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Nancy Walker: New Hieroglyphics
by John Kelman
Amidst an overcrowded community, even the cream of the crop has difficulty getting heard beyond their own locales. A regular visitor to relatively nearby Ottawa, Toronto-based Nancy Walker is an Ottawa Jazz Festival regular as part of John Geggie's trio at the late night jam sessions--also participating on the bassist's recent Across the Sky (Plunge, 2010), ...
Lisa Kirchner: Something to Sing About
by C. Michael Bailey
The first thing that distinguishes Lisa Kirchner's Something to Sing About is her repertoire: not a jazz standard pass her vocal cords; instead, she presents a collection of 20th Century American “Art Songs" composed my the likes of Charles Ives, John Corigliano, Ned Rorem, Aaron Copland, and William Bolcom. An eclectic band supports Kirchner, conspicuously present ...
Stan Killian: Unified
by Bruce Lindsay
Unified is tenor saxophonist Stan Killian's third album and his debut for the Sunnyside label. It's high-quality, straight-ahead modern jazz, played with a real swing by Killian and his band, and enlivened by the contributions of three top-drawer guest horn players. Leader/composer Killian hails from Texas, home of Texas tenors like Arnett Cobb ...
Ted Piltzecker: Steppe Forward
by AAJ Italy Staff
In compagnia di giovani di belle speranze, Ted Piltzecker mette insieme un disco con sue composizioni che è un bel biglietto da visita. Neanche quaranta minuti, comunque ben concentrati, per quello che è stato il vibrafonista negli ultimi gruppi del compianto pianista George Shearing. Steppe Forward è un lavoro registrato con la tecnica della sovraincisione. Il ...
Agusti Fernandez & Joan Saura: Vents
by John Eyles
Although their Trio Local, with saxophonist Liba Villavecchia, has been well-documented for over a decade, Vents is the first duo recording from pianist Agustí Fernández and Joan Saura, on live electronics and sampling keyboard. The album was recorded in Barcelona, between July 2009 and February 2010. It is well-titled, and so are its tracks, which share ...
Kurt Elling: The Gate
by AAJ Italy Staff
Pochi giorni fa parlavo di Kurt Elling con Marta Raviglia che, come il lettore saprà, è la migliore tra le giovani vocalist italiane, il cui talento è pari solo alla spericolatezza. Ma, forse, il lettore non sa che Marta si è laureata, qualche anno fa, in Lingua e Letteratura Inglese con una tesi proprio su Elling ...
David Binney: Barefooted Town
by John Kelman
Politics isn't the only thing that increasingly demands clear vision and steadfast commitment (even if it isn't getting it). In the jazz world--where the changing landscape makes getting heard one challenge, acceptance by a broader culture that views “jazz" as a dirty word another--it takes artists with unshakable resolve to stay the course. David Binney has ...
Vicious World: Plays the Music of Rufus Wainwright
by Andrew J. Sammut
Vicious World might have a field day on its tribute to the music of Rufus Wainwright, except the tunes are rarely that lighthearted. Let's just say the septet is moved to musical tears by the singer/songwriter's earnest melodies and bittersweet harmonies. Even that's putting it mildly. Anxious strings introduce Aaron Irwin's alto sax ...
Billy Bang / Bill Cole: Duet
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Among the more daring moments in music is one of the last adventures that violinist Billy Bang shared with double reeds player, the venerable Bill Cole. The intense encounter took place on April 17, 2009 and was captured by Cole who released it on his own label in the winter of 2010. A collection of intriguing ...
Luca Aquino Oslo Trio: Chiaro
by AAJ Italy Staff
In Chiaro, le tessere del mosaico che il trombettista beneventano Luca Aquino ha disseminato nei precedenti lavori, trovano splendida e immaginifica compiutezza, delineando con tratti nitidi i contorni di un musicista che, con una manciata di album ed una serie di illuminate collaborazioni, è diventato una presenza importante del panorama jazzistico italiano ed europeo. In Chiaro ...
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