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Marty Elkins: Fat Daddy
by Dan Bilawsky
The jazz world is full of singers who deserve a higher profile than they have, and Marty Elkins is most certainly one of them. This trad-jazz true believer and pliantly phrasing charmer has a way with words and an appreciation for the finer things in sound and song. Some might call her an aural antiquarian, but ...
Fabled: Short Stories
by Gareth Thompson
Anyone who has ever pulled pints for a living probably has some stories to tell. Sam Rapley, the leader of Fabled, used to work behind the bar in Manchester's renowned Band On The Wall club. A favoured site during World War II, its jazz acts often played on during air raids. Legend has it that twenty-four ...
District 5: Decoy
by Glenn Astarita
Without getting too far into the initial spin of this record, it became apparent that the musicians of District 5 emit impressions of youth, armed with a penchant for adventure and unbridled momentum. Soon afterwards, the assumption was confirmed: the Swiss artists are--via information gleaned from a press pitch on Intakt Records website--in their twenties. Heartiness, ...
Antonio Zambrini, Jesper Bodilsen, Martin Andersen: Pinocchio e altri racconti
by Luca Casarotti
Il grande compositore Antonio Zambrini scrive in modo tanto solido da dare ai brani altrui la parvenza di suoi originali. Ne è una prova questo Pinocchio e altri racconti, che esce a cinque anni da Plays Nino Rota (2013, e raccoglie i frutti del progetto monografico sull'opera di un altro compositore di colonne sonore, Fiorenzo Carpi, ...
Paul Heller: Paul Heller Meets Roman Schwaller
by Jack Bowers
Granted, Paul Heller meeting Roman Schwaller isn't such a big deal here in the States. It is, however, quite a big deal in Germany and western Europe as a whole where Heller and Schwaller are among the reigning monarchs of the tenor saxophone, akin to such American twosomes as Ammons / Gordon, Sims / Cohn or, ...
Cuong Vu 4Tet: Change In The Air
by Dan McClenaghan
Trumpeter Cuong Vu introduced this particular 4tet in 2017, with Ballet: The Music of Michael Gibbs (RareNoiseRecords). An all star affair that included guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Luke Bergman and drummer Ted Poor, it seemed to signal something of a gentler Cuong Vu, with a music that had a spaciousness, patience and ruminative quality that didn't ...
Myriad3: Vera
by Dan Bilawsky
Vera, the fourth album from the Toronto-based trio collective Myriad3, is a fascinating example of how fastidious design principles and shrewdly executed extemporization can truly complement and even counterpoise one another. There's serious attention to detail in each of these ten pieces, but the music benefits greatly from its embrace of uncertainties and creative expression(s).
Line Matter: In Motion
by Roger Farbey
The hauntingly memorable melody to “Into The Woods," one of five tracks on In Motion written by Jonathan Moore, is enhanced by the guitarist's subtle yet assured technique which recalls the likes of Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny. Moore's opening salvo is hotly pursued by Francesco Acanfora, adding a confident tenor solo. Whilst the ...
Mattias Risberg: Stamps
by Alberto Bazzurro
Due anni fa, insieme col sassofonista--come lui svedese--Fredrik Ljungkvist, Mattias Risberg aveva dedicato a Carla Bley l'abum And Now the Queen (che già il titolo...); oggi trasferisce in solitudine in questo suo nuovo lavoro le sue passioni per le tastiere in senso lato, anche se poi, di fatto, Stamps è un album per piano solo (qua ...
Steve Fishwick/Alex Garnett Quartet: Marshian Time Slip
by Bruce Lindsay
If the record label's name and the vinyl album's gorgeous retro sleeve aren't enough of a clue, the first few bars of “The Wrath Of Karn" make it clear. Marshian Time Slip is a contemporary slice of hard bop, from four excellent practitioners of the art. From cool, slow-burning and moody ensemble pieces to fast-paced, explosive, ...
