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St. Germain: St. Germain
by Nenad Georgievski
There are really a handful of artists that are as eclectic as producer/DJ Ludovic Navarre and which have managed to enjoy major chart success. Navarre, better known under the moniker St. Germain, has created a seamless blend of jazz and deep house that captured the imagination of listeners worldwide with the release of the seminal album ...
Bambi Pang Pang featuring Andrew Cyrille: Drop your plans
by Jakob Baekgaard
In many aspects of life, bringing someone in from outside can provide a new perspective on things. This is also true in music where a guest musician can transform or enrich the established language of a closed unit. In the case of Belgian group Bambi Pang Pang, the inclusion of free jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille opens ...
The Kora Band: New Cities
by Roger Farbey
Pianist Andrew Oliver formed The Kora Band in 2008 following a tour in West Africa and a chance meeting with a kora player, leading him to track down Kane Mathis, whom he recruited and whose presence naturally gave birth to the group's name and its idiosyncratic sound. Mathis is one of the foremost kora players in ...
Various Artists: Hommage à Eberhard Weber
by Mario Calvitti
Sono passati 8 anni da quel giorno del 2007 quando un ictus colpì il contrabbassista Eberhard Weber durante un tour con il gruppo di Jan Garbarek lasciandolo semiparalizzato e incapace di continuare l'attività concertistica. Per non rimanere completamente inoperoso in campo musicale, Weber ha recentemente pubblicato due CD, Resumé e Encore, contenenti suoi assoli di contrabbasso ...
Luca Aquino: OverDOORS
by Neri Pollastri
Nelle note annesse al CD Luca Aquino dichiara che i Doors sono in assoluto la sua band preferita, allontanando così ogni possibile sospetto che questo suo lavoro dedicato allo storico gruppo di Jim Morrison possa essere spinto dalla moda dei tributi alle rockstar. Purtroppo, però, non è raro che i lavori dedicati ai propri miti inciampino ...
Michael Dease: Decisions
by Dan Bilawsky
When it comes to decision-making, not everything is black and white or right and wrong. On occasion there are multiple paths that can be seen as the correct choice, and trombonist Michael Dease truly understands that. Dease came to a significant fork in life's road when he found himself in a position to decide whether to ...
Jacob Garchik: Ye Olde
by Mark F. Turner
In Ye Olde, trombonist Jacob Garchik uses progressive rock, jazz and plenty of imagination to create what might be a mashup of Game of Thrones and 21st century music. He's performed with Henry Threadgill and Lee Konitz and produced the outstanding 2012 solo project The Heavens: The Atheist Gospel Trombone Album (Yestereve Records). These proclivities continue ...
Michael McNeill Trio: Flight
by Hrayr Attarian
On his second release as a leader Flight pianist Michael McNeill elegantly embellishes his own intricate compositions with bold spontaneity. He imbues the melodic elements of the album with subtle angularity and maintains a strong lyrical sense even while flirting with dissonance.The contemplative “Za," for instance, has a crystalline harmonic structure within which McNeill ...
Christian Vuust & Aaron Parks: Storytelling
by Jakob Baekgaard
"You're technically hip. But what is your story?" This quote from the famous saxophonist and storyteller Lester Young is used in the Danish saxophonist Christian Vuust's introduction to his album Storytelling. The context of the quote is Lester Young teaching a group of young musicians the importance of being able to tell a story with music. ...
Mirko Pedrotti Quintet: MPQ
by Giuseppe Segala
Mirko Pedrotti, vibrafonista, percussionista e compositore trentino, giunge con questo lavoro al secondo CD a proprio nome, alla guida del quintetto che con lo stesso organico (più qualche ospite, tra cui Saverio Tasca) pubblicò nel 2013 Kimèra. Unica variante, la sostituzione del pianista di allora Luca Poletti con Luca Olzer, che qui compare alle tastiere Rhodes ...
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