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Janelle Reichman: Middleground

Read "Middleground" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 4, 2011

It's a pity that someone as conspicuously talented as Janelle Reichman couldn't prompt at least one bona fide record label to release her remarkable debut, Middleground. But that's emblematic of today's music biz: without a name, talent simply doesn't cut it. While the other members of Reichman's quintet are also nameless--or may as well be--they are ...

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Tin/Bag: Bridges

Read "Bridges" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 4, 2011

Il californiano Kris Tiner sarà nome da noi poco noto, ma vanta collaborazioni e registrazioni con grossi calibri come Vinny Golia, Wadada Leo Smith, Leroy Jenkins, Nels Cline ed è attivo in lavori interdisciplinari con danza, teatro, cinema, poesia, arte visiva e quant'altro. Il newyorkese Mike Baggetta è leader di un quartetto che comprende Jason Rigby, ...

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Claudio Roditi: Bons Amigos

Read "Bons Amigos" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 4, 2011

Trumpeter Claudio Roditi may have left Brazil long ago, but his homeland still resides deep inside his soul. On Bons Amigos, Roditi's trumpet speaks, sings and soars in service of songs put to paper by some of the finest writers in Brazilian music history. When it came time to map out a program for this, his ...

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Darius Jones Trio: Big Gurl (Smell My Dream)

Read "Big Gurl (Smell My Dream)" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
October 4, 2011

As of right now, alto sax man Darius Jones is one of the more distinctive voices; his vocabulary informed as much by the street as it is the academy, but his reach ensuring that this amounts to more than a fine balance between heart and head. He takes risks, too, considering that the trio lineup of ...

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Jason Kao Hwang / EDGE: Crossroads Unseen

Read "Crossroads Unseen" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
October 4, 2011

Crossroads Unseen is violinist Jason Kao Hwang's third release with his all-star ensemble, EDGE, following Stories Before Within (Innova, 2007) and its 2006 self-titled debut (Asian Improv). Exploring uncharted territory between chamber music, jazz improvisation and traditional East Asian forms, EDGE boasts some of New York City's finest improvisers, including stalwart contrabassist Ken Filiano, rising cornetist ...

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Pasquale Bardaro: Move On

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 4, 2011

L'attuale panorama jazzistico italiano non è privo di vibrafonisti di valore: da Dulbecco ai Perin, padre e figlio, da Pasquale Mirra a Pasquale Bardaro, da Francesco Lo Cascio a Massimo Barbiero. Tutti tecnicamente bravi e dotati di una decisa personalità, anche se da nessuno di loro, per il momento, possiamo aspettarci innovazioni sorprendenti nel linguaggio musicale ...

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Ryan Cohan: Another Look

Read "Another Look" reviewed by Alex Marianyi

by Alex Marianyi
October 4, 2011

Unlike many of his past releases, Ryan Cohan's Another Look focuses heavily on group interaction and improvisation. Penning all but two of the tunes on the album, the pianist's arrangements allow his musicians maximum flexibility. That the CD's main quartet has been playing together since 2003, and was on the road for six straight weeks before ...

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Muhal Richard Abrams: SoundDance

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by AAJ Italy Staff
October 3, 2011

Registrati dal vivo tra il 2009 e il 2010, i due concerti di questo disco ci regalano il dialogo tra il pianoforte di Muhal Richard Abrams e - rispettivamente - il sax tenore di Fred Anderson e il trombone [+ laptop] di George Lewis, tre pilastri della storia dell'AACM di Chicago, il cui pensiero musicale riesce ...

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Jason Kao Hwang / EDGE: Crossroads Unseen

Read "Crossroads Unseen" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
October 3, 2011

Composer/violinist, Jason Kao Hwang has been firmly establishing his credentials in free jazz since his quartet, EDGE, released its self-titled debut (Asian Improv, 2006). His résumé includes work with genre luminaries William Parker, Anthony Braxton, and Henry Threadgill. There are inevitable comparisons to Billy Bang, with whom Hwang has also played, but the two masters typically ...

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Jula de Palma: Jula in Concert

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 3, 2011

La ristampa in CD del disco di Jula de Palma contiene la registrazione di un concerto tenuto al Teatro Sistina di Roma nel marzo del 1970 che rappresentò l'abbandono della sua vita di artista per scegliere la famiglia e la vita privata (oggi è in Canada insieme al marito Carlo Lanzi, produttore della ristampa). Ai tempi, ...