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David Lyttle: Faces
by Ian Patterson
The thirty-second cello sortie that kicks off Faces is an arresting opening statement that dashes any preconceptions about what to expect from David Lyttle's third outing as leader. While the acoustic True Story (Lyte Records, 2007) and Questions (Lyte Records, 2010)--the latter a swinging collaboration with guitar wunderkind Andreas Varady--helped establish Lyttle's credentials as a first-rate ...
Luzia von Wyl Ensemble: Frost
by Glenn Astarita
The age-old debate, regarding the pros and cons of melding classical music with other genres will live on. And of course, the oil and water analogies will be discussed as many hybrid encounters may seem contrived, evidenced by hard-rock guitar solos wailing above syrupy strings arrangements or abstract scenarios where free-jazz soloists merge chamber music and ...
Elisabeth Sheperd: The Signal
by Angelo Leonardi
Vi ricordate i Matt Bianco? Erano un gruppo britannico degli anni ottanta, esponenti di punta del cosiddetto “New Cool" assieme a Style Council e Working Week. Per il loro piacevole pop-jazz e le affinità con la cantante Basia Trzetrzelewska, mi sono tornati in mente ascoltando questo disco di Elisabeth Shepherd. Il confronto può ...
Here & Here & Here: Here & Here & Here
by Alberto Bazzurro
Ci sono diversi elementi propri della musica di Michael Vlatkovich (la pienezza, per esempio, peraltro qui quanto mai stemperata, riflessiva, a tratti quasi assorta) così come abbiamo imparato a conoscerli nei numerosi album da lui pubblicati in tempi recenti, ma c'è molto anche dei suoi partner, in questo lavoro inciso a Los Angeles a inizio 2014. ...
Nate Radley: Morphoses
by Dan Bilawsky
There are guitarists out there who seek to burn an impression of their work into ears and minds, and there are others who manage to make an impression simply by being themselves. Nate Radley falls into the second category. His music isn't forceful, but it still manages to make an impact. On Morphoses, ...
Sigurdur Flosason/Kjeld Lauritsen: Daybreak
by Chris Mosey
They used to call this kind of thing “mood music." The idea was to put the listener in a particular mood, usually one of calm and relaxation. When it came to jazz, the US label Prestige climbed on the bandwagon with a whole series titled--wait for it-- “Moodsville." Moodsville aimed at providing jazz ...
Blaise Siwula / Dom Minasi: The Sunshine Don't Mind My Singing
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist and clarinetist Blaise Siwula and guitarist Dom Minasi share a unique musical vision and seamless camaraderie. Years of performing and recoding together have crystallized their adventurous outlook and their intellectual communion. The sublime set of spontaneous duets; The Sunshine Don't Mind My Singing is the perfect showcase of these attributes.Siwula and Minasi weave ...
Nils Okland, Per Steinar Lie, Orjan Haaland: Lumen Drones
by Vincenzo Roggero
Violino, chitarra elettrica, batteria, i suoni spaziosi della ECM, i riferimenti più eterogenei -noise, folk, ambient, free, minimalismo, post rock-e Lumen Drones è servito. Loro sono tre musicisti norvegesi dal background alquanto variegato, che si incontrano occasionalmente nel 2008 in sala d'incisione, si ritrovano a condividere lo stesso palco ma con formazioni differenti nel 2010, decidono ...
Darrell Katz and the JCA Orchestra: Why Do You Ride?
by Angelo Leonardi
Con i suoi 30 anni di attività, la Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra è un'istituzione della scena musicale di Boston e uno dei suoi fondatori, il compositore e arrangiatore Darrell Katz, ha legami con le due rinomate scuole musicali cittadine, il New England Conservatory e il Berklee College of Music. L'orchestra è composta da una ventina di ...
Beresford Hammond: The Science of Snow
by John Eyles
This duo's name, Beresford Hammond, hints at its membership--Charlie Beresford, guitarist and vocalist in the improvising quartet Fourth Page, and classically-trained cellist Sonia Hammond, whose first CD of Bach was recorded live in St. Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye, by Beresford, in March 2014. That summer, when the two found themselves at a loose end due to a ...
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