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Ochion Jewell, Amino Belyamani, Sam Minaie, Qasim Naqvi with Lionel Loueke: Volk
by Karl Ackermann
From his Appalachian roots in Kentucky, saxophonist/composer Ochion Jewell was not the most likely candidate for a livelihood in jazz. With little involvement in the genre during his early life, Jewell was nevertheless exposed to more popular music from his parents as well as the Appalachian folk music that dominated the region. With those elements engrained, ...
Peter Brotzmann, John Edwards, Steve Noble: Soulfood Available
by Stefano Merighi
Se è vero che l'improvvisazione radicale non è immune dai clichè che vorrebbe oltrepassare, difficile trovare in fallo Peter Brötzmann in questo contesto. La sua inesausta avventura sonora si rafforza sera dopo sera in concerti spesi senza risparmio, con un'incoscienza psicofisica che garantisce sincerità artistica e spesso vette espressive sublimi. Qui siamo a ...
Giovanni Francesca: Rame
by Luigi Sforza
Come già nel precedente disco da leader, anche Rame -secondo progetto a nome del chitarrista beneventano Giovanni Francesca -risente della chiara e riconoscibile influenza di Bill Frisell. Ciò vale soprattutto per alcuni brani, in particolare per “Gocce," “Novela," “Rom" e “Atollo." Tuttavia, non è assente una personale vena creativa che si manifesta in brani dall'umore, ...
Michel Nirenberg: Retrato/Portrait
by Dan Bilawsky
It only takes a few seconds of listening to “Chorinho Em Aldeia/Na Gloria"--the album-opening track on Retrato/Self Portrait--to realize there's something special about Michel Nirenberg's playing. This young multi-reedist--a native of Rio de Janeiro who's currently based in Washington D.C.--marries virtuosity, exuberance, and emotional depth in his work, confidently covering everything from choro to cha-cha and ...
Pete McCann: Range
by Roger Farbey
This is the fifth album as leader by NYC-based guitarist Pete McCann and demonstrates just what heights the jazz guitar is capable of reaching when placed in the hands of an expert who understands the meaning of balance and finesse. Opening with the breezy “Kenny," a paen to the late Kenny Wheeler (with whom Pete McCann ...
Jesper Lundgaard, featuring Enrico Pieranunzi & Alex Riel: 60 Out Of Shape
by Chris Mosey
Back in the glory days the Copenhagen jazz club Montmartre was known as “The Village Vanguard of Europe." In the 1960s some of the biggest names in the music played there: Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz... the list goes on. And on: Roland Kirk, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, ...
Syberen van Munster: Plunge For Distance
by Budd Kopman
Originality just refuses to stay hidden, and with his debut, label-ignoring album Plunge For Distance, guitarist Syberen van Munster should be hit by the spotlight of recognition. Born in Amsterdam, van Munster graduated in 2009 from the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and moved on to continue his education at the Aaron Copland School of Music ...
Plunge: IN For The OUT
by Angelo Leonardi
A capo del gruppo Plunge, il trombonista Mark McGrain è uno dei protagonisti del jazz a New Orleans nel decennio post Katrina. Dopo il debutto nel 1995 (Falling with Grace, Accurate Records) in un organico comprendete Bob Moses alla batteria, Avishai Cohen al contrabbasso e Marcus Rojas alla tuba, il trombonista ha ricostituito il ...
Schlippenbach Trio: Features
by Maurizio Zerbo
Quindici brevi bozzetti testimoniano la libertà espressiva di tre menti culturalmente aperte quali sono quelle di Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker e Paul Lovens, protese verso l'ignoto. C'è tutto in questo CD: slancio, energia, volatile progettualità, elementi precipui di una musica materica che vola in alto verso forme astratte ed atonali. Gli esiti espressivi di questi ...
Randy Brecker: RandyPOP!
by Dan Bilawsky
This album gives new meaning to the idea of rewriting history. Before trumpeter Randy Brecker had ascended to the top rung on the jazz ladder he was making his mark as a hired gun in studios and on stages. His horn can be heard on numerous classic recordings, including those of James Brown, Donald Fagen, Bruce ...
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Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
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The Quiet Cruelty of the Music Business
Phil Schaap's Jazz Room
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