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Dave Sharp: Worlds

Read "Worlds" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
May 25, 2014

Detroit-based bassist Dave Sharp and the Secret 7 ensemble he leads have found acclaim for their expansive grasp of world music, including and especially jazz: Sharp has toured jazz clubs throughout Japan and studied jazz theory and music at the New College of California with bassist Herbie Lewis, who nailed down rock-solid rhythmic bottoms for soul-jazz ...

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Dave Rempis / Darren Johnston / Larry Ochs: Spectral

Read "Spectral" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
May 25, 2014

"Invisible Architecture" is a self-coined concept that characterizes the raison d'être of this experienced, free improvisational trio. The three first met first in the fall of 2011, when alto sax player Dave Rempis journeyed from his home in Chicago to the West Coast, to collaborate with like-minded compatriots from the Bay Area scene. Trumpeter Darren Johnston, ...

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Twin Forks: Twin Forks: Twin Forks

Read "Twin Forks: Twin Forks" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante
May 25, 2014

It's safe to say that alternative, emo, indie rockers Dashboard Confessional's lead singer/chief songwriter, Chris Carrabba had become the posterboy for his generation and the fans of the genre. After 2009's Alter the ending (DGC/Interscope/Vagrant), Dashboard Confessional went on what is now clearly an indefinite recording hiatus. The band can't fully be called a thing of ...

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Sinan Bakir: Tales & Stories

Read "Tales & Stories" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 24, 2014

Guitarist Sinan Bakir's Tales & Stories are told by a talented quartet, which takes the guitarist's own tunes and weaves a dozen musical narratives of real quality. Bakir--a Turkish musician who moved to the US after gaining an engineering degree--has developed an original style, combining his own Turkish upbringing with rock and jazz influences. ...

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Trio WUH: Live at Jazzinec

Read "Live at Jazzinec" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
May 24, 2014

The first time Skip Wilkins František Uhliř and Jaromir Helešic played together was in January 2012. The following day they got the opportunity of playing at Birdland Neuborg on the Danube. they hit it off and by the time this recording was made in February 2013, they had performed together over 40 times. The ...

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The Apophonics: On Air

by John Sharpe
May 24, 2014

In On Air, radical English saxophonist John Butcher combines two favorite pairings into a threesome which explores a fresh take on the traditional sax/bass/drums model. When Californian percussionist Gino Robair first performed with Butcher in a 1997 recording session in Oakland, something clicked and they have toured extensively since, releasing three duo CDs and nine in ...

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Chicago: Chicago VII

Read "Chicago VII" reviewed by Marc Davis

by Marc Davis
May 24, 2014

Consider the curious case of Chicago, the rock band. This is a group that has lived several lives--some wild, some mild. In the late 60s and early 70s, Chicago was at the cutting edge of rock. Its lead guitarist, Terry Kath, was favorably compared to Jimi Hendrix--by Jimi himself. Its horn section sometimes featured ...

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Gabriele Mitelli with Alfonso Santimone, Giulio Corini, Nelide Bandello: Hymnus ad Nocturnum

Read "Hymnus ad Nocturnum" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
May 23, 2014

È perlomeno impegnativo e sicuramente rischioso intitolare il disco di debutto come una potente lirica di Pier Paolo Pasolini--citato tra gli ispiratori insieme a Modigliani, Utrillo, Artaud -, soprattutto se si hanno solo ventisei anni e recentissima è la confidenza con le cose e le persone del jazz. Ma forse è proprio l'assenza del classico background ...

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J.C. Sanford Orchestra: Views from the Inside

Read "Views from the Inside" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 23, 2014

As John Cleese used to intone on the groundbreaking Monty Python television series, ." . .and now for something completely different." Brooklyn-based composer / arranger J.C. Sanford's Views from the Inside are unlike any that more scrupulous big bands would choose to envision. That is not to say they are any less valid, only unique. It ...

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Hess / AC / Hess: Spacelab

Read "Spacelab" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
May 23, 2014

Trio danese di ottimo livello, quello formato dai fratelli Hess e da Anders Christensen, già protagonisti nel 2009 di The Champ, loro opera prima (l'incisione, qui, è invece recentissima: febbraio 2014). Il terreno è quello di un piano trio arioso e non particolarmente avventuroso, su una linea, quindi, abbastanza battuta, che peraltro i tre scandinavi esplorano ...