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Samo Salamon: 2Alto
by Jakob Baekgaard
2014 has already been a productive year for Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon. Earlier this year, Salamon released the ambitious Orchestrology where he recorded with strings and now comes an album with focus on the sound of alto saxophones. 2Alto finds the guitarist in the familiar company of drummer Roberto Dani, who also played ...
Samo Salamon & The Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra: Free Strings: Orchestrology
by Hrayr Attarian
Slovenian guitarist Samo Šalamon has to be one of the most versatile and restlessly explorative musicians active today. His 2013 collaboration with The Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra, Free Strings: Orchestrology sheds light on his superb compositional skills as he leads the ensemble in interpreting thirteen of his originals. An overall cinematic atmosphere permeates the record ...
Jakob Thorkild Trio: Art Sleaze
by Eyal Hareuveni
In the crowded scene of Scandinavian high energy, punk jazz outfits the new trio of Danish guitarist Jakob Thorkild and is an exception due to its bold vision, and experienced, and resourceful personnel. Thorkild himself is a member of another trio from such genre that focuses on in-your-face, intense output, Motherfucker, and his duo Bodaboda which ...
Grzegorz Karnas: Audio Beads
by Angelo Leonardi
Il singolare talento del cantante Grzegorz Karnas incontra sempre più consensi in ambito internazionale, come dimostrano le positive accoglienze ottenute da questo disco, inciso dal vivo al Jazzforum Budapest Festival del 2011. Originario della Slesia, Karnas è attivo sulla scena musicale polacca da almeno un decennio e questo è il suo quinto album, ...
Hanam Quintet: Feat. Tristan Honsinger
by Vic Albani
Dice: “Ma, mi raccomando, vai a vederli dal vivo perché solo dal vivo puoi comprenderne la bravura, la grandezza, la classe, l'interplay... ." Va bene. E allora uno va a “vederli" e torna a casa pensando “sì, è vero, dal vivo sono davvero incredibili. Solo in questo modo puoi apprezzarne lo spessore" e via di conserva... ...
Jane Ira Bloom: Sixteen Sunsets
by Alberto Bazzurro
Di Jane Ira Bloom ricordiamo le immagini giovanili, quando, negli anni Ottanta, offriva il proprio contributo all'epifania del sax soprano, destando non poca curiosità, anche per il fatto di essere donna, quando ancora cantanti e pianiste godevano di un monopolio pressoché esclusivo sul plotoncino delle jazz women. La ritroviamo oggi (non senza averne ...
Zach Brock: Purple Sounds
by John Kelman
Virtuosity isn't defined by notes-per-minute; true virtuosity is instrumental mastery surrendering to the demands of the song. Sometimes that can mean shredding with furious intensity, yes; but the real deal also respects music that demands less, rather than more. Violinist Zach Brock is, indeed, the real deal, and Purple Sounds, his second release for Holland's Criss ...
Brad Whiteley: Pathless Land
by Dan Bilawsky
Pathless Land doesn't live up to its title. The name of this album suggests music that's dense and sonically impassable, but that's the antithesis of what actually awaits; instead of unnavigable constructs, pianist/organist Brad Whiteley delivers music that's easy and enjoyable to traverse. Whiteley's built his reputation as an accompanist and music director, ...
Richard Oppenheim: Greenhorn in a Red State
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Richard Oppenheim's Greenhorn in a Red State is a delightful album with a tight, simmering groove and filled with musically unique twist and turns. Inspired by his relocation to San Antonio from New York and the relative culture shock this entailed the seven originals are witty, nostalgic and restless. The front line of ...
John Davey - Dean Sharp - Ken McGloin: Open Range
by Glenn Astarita
Recorded in upstate New York and mastered by iconic experimental guitarist David Torn, the band led by bassist, educator John Davey embraces jazz power trio fare amid Americana, and jazz-folk and navigates through a potpourri of improvisation-based scenarios. However, the musicians sustain an open landscape via a loose but potent mode of operations. Consisting ...
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