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Conrad Herwig / Igor Butman: Reflections
by Andrew Luhn
"Tight" is the word that most readily comes to mind to describe this band's playing. For Reflections, his tenth release as a leader for the Dutch Criss Cross label, trombonist Conrad Herwig has joined forces with Russian tenor man Igor Butman as co-leader. Rounding out the front-line is trumpeter extraordinaire Alex Sipiagin, a name that will ...
Brussels Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Enrico Pieranunzi
by Jack Bowers
For those few die-hards who may adamantly insist that superior big-band jazz never reaches beyond America's borders, here is irrefutable proof that the reverse is true: the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, world-class in every respect, performing (in concert) admirable compositions by the marvelous Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi with arrangements by the no less marvelous trumpeter Bert Joris ...
Cristina Braga & Brandenburger Symphoniker: Whisper
by Jack Bowers
It's not often that a harpist's name crowns the marquee above that of a jazz quintet and symphony orchestra, but that is the case on Whisper, the latest CD by Brazilian-born harpist / singer Cristina Braga whose almost-whispered vocals and virtuosic harp command the spotlight in a concert performance in the Great Hall of the Brandenburger ...
Rema Hasumi: Utazata
by Jakob Baekgaard
There once was a painter. He wanted to paint everything in the world, so he took the largest canvas he could ever find and started painting in his studio. In the beginning, people came by and watched interestedly as the landscapes spread around on the white canvas and detailed characters began to emerge in a world ...
Shez Raja: Gurutopia
by James Nadal
With its aggressive combination of jazz, rock, and funk, fusion has remained a contemporary sound in a state of constant reinvention, introducing a fresh audience into the fold, bringing with them futuristic attitudes and perceptions. This electrified mutation of jazz, has seen its share of imitators, yet, when properly performed, remains vital. Shez Raja has taken ...
Dwiki Dharmawan: So Far So Close
by Glenn Astarita
Keyboardist Dwiki Dharmawan is also a successful producer in Southeast Asia, yet this album signifies his debut for the estimable progressive rock and jazz fusion record label, Moonjune Records. And you couldn't ask for a more equipped and talented supporting lineup, including legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra violinist Jerry Goodman, appearing on the melodic and penetrating, classic fusion ...
J. Peter Schwalm: The Beauty of Disaster
by C. Michael Bailey
"Ambient Music." Now that is a creatively coiffured pant load of a genre designation. An outgrowth of “New Age?" The bastard child of Minimalism? Radio personality Stephen Hill's cottage industry? Well, in a word, “yes," all of these things. The evolution of music is rapidly hurling toward a time when genre will mean nothing and no ...
Dan Weiss: Sixteen: Drummers Suite
by Vincenzo Roggero
Sixteen, ossia il numero di componenti -alcuni usuali collaboratori del leader altri scelti appositamente per l'occasione, tutti comunque musicisti dalla mente aperta e dalle larghe visioni -dell'ensemble allestito da Dan Weiss per omaggiare alcuni dei più grandi batteristi della storia del jazz. Una “Drummers suite" per l'appunto, ma non pensate ad una carrellata di stili o ...
Bandakadabra: Entomology
by Alberto Bazzurro
Fra marching band, fanfara di marca balcanica e orchestra da ballo, la torinese Bandakadabra, nata nel 2005 e da allora decisamente attiva, ci regala uno di quei dischi, il loro primo live, che è fin troppo facile, o per contro difficilissimo, recensire. Se da un lato verrebbe infatti da definirla l'espressione di un'arte “minore," disimpegnata e ...
Jon Balke: Warp
by Karl Ackermann
Best known for his Magnetic North Orchestra, pianist and composer Jon Balke has a background that is rich with global influences and diverse musical stylings. Trained as a classical pianist in his youth, Balke was playing with Masqualero on Bande à Part (ECM, 1985) by the time he was eighteen. That recording, in the company of ...
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