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Juri Dal Dan, Francesco Bearzatti: Immaginario Blues
by Neri Pollastri
Juri Dal Dan è uno dei molti eccellenti musicisti usciti dalla fucina friulana, autore di altri lavori di cui ci siamo occupati in passato tra i quali Trilogia di un viaggiatore ) e che presenta l'ultimo suo progetto, con il suo trio e l'ospite (non occasionale, né aggiunto come star di richiamo) Francesco Bearzatti.
Kenny Werner: The Space
by Dan McClenaghan
Let's ruminate on the state of jazz piano in the year 2018. It is a rich time, when perhaps a dozen hugely talented artists have reached the peaks of their artistry. Keith Jarrett, Marc Copland, Brad Mehldau, Bobo Stenson, Denny Zeitlin, Fred Hersch and a handful more are creating some of the richest and most beautiful ...
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra: Jazz Journey
by Jack Bowers
For those who thought that reissues of albums by the Stan Kenton Orchestra had faded away as the well ran dry, think again: from Sounds of Yesteryear comes a welcome and invigorating Jazz Journey, traversing half a dozen concerts by the superb Kenton Orchestra that consist for the most part of unissued material from the years ...
Ranky Tanky: Ranky Tanky
by Chris Mosey
Ranky Tanky are based in Charleston, South Carolina. They specialize in jazz-and blues-influenced arrangements of the traditional music of the Gullah people, who came from West Africa as slaves in the 19th century. They were brought to South Carolina's Low Country and Sea Islands to work on plantations where their knowledge of rice cultivation could be ...
Wolfgang Muthspiel: Where The River Goes
by Matt Hooke
A song titled “For Django" would usually feature a hard-swinging gypsy rhythm and rapid-fire guitar lines. Guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel goes in the opposite direction, with a thoughtful mid-tempo piece that places pianist Brad Mehldau and trumpet player Ambrose Akinmusire in the starring role more than himself. “For Django," despite being the second track, sets ...
Paula Matthusen: Between Systems and Grounds
by Patrick Burnette
A quick glance at the personnel and tracks for this album will warn you: jazz, this ain't. Indeed, music, arguably, this ain't. Rather, Between Systems and Grounds is a set of elaborately generated, minimalist soundscapes that were part, apparently, of art installations at various institutions. The press materials focus on the process more than the product: ...
Glauco Venier, Michele Corcella: Mainerio!
by Neri Pollastri
Già molti anni fa, era il 1996, Glauco Venier aveva usato l'espressione “l'insiùm" (che in friulano significa “il sogno") per dare il titolo a uno dei suoi primi dischi, in trio con Salvatore Maiore e Roberto Dani, nel quale prendeva spunto dalla cultura friulana per fare jazz. Nel 2004, poi, aveva affrontato la musica del leggendario ...
Throttle Elevator Music: Retrospective
by Luca Muchetti
Una delle figure più dirompenti (e popolari) del jazz del nostro tempo, Kamasi Washington, ed Erik Jekabson, Thomas McCree, Ava Mendoza, Gregory Howe e Matt Montgomery sono i protagonisti di Retrospective, album che--sebbene uscito nel 2017--poggia le sue radici a cavallo del tempo di due sessioni: la prima tenutasi nel 2011, la seconda nel 2016, entrambe ...
Jay Lawrence: Sonic Paragon
by Dan Bilawsky
Sonic Paragon is a satisfying set grounded in the idea of broad appeal. Drummer Jay Lawrence is no purist, and he's certainly not stubbornly set on a single course, yet he's wholly cognizant of the fact that music is both for the makers and the takers. And with an understanding of that need for balance and ...
Chris Monson: Seldom in the Well
by Jack Bowers
Canadian guitarist Chris Monson's debut album, Seldom in the Well, is seldom strident or uninteresting, thanks in large measure to Monson's fluent compositions and arrangements, an able rhythm section, and a talented front line consisting of trumpeter Kevin Turcotte and tenor saxophonist Kelly Jefferson. On the other hand, the studio session seldom catches fire, as its ...
