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Thera Hoeijmans: Another Mile
by Jakob Baekgaard
As a jazz singer, it always takes courage to sing your own songs. No one questions the quality of the familiar standards and there is also the aspect of tradition, knowing that the song can be phrased in a certain way. But sometimes singing your own songs becomes a necessity. Interpreting the works of other songwriters ...
KUU!: Sex gegen Essen
by Eyal Hareuveni
KUU! is a new Berlin-based quartet comprised of actor- vocalist Jelena Kuljic and three acclaimed and experienced improvisers-- guitarist Frank Möbus, leader of the band Der Rote Bereich and frequent collaborator with Portuguese double player Carlos Bica, American drummer Jim Black, Finnish guitarist Kalle Kalima and drummer Christian Lillinger, leader of the GRUND group and member ...
Dewa Budjana (with Jimmy Johnson & Vinnie Colaiuta): Surya Namaskar
by Ian Patterson
Guitarist Dewa Budjana's two releases on MoonJune Records in 2013, Dawai in Paradise and Joged Kahyangan introduced a talented musician whose Indonesian roots dovetailed with prog rock, jazz fusion and a melodic pop sensibility; Budjana showed tremendous chops but, as he demonstrates once again, he's perhaps primarily a tunesmith. Budjana draws from a similar well of ...
Niclas Knudsen: Radio Timbuktu
by Jakob Baekgaard
Imagine a radio in the middle of a desert playing music that is a mixture of tribal rituals, dusty blues and rock, Afrobeat and New Orleans jazz. This radio exists and it is located on Danish guitarist Niclas Knudsen's album Radio Timbuktu. Many people will know Knudsen from his involvement with the funk ...
Ravi Rajani: Mass Production
by Roger Farbey
Despite the raucous opening rocky bluesy riff of “Weekend Blues" which seems to portend a set dominated by an electric guitar trio with the volume firmly fixed at eleven, beginnings can be deceptive. The second track “Snowball" starts to display some subtleties in composition and execution, especially in the quieter sections. By track three ...
The VJE: East End Sojourn
by Edward Blanco
In April of 2013, the Verve Jazz Ensemble released their first album It's About Time (CD Baby, 2012) to rave reviews from critics and jazz lovers everywhere. Exactly one year later, the group follows up on their amazing debut by unveiling East End Sojourn, an exciting second effort featuring new creative arrangements, more reimagined standards, a ...
Billy Bottle & The Multiple: Unrecorded Beam
by Glenn Astarita
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist Billy Bottle is the pianist for renowned big band leader Mike Westbrook and has performed with British progressive rock luminaries. His octet and guest artists incorporate jazz rock and folk with a splash of Indie pop on this beguiling set. It's outlined on eminent American author and transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau's poems, also providing ...
Eugenio Finardi: Fibrillante
by Alberto Bazzurro
A quindici anni da Millennio, che nel 1999 chiudeva appunto il succitato, Eugenio Finardi torna con un nuovo album di inediti e non si può dire che non lasci il segno. Cosa colpisce? Diversi elementi. Anzitutto le sonorità, che qualcuno etichetterebbe come decisamente vintage, calate come sono nel clima tipico degli anni a cavallo fra Sessanta ...
Joe Beck Trio: Get Me Joe Beck
by Jack Bowers
The jazz world, it seems, has always been awash in talented guitarists, from Reinhardt and Christian through Montgomery, Pass, Farlow, Hall and their like to the present day. This is both a blessing and a curse, as only a handful of such splendid musicians are able to rise above the throng and become household names or ...
Jerónimo Carmona: Lament
by Jakob Baekgaard
Jazz listeners familiar with the characteristic sound and aesthetic of Argentinian label Rivorecords will know the deep, swinging sound of bassist Jerónimo Carmona, who has been a strong presence on many releases on the label, including albums by pianists Ernesto Jodos and Paula Shocron. With Lament, Carmona gets the chance to step into the spotlight himself. ...
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