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Cakewalk: Transfixed

Read "Transfixed" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 15, 2014

The Scandinavian band ignites memories of early, unconventional space rock explorers Can and Faust, but integrate a neo-psychedelic imprint with their second album for Norway-based, Hubro Records. Here, the musicians navigate through murky passages and flights of fancy via Stephan Meidell's steely electric guitar permutations and Oystein Skar's poignant electronic effects textures atop drummer Ivar Loe ...

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Karokh: Karokh

Read "Karokh" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
February 15, 2014

Karokh is the name of new Norwegian experimental rock band featuring unique vocalist Ina Sagstuen from the anarchistic outfit Skadedyr, guitarist Christian Winther, bassist Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard and drummer Jan Martin Gismervik. All three form trio experimental-improvising Monkey Plot. (Winther and Nergaard also play together in Ich Bin N!ntendo, trumpeter Thomas Husmo Litleskare, who leads his ...

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Portnoy - Sheehan - Macalpine - Sherinian: Live In Tokyo

Read "Live In Tokyo" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 15, 2014

This 2-CD set highlights the progressive rock super-group's performance at a Tokyo venue in 2012. The material is culled from the respective artists' songbooks, yet their prior collaborations in various ensembles also signify a nucleus for modern prog-rock fare. As one would anticipate, sparks are flying all over the place via a high-velocity and impacting program ...

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Scott Jeppesen: El Guapo

by Carlo Wolff
February 14, 2014

"Guapo" is Spanish for “sharp-dressed man" (or woman), and the title--and launch--track of Scott Jeppesen's exceptional solo debut sure conjures such an image. El Guapo is stylish, diverse and expert; released on Oct. 1, 2013, it is one of the best albums of that year. Jeppesen is a protean saxophonist who also plays bass ...

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Lajos Dudas: Live At Salzburger Jazzherbst

Read "Live At Salzburger Jazzherbst" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 14, 2014

Hungarian clarinetist Lajos Dudas seems to continually find inspiration through altered states of musical companionship. In a three year span, Dudas released four vastly different records that mark him as a bolder-than-the-norm reed man with an unquenchable thirst for something different: He played one-on-one with pianist Hubert Bergmann on What's Up Neighbor (JazzSick, 2011), delivered a ...

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Beat Kaestli: Collage

Read "Collage" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
February 14, 2014

Swiss singer/composer/producer Beat Kaestli has four recordings as a leader since 2002. All are intelligently focused. Reasons (B&B Productions, 2002), Happy, Sad, and Satisfied (B&B Productions, 2005), Far from Home: A Tribute of European Song (B&B Productions, 2009) and Invitation (Chesky, 2010). Far From Home and Invitation are the most sharply focused, the former addressing European ...

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Ran Blake: Plays Solo Piano

Read "Plays Solo Piano" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
February 14, 2014

ESP Disk's 50th anniversary reissue series continues to unearth valuable documents from the history of cutting edge music. Back in the 1960s, when jazz was becoming marginalized as popular music and disenfranchised by the rise of rock-and-roll, ESP chose to eliminate musical classifications that pigeonholed creative music. The label released music by Albert Ayler and Gato ...

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Ståhls Trio: Jag Skulle Bara Gå Ut

Read "Jag Skulle Bara Gå Ut" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
February 14, 2014

Swedish vibes player Mattias Ståhl is the prominent Scandinavian mallet explorer in recent years. He is a wise composer and articulate improviser, well versed in jazz history on both sides of the Atlantic with a distinct melodic and rhythmic approach and sound. The sounds of Ståhl's vibes are integral to some of the most exciting bands ...

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Rob Mosher: Polebridge

Read "Polebridge" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
February 14, 2014

Polebridge è una piccola località del Montana a un tiro di schioppo da quel Canada da cui Rob Mosher, polistrumentista ad ancia e compositore, proviene (attualmente vive a Brooklyn). Con tutta evidenza immune da soverchi limiti stilistici, Mosher dichiara esplicitamente che il suo intento è mischiare un bel po' di cose insieme: musica da camera, o ...

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Nicola Fazzini Quartet: Metamorfosi

Read "Metamorfosi" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi
February 14, 2014

Con questo disco Nicola Fazzini si conferma compositore e solista di prim'ordine, in grado di focalizzare un'estetica dai contorni netti, definiti, e soprattutto di guidare un gruppo, bilanciando a dovere esigenze dei singoli e razionalità del collettivo. L'altosassofonista ha come obiettivo quello di realizzare una musica accessibile, un jazz ordinato, elegante ma che ...