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Klas Nevrin Ensemble: Live At Lederman
by Eyal Hareuveni
Swedish pianist and composer Klas Nevrin, known for his ongoing collaborations with reed player Fredrik Ljungkvist in Ljungkvist's bands Yun Kan 5 and Yun Kan 10 and in the Norwegian- Swedish quartet Honeyleap, suggests a new arresting sonic aesthetic in his new solo album. His compositions forge a middle path between the rock-inspired lineage of free ...
Audrey Martin: Living Room
by Dan Bilawsky
Music and therapy aren't so different. In fact, many view music as therapy; it provides an outlet for expression for those who create, it helps those on the receiving end to find meaning in life, and it provides the means for people on both sides to look inside and beyond themselves. Countless individuals understand the nexus ...
Phillip Blackburn: Music of Shadows
by Karl Ackermann
UK native and multi-media artist Phillip Blackburn approaches the musical structures on Music of Shadows as part naturalist, part classical composer and brings the two elements together in an avant-garde narrative. Blackburn's works have been performed in numerous outdoor settings and art galleries as well as on traditional stages. The physical locations of performances are an ...
Joelle Leandre / Nicole Mitchell: Sisters Where
by John Sharpe
Sisters Where forms another installment in the fertile collaboration between French bassist Joëlle Léandre and American flutist Nicole Mitchell, following on from Before After (Rogue Art, 2011) and Flowing Stream (Leo Records, 2014). One enduring feature of the pairing is the attractive opposition of high and low ends represented by their respective axes, although of course ...
Lars Bech Pilgaard: I Want You To Be Around Me
by Eyal Hareuveni
Danish guitarist Lars Bech Pilgaard is known for restless, left-of-center aesthetics that characterize his solo efforts and work in bands such as SVIN and Slowburn. In 2012 he released a limited edition, handmade solo disc featuring mostly low-fi recordings. Now he continues with the same collector's- item, do-it- yourself philosophy. This release featured only 100 12” ...
Doug Wieselman: From Water
by Vincenzo Roggero
"Questa è musica derivata principalmente da melodie provenienti dal mondo dell'acqua--spiagge oceaniche, onde, ruscelli, vento. Queste melodie suonano come un coro di voci esuberanti, ognuna riferita ad una specifica situazione. E penso che tutto ciò abbia a che fare con quello che la terra ha da dirci, se solo ci prendessimo il tempo e la pazienza ...
Riccardo Arrighini Trio: Like Children on a Wide Lawn
by Luigi Sforza
Per molti jazzisti italiani formatisi nei Conservatori interagire con la tradizione “colta" europea è inevitabile, se non addirittura esteticamente determinante. Così è per quanto concerne la musica del Riccardo Arrighini, che ha saputo disciogliere in Like Children on a Wide Lawn tracce umorali di pianismo classico nel denso mare del jazz. Se si ...
Laurie Antonioli: Songs Of Shadow, Songs Of Light: The Music Of Joni Mitchell
by Dan Bilawsky
The concept of a jazz-informed program of Joni Mitchell tunes isn't exactly novel anymore. Herbie Hancock's high profile River: The Joni Letters (Verve, 2007) took home two Grammy Awards; vocalist Tierney Sutton got some well-deserved attention when she put her own spin on Mitchell's work with After Blue (BFM, 2013); somewhat under-the-radar releases from artists like ...
Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music
by Hrayr Attarian
Released in celebration of composer Harrison Birtwistle's 80th birthday; his Chamber Music on the ECM label, is a collection of introspective, minimalistic and superbly abstract mesmerizing works. The four pieces share a subtle yet definite theatricality and a sense of deep contemplation that has a visceral impact.His “Trio" opens with pianist Till Fellner's furious, ...
Francesco Lo Castro: Chasing Beauty
by Jeffrey Uhrich
Positive energy flows and pleasing melodies abound in Chasing Beauty by guitarist and composer Francesco Lo Castro, the fifth album released on his own label. Using an array of outstanding musicians, voice and instrumentation, Lo Castro creates a sonic canvass that's reminiscent of artists Pat Metheny and Mike Stern. Throughout the disc, Lo Castro displays an ...
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