere di Rudy Fantin, il contrabbasso di Giovanni Maier e la batteria di Ellade Bandini) situazioni diverse che vanno dalla fusion a uno swingante jazz ...

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Jim Holman: Explosion!

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by Hrayr Attarian
May 22, 2012

Up-and-coming Chicago pianist Jim Holman channels all his musical influences into his debut recording without losing his own personal identity. The resulting Explosion! is an intriguing album that treads the border between hard bop and bolder styles. Recorded in two sessions, the disc features Holman in the company of more established musicians like ...

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Eugenio Macchia: In Between

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 21, 2012

Se Living in a Movie era stato per Eugenio Macchia una sorta di riassunto delle esperienze acquisite durante i primi anni di attività, In Between rappresenta il primo vero passo come leader. Il giovane pianista pugliese propone dieci brani in cui esprime la sua duplice anima e la propria visione jazzistica: da una parte le tensioni ...

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Joel Palsson: Horn

by Dave Wayne
May 21, 2012

A 21st Century jazz aficionado really shouldn't be surprised about where his/her jazz is coming from. That said, the whole concept of an Icelandic jazz scene may well bring a wry smile. Known primarily for innovative rockers Björk and Sigur Rós, and smooth jazzers Mezzoforte, the volcanic island nation has also borne innovative jazz artists such ...

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Vitale Magatelli Windfeld Trio, feat. Tobias Meier: Sottile

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 21, 2012

Realizzato da un quartetto che vede le ance del ventottenne zurighese Tobias Meier aggiungersi a un classico trio con vibrafono, questo Sottile è un lavoro che alterna momenti lirici ad altri più rarefatti, improvvisati e incentrati sul contrappunto, ma che complessivamente ruota attorno alla qualità dei suoni dell'intero ensemble. Del trio base fanno parte l'eccellente vibrafonista ...

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Dagda Quartet: Dagda

by Bruce Lindsay
May 21, 2012

How to get a debut album noticed? It's not easy--big marketing campaigns, celebrity endorsement or major national television exposure are hard to achieve if, like most contemporary artists, the budget is somewhere between limited and non-existent. There's one key attribute that helps enormously though: great music. Welcome to an album full of great music: Dagda, the ...

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Lama: Oneiros

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 21, 2012

Galeotta fu Rotterdam. O meglio il dipartimento di jazz del locale Conservatorio. Goncalo Almeida, contrabbassista, e Susana Santos Silva, trombettista, entrambi portoghesi, incontrano il batterista canadese Greg Smith e gettano le basi di quello che sarebbe poi diventato il trio denominato Lama. Un incontro fortuito per dar vita ad un trio speciale. Talmente speciale da apparire ...

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Andrew Lamb: Rhapsody In Black

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by John Sharpe
May 21, 2012

In spite of a more than three decades on the New York City front line, saxophonist Andrew Lamb remains something of an unknown quantity. Over that time he has amassed only eight leadership dates, the majority on small independent labels. To that total can be added Rhapsody In Black, a live blowing session from 2008 which ...

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Annette Krebs, Anthea Caddy, Magda Mayas: Thread

by John Eyles
May 21, 2012

Thread features two contrasting tracks by the Berlin-based threesome of guitarist Annette Krebs, cellist Anthea Caddy and pianist Magda Mayas. “Sands"--the shorter of the two at under ten minutes--was studio-recorded in Berlin in 2008, while the 26-minute “Shore" was recorded live in concert in Boston in 2009. Despite their differences, the two tracks are similar enough ...