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Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Shiki
by John Sharpe
Even among established groupings Japanese composer and pianist Satoko Fujii continues to search for new means of expression. For the ninth disc from her New York Orchestra, Fujii departs from accustomed practice, particularly in the 36-minute plus title track which dominates proceedings. Truly orchestral in its scope, Fujii wields her composer's wand in a way which ...
Matthieu Marthouret Bounce Trio: Small Streams...Big Rivers
by Bruce Lindsay
Grenoble-born keyboardist Matthieu Marthouret started playing the Hammond organ as a way of covering for bass players' absence from rehearsals. It became one of his favorite instruments, leading to the formation of the Matthieu Marthouret Organ Quartet in 2007 and then to the establishment of the Bounce Trio. Small Streams...Big Rivers is the first album from ...
XY Quartet: XY
by Vincenzo Roggero
A due anni di distanza dall'ottimo debutto, arriva il nuovo album dell'XY Quartet, realizzato grazie ad una campagna di crowdfunding, operazione in piena sintonia con la filosofia del gruppo, tra i primi in Italia ad avere una piattaforma condivisa di partiture, ascolti musicali, descrizione dei brani. Ed ecco un lavoro che conferma a pieno le qualità ...
Lenny Pickett with the UMO Jazz Orchestra: The Prescription
by Angelo Leonardi
Lenny Pickett è stato membro distintivo dei Tower of Power per il decennio 1972-81, direttore musicale della Saturday Night Live Band fino al 1995, collaboratore di David Bowie}}, Elton John, David Byrne, Lenny Kravitz, il gruppo Little Feat e molti altri. Nonostante questo, il sassofonista ha inciso pochissimo a suo nome e questo è appena il ...
Tierney Sutton: Paris Sessions
by Dan Bilawsky
Think you know every aspect of Tierney Sutton's artistic persona? Think again. Hearing the Paris Sessions is to hear Sutton anew. Sure, it's that same one-of-a-kind voice, but there's no Tierney Sutton Band here, incredibly novel arrangements aren't a priority on this one, and there's no grand umbrella theme to contend with. This is simply a ...
Rigmor Gustafsson: When You Make Me Smile
by Bruce Lindsay
Rigmor Gustaffson's extensive discography, stretching back to 1997, has seen the Swedish vocalist working with major jazz musicians such as Jacky Terrasson and Eric Harland. When You Make Me Smile is her sixth album on the ACT Music label--all of which have included “You" in the title. Gustafsson is a subtle vocalist--no over-the-top melodrama or blues ...
Adam Lane: Live In Ljubljana
by Mark Corroto
In light of today's economic hardships, jazz orchestras or more precisely innovative jazz orchestras are really only little big bands. When you cannot travel with two dozen musicians, a leader must recruit players who can project a synergetic sound that appears greater than the sum of their parts. Masters of the little big bands include Taylor ...
Andy Biskin's Ibid: Act Necessary
by Dave Wayne
A working jazz musician in New York City and environs since 1991, clarinetist, composer, and filmmaker Andy Biskin is a modern-day Renaissance Man. The Texas native was already a fixture in San Antonio's polka scene (yes, people, this is a thing) as a teenager, Biskin attended Yale where he double-majored in music and anthropology. Later, he ...
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio: Double Windsor
by Henning Bolte
The piano trio is the supreme discipline in jazz. Through rich possibilities, it functions as a strong filter sifting out those few who were and are able to set new standards. What matters is how the three instrumental vertices relate to each other dynamically, harmonically and soundwise to build something coherent, in close dependency. Eventually, each ...
Francesco Ponticelli: Ellipses
by Neri Pollastri
Una nutrita schiera di alcuni tra i nostri migliori giovani jazzisti, guidati da uno di loro stessi, mette in scena in questo CD situazioni musicali anche assai diversificate ma contraddistinte da una comune cifra onirica. La varietà di atmosfere è suggerita già dalla pluralità di strumenti usata dal leader Francesco Ponticelli: tutti e ...
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