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Jason Kahn & Tim Olive: Two Sunrise

Read "Two Sunrise" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
July 3, 2014

For those familiar with the two previous releases on Tim Olive's own 845 Audio imprint, the release of Two Sunrise will hold few surprises. As before, its brown chipboard sleeve is adorned with basic graphics and information, giving it a “cottage industry" feel--no bad thing as it follows a noble tradition created by such musician-run labels ...

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Charles Davis: For The Love Of Lori

Read "For The Love Of Lori" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 3, 2014

Coping with loss is never easy. Some are completely defeated by the death of a loved one, choosing to retreat into isolation. Others prefer to reflect, celebrate the life that was lived, and play on. Saxophonist Charles Davis is part of the latter group. Davis lost his wife--Lori Samet-Davis--in April of 2012, but he didn't let ...

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Matt Mitchell: Fiction

by AAJ Staff
July 3, 2014

Chi abbia avuto modo di verificare, anche dal vivo oltre che su disco, le doti di Matt Mitchell (nel quintetto di Dave Douglas o soprattutto negli Snakeoil di Tim Berne) sa bene con quale intelligenza e originalità il pianista collabori nella costruzione delle architetture musicali in cui è coinvolto. Per questo suo lavoro d'esordio ...

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Vladimir Denissenkov: Feeling & Passion

Read "Feeling & Passion" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
July 3, 2014

Nato a Chernovtsy (ex-Unione Sovietica, oggi Ucraina) nel 1956, Vladimir Denissenkov è il più conclamato specialista di bajan, ovverossia la fisarmonica russa. Diplomatosi al conservatorio di Mosca, nella cui filarmonica ha militato per tutti gli anni Ottanta, con la caduta del Muro ha iniziato a infittire i suoi tour in giro per il mondo, decidendo fin ...

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Thomas Maintz / Scott Colley / Johnathan Blake: Present

Read "Present" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
July 2, 2014

There's a certain trend that has developed on the Danish jazz scene and it keeps growing stronger. In recent years, many Danish jazz musicians have travelled to New York to make a record with some of the top musicians in the city. Danish guitarist Jakob Bro has done it several times, recently with his record December ...

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Mindi Abair: Wild Heart

Read "Wild Heart" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush
July 2, 2014

Courtney Love courted controversy in a Rolling Stone interview when she shrugged off Clarence Clemons, the late and great “Big Man" saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band, “My Springsteen problem is just that saxophones don't belong in rock & roll," she said. “They just don't belong." Mindi Abair would like a word with you ...

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Steve Khan: Subtext

Read "Subtext" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 2, 2014

Steve Khan has always been a consummate, story-telling improviser. His extensive resume and distinguished solo career spans jazz fusion, modern mainstream, and with Subtext, he delves a bit deeper into the Latin element, when looking back at his days recording and performing with former Weather Report percussionist Manolo Badrena who was a member of Khan's early ...

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Dylan Howe: Subterranean: New Designs on Bowie's Berlin

Read "Subterranean: New Designs on Bowie's Berlin" reviewed by Sammy Stein

by Sammy Stein
July 2, 2014

For the past 20 years or so drummer Dylan Howe has been a presence on the British music scene. He grew up in North London and when he was 13 he went to Ronnie Scott's to see drummer Buddy Rich and decided he wanted to be a jazz drummer. As the son of Yes guitarist Steve ...

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Stefan Orins Trio: Liv

by Eyal Hareuveni
July 2, 2014

The French, Lille-based trio of pianist Stefan Orins, together with double bassist Christophe Hache and (brother) drummer Peter Orins, are members of the Japanese-French quartet Kaze--which is part of the Muzzix musicians collective--a working unit since 1996. The trio released three albums--Natt Resa (Circum-disc, 2004), Bonheur Temporaire (Circum-disc, 2006) and Stöt (Circum-disc, 2010) and toured throughout ...

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Gilbert Holmstrom New Quintet: Tiden Ar Kort!

Read "Tiden Ar Kort!" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 2, 2014

Gilbert Holmstrom è una vera e propria leggenda della scena jazz svedese, il suo stile e la sua figura hanno influenzato molti musicisti delle generazioni successive tra cui Mats Gustafsson che ha il merito di aver contribuito alla ristampa di Waves from Albert Ayler , gran disco del 1975 licenziato con il trio denominato Mount Everest. ...