Home » Search Center » Results: CD/LP/Track Review
Results for "CD/LP/Track Review"
Moutin Factory Quintet: Lucky People
by Luca Casarotti
I gemelli François e Louis Moutin dividono il tempo e le loro attività musicali tra la Francia e New York, dove François risiede. Dopo aver guidato per anni il Moutin Reunion Quartet con Rick Margitza e Pierre De Bethmann, nel 2013 hanno assemblato il Moutin Factory Quintet insieme al sassofonista Christophe Monniot, al chitarrista Manu Codjia ...
Trevor Anderies: Shades of Truth
by Alberto Bazzurro
Il batterista Trevor Anderies guida in questo album dagli esiti alquanto eterogenei quello che nominalmente risulterebbe un ottetto, in realtà scorporato generalmente in tronconi (o sottoinsiemi) di varia conformazione (e connotazione) su cui peraltro imperversa, salvo rare eccezioni, la voce baritonale, fra il lirico-leggero, l'epico e il confidenziale (almeno tentato), di Dwight Trible, vero anello debole ...
Mamadou Diabate: Griot Classique
by Dan Bilawsky
The kora--a West African harp with twenty-one strings and a gourd resonator--is more than an instrument when placed in the hands of a master like Mamadou Diabate; it's a means for storytelling, a tool for expression, a uniting musical force, and a historical repository. Over the course of his previous albums, Diabate has ...
Tommaso Starace: Italian Short Stories
by Bruce Lindsay
Some musicians appear to conjure their tunes from thin air, others work with raw material furnished by the great composers, still others take their inspirations from many different sources and give them due acknowledgement. Saxophonist Tommaso Starace is in the latter camp. This lyrical, engaging, player's second album, Tommaso Starace Plays The Photos Of Elliot Erwitt ...
Mason Bates: Stereo Is King
by Karl Ackermann
Modern composer and electronics artist Mason Bates is equally comfortable in the worlds of new classical and hip hop. Working closely with the symphony orchestras of San Francisco and Chicago, he has been a driving force in escalating the role of electronics in the orchestra setting. To that end, Bates has put years into the study ...
Sharp Three: Sharp Three/Zero Cool
by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton
Sharp Three put a wide mix of music together on their album, Zero Cool. Surpassing the quotidian jazz clichés about “moments" and “hipness," this album possesses sonority where even the stoniest non- emotes hear spirituality, Sharp Three provide music with enough cultural variation to lose self in parts or whole. There are 9 generous ...
Roberto Ottaviano: Arcthetics - Soffio Primitivo
by Neri Pollastri
Inizia con un lacerante grido del soprano, questo splendido lavoro di Roberto Ottaviano: un grido che simboleggia il “soffio primitivo" del titolo e appare tanto lacyano, quanto radicato in quel meridione d'Italia, al legame con il quale il sassofonista e compositore pugliese dichiara di voler per la prima volta nella sua carriera dedicare un omaggio.
Jon Irabagon Trio: It Takes All Kinds
by AAJ Staff
Scegliere come altri vertici di un triangolo due musicisti pieni di storia e esperienza come Mark Helias (contrabbasso) e Barry Altschul (batteria) è una scelta che racconta già da sola molte cose. È la scelta di Jon Irabagon, sassofonista che abbiamo potuto ammirare anche in Italia negli ultimi anni, con i Mostly Other People Do The ...
Michael Carvin Experience: Flash Forward
by Dan Bilawsky
In 2006, oft-unsung drummer Michael Carvin broke a decade-long silence as a leader on record, releasing one of the strongest dates of his career through Marsalis Music's Honor Series. Fast-forward eight years and you have Flash Forward, another quartet-based album that stands as a testament to Carvin's skills as drummer, bandleader, and musical catalyst.
Peter Brotzmann: Mental Shake
by John Sharpe
German saxophone powerhouse Peter Brotzmann favors the trio format to deliver the optimum combination of energy and directness. Over the years he's sought inspiration from many illustrious rhythm teams, from the South African Harry Miller / Louis Moholo axis, through the American Die Like A Dog coupling of William Parker and Hamid Drake, to the Swiss ...
Trending
Interview
Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
Interview
Scott Kinsey: Thought Distortions and the Art of the Left...
Interview
Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious...
Groove Orbit
801 Live at 50: A Short-Term Experiment with a Long-Lasting...
From the Inside
The Quiet Cruelty of the Music Business
Live Review
Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
Phil Schaap's Jazz Room
Franc Williams: Live From The West End
Featured Video
VOTE!
