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Ulrich Drechsler Quartet: Humans & Places
by Neri Pollastri
Il tedesco Ulrich Drechsler, musicista interamente dedito al clarinetto basso con il quale si cimenta in contesti assai diversi (in uscita un suo lavoro in duo con il nostro Stefano Battaglia), è qui al suo esordio discografico -avvenuto dieci anni orsono -alla testa di un quartetto che ha in organico il prestigioso pianista norvegese Tord Gustavsen, ...
Ron Thomas / Paul Klinefelter: Duo
by Budd Kopman
One of the wonderful things about jazz is that it can be appreciated from more than one angle, oftentimes simultaneously: pure entertainment, art as entertainment, art as beauty and art as intellect among others. Some of this, of course, relates to music in general, but jazz as a genre has moved beyond any stylistic boundaries to ...
Peter Brendler: Message In Motion
by David A. Orthmann
Message In Motion is a recording that can be gainfully approached from a number of angles. You can choose to play it in a single sitting from start to finish, taking in an array of moods evoked by bassist Peter Brendler's seven compositions and a band worthy of his exemplary skills as a writer. (The record ...
Clay Giberson: Pastures
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Clay Giberson has a fifteen year resume of fine recordings on Seattle's Origin Records label. The discs are, for the most part, solo and trio outings, with the trio sets appearing under his own name or that of his long-standing Upper Left Trio. Some examples: Spaceton's Approach, (2008), and Minga Minga (2015) as Clay Giberson; ...
Raphael Malfliet: Noumenon
by Jakob Baekgaard
How does it sound when a bass is not a bass, a guitar not a guitar and a drum is a not a drum? The answer to this riddle is the album Noumenon by the Belgian-born bassist Raphael Malfliet. His album is yet another worthy addition to the hip Brooklyn label, Ruweh, but ...
Slowly Rolling Camera: All Things
by Roger Farbey
Slowly Rolling Camera was formed in Cardiff, Wales in 2013 and comprises a nucleus of vocalist and lyricist Dionne Bennett, co-composer and keyboardist Dave Stapleton plus Deri Roberts who in addition to producing the album is heard on electronics and assorted instruments and finally Elliot Bennett on drums and percussion. The group is variously augmented by ...
Ingi Bjarni Skúlason: Skarkali
by Budd Kopman
Prediction: pianist/composer Ingi Bjarni Skúlason and his music will eventually end up on ECM. This is not because he is from Iceland, but rather that he, even at his young age, has a fully developed, recognizable style. Skarkali, which literally means loud noises," is a piano trio recording that is anything but noise, and ...
Quinsin Nachoff: Flux
by Glenn Astarita
Canadian-reared, New York City-based saxophonist Quinsin Nachoff summons a meeting of some very bright musical minds on this stirring quartet date. Rounded out by heralded modern era musicians, saxophonist David Binney, keyboardist Matt Mitchell and drummer Kenny Wolleson, the band erects a cunning bridge between structured and melodic thematic ventures with traditional jazz values and free-flowing ...
Dave Douglas: Dark Territory
by Luca Muchetti
Torna senza la paura di ripetersi. Dave Douglas richiama attorno a sé il collettivo di musicisti battezzato High Risk, coi quali solo un anno fa aveva confezionato un omonimo album, e parte a esplorare nuovi territori di jazz possibile. Lo fa citando, o incorporando elementi che gli amanti di Miles Davis troveranno familiari, e attingendo ancora ...
Christine Jensen, Maggi Olin: Transatlantic Conversations: 11 Piece Band Live
by Angelo Leonardi
La sassofonista Christine Jensen, sorella della nota trombettista Ingrid, condivide con la pianista svedese Maggi Olin la guida di questo progetto orchestrale comprendente dieci strumentisti, più la cantante Sofie Norling. La registrazione è stata effettuata live al Palladiun di Malmö, in Svezia nel dicembre 2013 ed è uscita tardivamente alla fine dello scorso anno. Il disco ...

