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Jeff Miguel: Perseverance
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by Edward Blanco
Armed with a recently-received Master's degree in Music from the University of Iowa, young tenor saxophonist Jeff Miguel enters the world of recorded jazz with an impressive debut album entitled Perseverance, an offering of eight originals forged in the mainstream, straight ahead fashion containing elements of the smooth, Latin and other flavors. Originally from northern Illinois ...
RelativE ResonancE: RelativE ResonancE
by Budd Kopman
With RelativE ResonancE, composer and drummer Devin Gray has staked out new, exciting and different territory than that explored in his highly acclaimed previous album, Dirigo Rataplan. Whereas the earlier band (saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, trumpeter Dave Ballou and bassist Michael Formanek) emphasized improvisation within group and compositional boundaries, the music for the new group ...
Ben Goldberg: Orphic Machine
by Alberto Bazzurro
Un nonetto pieno zeppo di musicisti di prima grandezza si pone al servizio della musica di Ben Goldberg, nello specifico integrata dai testi di Allen Grossman cantati da Carla Kihlstedt. La componente corale, il disegno complessivo, appaiono da subito centrali nel lavoro, che si svolge di conseguenza attorno a parametri estetico-espressivi ben delineati, che si espandono ...
Lorenzo Feliciati: Koi
by Claudio Bonomi
Lorenzo Feliciati colpisce ancora. L'ormai noto bassista, compositore e produttore cresciuto a Led Zeppelin e Jaco Pastorius arriva alla sua sesta prova discografica, dopo i due album con i Naked Truth (in compagnia di Pat Mastelotto e Roy Powell), il lavoro da solista Frequent Flyer, Beserk! insieme a Lorenzo Esposito Fornaciari e il convincente Twinscapes in ...
The Don Braden Organix Quartet: Luminosity
by Dan Bilawsky
Saxophonist Don Braden is all about positivity and sharing the joys of jazz. His ebullient music speaks to his intelligence yet he never falls prey to the jazz-as-intellectual-exercise trap that seems to snare younger musicians and a good amount of his peers. Over the course of his previous albums, Braden's managed to create accessible music built ...
Indigo Kid II: Fist Full Of Notes
by Bruce Lindsay
The self-titled debut album of guitarist Dan Messore's UK-based quartet was credited to Indigo Kid. Album number two, Fist Full Of Notes, is credited to Indigo Kid II--a nod, presumably, to the personnel changes that have occurred between releases.For this second album, Messore is joined once again by bassist Tim Harries. The experienced Iain ...
Bryan Bowman: Like Minds
by Geannine Reid
Drummer and composer Bryan Bowman creates his recording debut with Like Minds, a well-executed set of eleven original compositions falling into the contemporary jazz category with a strong foundation of post-bop. Bowman's quintet is comprised of: Bob Kenmotsu on tenor saxophone, Ian Carey on trumpet and flugelhhorn, Matt Clark on piano and Doug Miller on bass. ...
Charlie Hunter Trio featuring Bobby Previte and Curtis Fowlkes: Let The Bells Ring On
by Glenn Astarita
7-string guitar master, Charlie Hunter shares the spotlight with longtime colleagues, trombonist Curtis Fowlkes and drummer Bobby Previte, who are recognized for their pivotal work within New York City's progressive jazz circuit and beyond. Let The Bells Ring On is an atypical jazz groove effort of substantial proportions, not simply due to the slightly unorthodox trio ...
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Irvin Mayfield - The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Dee Dee's Feathers
by Angelo Leonardi
Tornata a vivere negli Stati Uniti dopo molti anni di residenza parigina, Dee Dee Bridgewater ha inciso un nuovo disco, affidandosi alla guida di un produttore, cosa cha aveva sempre rifiutato nella sua vita professionale da leader. “Negli States non mi concederebbero mai un contratto da produttore -diceva anni fa in un'intervista-Essere in mano a un ...
Alberto Cavenati: Lo spazio ai margini
by Neri Pollastri
Lavoro di sensibilità centroeuropea, questo CD a firma del chitarrista Alberto Cavenati vede in scena un quintetto di ottimi musicisti nostrani, arricchiti dalla presenza della tromba di Ralph Alessi. Già il titolo dell'album e quello della traccia di apertura danno un'idea del progetto musicale: una ricerca sonora aperta, basata su strutture non standardizzate ...
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