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Sara Leib: Secret Love
by Dan Bilawsky
A cursory glance at the track listing for Secret Love may paint it as another simple celebration of standards, but that's not the case. Singer Sara Leib takes the road less traveled by delivering ear-opening, metrically twisted, stylistically broad interpretations of oft-covered classics with a to-die-for cast of cutting-edge collaborators. Leib, who holds ...
Jared Gold: Golden Child
by Dan Bilawsky
A string of enjoyable leader dates and some high profile work in guitarist Dave Stryker's organ-centric groups can be credited for the steady rise in organist Jared Gold's profile. His ability to live within the tradition while simultaneously building upon it has made him one to watch, and his constant and steady growth as a musician/composer ...
Dick Wood: Not Far from Here
by AAJ Italy Staff
La foto di copertina sembra portare dritti dritti verso morbide atmosfere, languide ballad, rassicuranti scenari smooth jazz, filodiffusione in alberghi di lusso. Niente di più errato perché la musica contenuta in Not Far from Here ha lo stesso rapporto con il jazz patinato e di maniera che ha il diavolo con l'acqua santa. Not Far from ...
Darius Jones Quartet: Book of Mae'bul (Another Kind of Sunrise)
by Troy Collins
Book of Mæ'bul (Another Kind of Sunrise) is the third release from Darius Jones to document his impressive musical growth as a bandleader. Beyond his salient contributions to groups such as Little Women, Mike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys and Tanakh, Jones' 2009 AUM Fidelity debut, Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing), established the young ...
Seby Burgio - Alberto Fidone - Peppe Tringali: Urban Fabula
by AAJ Italy Staff
Prendiamo spunto dalle note di copertina in cui Javier Girotto afferma: “pensavo di ascoltare il solito trio jazz, magari con dei bravi talenti, ma che musicalmente avrebbero offerto le solite cose." È vero, si tratta dei “soliti" musicisti preparati, ma - per fortuna di chi è chiamato all'ascolto - nelle dieci tracce proposte ci sono buone ...
Simon Toldam Orkester: Stork
by AAJ Italy Staff
Un sestetto guidato dal pianista Simon Toldam esplora le dinamiche più sottili del linguaggio di ricerca prodotto dal jazz europeo più legato al camerismo contemporaneo. Toldam è attivo e molto apprezzato in Danimarca, dove ha vinto premi come leader orchestrale specie nel biennio 2006-2007, è attualmente componente del trio di Han Bennink e ha collaborato con ...
Gabriel Vicens: Point in Time
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
On Point In Time, his debut date as a leader, Puerto Rican guitarist Gabriel Vicéns heads a solid quintet of young players, considerably bolstered by a couple of A-list substitutions from the highest echelons of Puerto Rican jazz: tenor saxophonist David Sánchez on a pair of tracks, and bassist Eddie Gomez on about half the record.
Myelin: Axon
by Jerry D'Souza
Music as a means of free expression has many votaries, but trumpeter Birgit Ulher and alto saxophonist Heddy Brubaker bring an interesting perspective to their investigation and manipulation of sound. Ulher, who has been involved with experimental music and free improvisation since 1982, seeks to enhance the sound possibilities of the trumpet. By extension she explores ...
Graziella Vendramin: Regreso al Sur
by AAJ Italy Staff
"Viaggio" artistico, geografico e biografico, Regreso al Sur parte dal e ritorna al meridione d'Italia, “seconda patria" della cantante Graziella Vendramin, friulana di madre napoletana. Il “viaggio" tocca numerosi luoghi, tradizioni e stili - la Vendramin canta in ben sei lingue diverse - e schiera ancor più compagni di avventura: accanto al quintetto base, che include ...
Ricky Sweum: More Than Imaginable
by Edward Blanco
West coast saxophonist Ricky Sweum grew up in Eugene, Oregon, and spent many years as a freelance musician in New York before embarking on a military career, joining the Air Force Academy Band in 2003. After a stint with prestigious jazz big band The Falconaires as lead tenor, in 2011 he moved on and now works ...
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