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Samuel Blaser Quartet: Boundless
by Dave Wayne
In a relatively short time, Swiss-born trombonist Samuel Blaser has established himself as one of the most interesting and innovative low brass players to emerge from the international avant-jazz scene at the beginning of the 21st Century. He's also becoming quite prolific, releasing four CDs under his own name over the previous 12 months.Boundless, Blaser's debut ...
Marc Copland / John Abercrombie: Speak to Me
by John Kelman
Plenty of artists explore that most naked of musical couplings, the duo, but few have mined its intimate potential the way pianist Marc Copland has. Since 2003, the light-of-touch, impressionistically lithe pianist has put out no less than six duo records amongst the more than 15 albums he's released on half a dozen labels--though since 2007, ...
Piero Bittolo Bon & His Original Pigneto Stompers: Mucho Acustica
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sono almeno tre i piaceri che vengono sollecitati nell'approccio a Mucho Acustica, l'ultima fatica discografica del sassofonista e compositore veneziano Piero Bittolo Bon. Quello tattile/visivo grazie all'accattivante packaging cartonato e alla grafica, come al solito intensa e ad effetto, di Massimiliano Sorrentini. Quello derivante dalla lettura dei titoli dei brani, alcuni più caustici di una striscia ...
George Garzone - Jacek Kochan - Dominik Wania - Andrzej Swies: Filing the Profile
by AAJ Italy Staff
Filing the Profile è un disco splendido da non lasciarsi sfuggire. Garzone è uno dei sassofonisti viventi più sottovalutati e basterebbero le parole di Michael Brecker a ricordarlo ("Non sono io il maestro del sax ma George Garzone"). In quest'incisione, ripresa a Danzica il 6 giugno 2008, suona con tre talentosi esponenti della scena musicale polacca, ...
Lajos Dudas / Hubert Bergmann: What's Up Neighbor?
by Jerry D'Souza
When clarinetist Lajos Dudas read about a workshop for new and improvised music in his town of Lake Constance, at the foot of the Alps, he was taken aback. Long a proponent of free jazz, Dudas was surprised that he was not aware of the event. A few days later, he was invited, by Hubert Bergmann, ...
NYJAZZ Initiative: Mad About Thad
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Mad About Thad is a superb homage to the man Charles Mingus once called “Bartók with valves." Thad Jones--middle brother of the Pontiac, Michigan dynasty that produced pianist Hank Jones and his younger brother, drummer Elvin Jones--was one of the true unsung geniuses of the trumpet. He was also less frequently recognized as a composer, except ...
Tim Mayer: Resilience
by Dan Bilawsky
Resplendent arrangements and artful soloists are in abundance on Tim Mayer's Resilience. For this, the Boston-based tenor saxophonist's debut recording under his own name, Mayer manages to bridge the gap between the often opposing forces of stability and variety, as he builds each tune around the same core quartet while using an ever-changing list of guests ...
Trophies: Become Objects of Daily Use
by Mark Corroto
Alessandro Bosetti is repeating. Just as he phrased it on his previous Royals (Monotype, 2010), he is “gloriously repeating." The Italian musician, composer and sound artist continues his loop compositions with the assistance of Japanese fretless guitarist Kenta Nagai and Australian drummer Tony Buck. Bosetti's method--rapidly becoming a signature sound--is to map the ...
Lisa Maxwell with the Keith Ingham Quartet: Happy
by C. Michael Bailey
Lisa Maxwell's debut, Return to Jazz Standards (Self Produced, 2010), was well-received when released, marking the New York singer's recovery and comeback from a vocal cord disorder that sidelined her for several years earlier in the decade. Maxwell returns with Happy, a recital of not-so-standard standards, supported by Maxwell's coach, pianist Keith Ingham, and his fine ...
Huntsville: For Flowers, Cars, and Merry Wars
by Glenn Astarita
Hubro Music is a young and adventurous label from Norway. Here, electronics rule the roost, featuring three prominent musicians noted for their many-sided, avant-garde albums for the country's Sofa label. These and other interrelationships accentuate Scandinavia's unique approach to jazz improvisation and off-kilter productions, often confronting rigid classifications. Musically speaking, Huntsville is a prime example of ...
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