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Endangered Blood: Work Your Magic
by AAJ Staff
Nato come gruppo per sostenere le spese mediche del collega Andrew D'Angelo, il quartetto Endangered Blood si è poi rivelato uno dei progetti più convincenti della premiata ditta Chris Speed & Jim Black, qui affiancati dal basso di Trevor Dunn e dal sax contralto e clarinetto basso di Oscar Noriega, musicista che si sta conquistando di ...
Nir Felder: Golden Age
by Mark F. Turner
There were a few strong reactions when Nir Felder was donned “The Next Big Jazz Guitarist" in a 2010 NPR article. The in-demand New York based musician is seemingly unfazed by the headline and continues grinding out a stream of constant gigs and sessions associated with the likes of Greg Osby, Terri Lyne Carrington, and more ...
Laszlo Gardony: Clarity
by Neri Pollastri
Pianista ungherese da tempo residente negli USA (ove ha anche insegnato al Berklee College of Music), Laszlo Gardony è un musicista esperto che vanta collaborazioni con artisti del calibro di Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitous e Dave Liebman. In questo delicato lavoro per la Sunnyside il pianista si misura con la performance in solitudine, realizzata in condizioni ...
Marcos Pin: Duology Session 1
by Hrayr Attarian
Galician guitarist Marcos Pin is no stranger to ambitious projects. His Barbanza (Free Code Jazz Records, 2012) was a cinematic, expansive large ensemble work that fused modal jazz orchestration with his native musical heritage. His Duology is much more intimate yet no less challenging an undertaking. It will consist of ten separate sessions, each a duet ...
Samo Salamon & The Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra: Free Strings: Orchestrology
by Jakob Baekgaard
It's not a new thing that jazz musicians like to record with strings. Legendary alto saxophonist Charlie Parker lamented the loss of his string section after he had the thrill of touring and recording with strings and fellow saxophonists Stan Getz and Art Pepper both picked an album with strings, Focus (Verve, 1961) and Winter Moon ...
Rosie Henshaw: Rosie and the Bees
by Roger Farbey
Vocal jazz but with more than a dash of rock must be one of the hardest niche markets to break into. So it is with Rosie and the Bees, whose eponymously titled debut album makes a very brave stab at the scene. This Australian trio, Rosie--of which more later--Banel Martinez on guitar and Byron Mark on ...
Gary Smulyan & Dominic Chianese: Bella Napoli
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Although Gary Smulyan is arguably the world's greatest baritone saxophonist, does that mean we all want to hear him blow on “Funiculi Funicula?" Is anyone especially eager to learn what world-class jazz players would do with such music, especially if your ancestral homeland isn't shaped like a boot? The quick answer might be no ...
Russ Nolan: Relentless
by Jeffrey Uhrich
Latin rhythms and Afro-Cuban beats abound throughout Relentless, saxophonist Russ Nolan's strong follow-up to the well-received Tell Me (Rhinocerouss Music, 2012). All of the tracks contained in Relentless are infused with a sharp rhythmic sensibility displaying Nolan's talent as a saxophonist while ensuring that the heavy influence of salsa and Latin-based rhythms shine throughout each piece. ...
Lone Justice: This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983
by Doug Collette
After The Byrds went to Nashville and The Flying Burritos Brothers startled LA with their suits from Nudie's, but before there was alternative country as founded by Uncle Tupelo, there was cowpunk in the stylized form of the Long Ryders, but more organically as portrayed by Lone Justice. With three-quarters of its twelve tracks previously unreleased, ...
Iain Matthews: The Art of Obscurity
by Doug Collette
Iain Matthews has come to be something of a past master of the concept in this album title. Not the highest profile member of Fairport convention--Sandy Dennis and Richard Thompson hold that designation--the singer/musician has nevertheless continued to maintain a more than respectable profile for decades, through his assembly of Matthews Southern Comfort, Plainsong and a ...
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