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Lama + Joachim Badenhorst: The Elephant's Journey
by Vincenzo Roggero
Il trio è di quelli consolidati da un'assidua frequentazione, da numerosi concerti in giro per l'Europa, da due splendidi album -Oneiros, il debutto, il successivo Lamacal, con ospite Chris Speed-per Clean Feed. Sempre per l'etichetta portoghese di Pedro Costa, Lama -questo il nome del trio -incide il terzo lavoro con il quotato clarinettista belga Joachim Badenhorst. ...
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra: Blues for Tahrir
by Angelo Leonardi
Che il jazz sia una musica sorprendente lo sappiamo bene ma spesso le sorprese ti piombano dal cielo (o per meglio dire, dal web) quando meno te le aspetti. E sono varie ed eccitanti. Il leader di questo medio organico è un clarinettista (basso) statunitense con radici familiari egiziane ed è stato scelto tra i ...
Irene Schweizer - Han Bennink: Welcome Back
by Glenn Astarita
Swiss pianist Irene Schweizer and Dutch drummer Han Bennink share a long and fruitful lineage within the Euro improvisation scene as Welcome Back marks the their second duo recording. However, the pianist has recorded duets with venerable drummers, Andrew Cyrille, Baby Sommer and others of note, while Bennink has participated in duets with pianists, Cecil Taylor ...
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Dee Dee's Feathers
by Dan Bilawsky
Much has been said and written about the resilience of the people, culture, and spirit of New Orleans, but the music that continues to come out of NOLA confirms that truth better than any speech or essay ever could. For the story of that fair city--good, bad, and bruised as it has been--can only truly be ...
Misha Mullov-Abbado: New Ansonia
by Bruce Lindsay
Bassist and composer Misha Mullov-Abbado may be a new name on the UK scene but he's already won the 2014 Dankworth Prize for jazz composition and was a 2014 City Of Music Foundation Artist. The 2014 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize also came his way, with the release of debut recording New Ansonia forming part of that ...
Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal: Musique De Nuit
by James Nadal
Expanding on the adage that less is more, Malian kora master Ballaké Sissoko and renowned French cellist Vincent Segal have taken an ascetic minimalistic approach on Musique De Nuit. This melding of primordial African intonations with Baroque inclinations, has yielded a stimulating and unique hybrid acoustic format, which they first experimented with in “Chamber Music," back ...
Harvey Valdes: Roundabout
by Chris Mosey
New York guitarist Harvey Valdes started out at the age of 12 listening to bands like Napalm Death, Sacred Reich and Sick Of It All. “It was the music that spoke to me: loud, heavy and with a ton of attitude," he told the zine Guitar Moderne. “I would bring in a cassette ...
David Gilmour: Rattle That Lock
by Nenad Georgievski
It seems that the working life of guitarist and singer David Gilmour is on a constant roll. Apart from being the front-man of one of the greatest bands in the world Pink Floyd, which career he put to rest with the recent remastered reissues and the fabulous Endless River, (Columbia, 2014) his solo career also took ...
Noa Lur: badakit
by Mehdi El Mouden
Noa Lur is a force of nature. From Bilbao, the Spanish singer/song writer is a dreamy feminine soul that celebrates the majesty of jazz through a proud demeanor and a dominating voice. With such character Lur's phrases are suave, feathery and strong. In her debut album badakit, she makes her vocal talent stand out through original ...
Nicole Glover: First Record
by Daniel Lehner
If for some reason Portland-native Nicole Glover's First Record ended up being her only one, she would still have made a lasting impact on the jazz world. The 24-year-old saxophonist's debut is an ambitious one that lays a lot on the table and seeks not only to establish her as a capable player, but a voice ...
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