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Christof Irniger Trio: Gowanus Canal
by Glenn Astarita
The trio recorded this studio date in nascent saxophonist Christoph Irniger's (Pilgrim and Cowboys from Hell, NoReduce) hometown of Zurich, Switzerland. However, the band was formed in New York as the respective artists are true jazz warriors, aligning their wares with various groups and sessions. Israeli drummer Ziv Ravitz and Los Angeles-based bassist Raffaele Bossard help ...
The Claudia Quintet: September
by Glenn Astarita
September is a month that signals the return of football, the advent of fall, and when the youngsters say goodbye to summer and venture back to school. But for bandleader and drummer John Hollenbeck, it's when he seeks isolation and concentrates on artist residencies. September is The Claudia Quintet's seventh-release as the celebrated ensemble reaffirms its ...
Nashaz: Nashaz
by Eyal Hareuveni
Nashaz was founded by jazz guitarist Brian Prunka after a few chance incidents led him to explore the great pantheon of Arabic music. These meetings made Prunka travel long and winding roads. Geographically, from his hometown, New Orleans, to Brooklyn (where he studied with Palestinian oud master Simon Shaeen and his brother Najib; and to Ramallah ...
Zsofia Boros: En otra parte
by AAJ Italy Staff
Un giro nel mondo della chitarra classica in cinquanta minuti. Si potrebbe definire così il percorso sonoro di questo CD tra autori latino-americani, spagnoli e statunitensi. L'idea di base della chitarrista ungherese è speculare rispetto a quella di molti autori omaggiati (in primis Leo Brouwer), che avevano incorporato nel proprio retaggio afroamericano il mondo armonico euro-classico. ...
Ralph Alessi - Fred Hersch: Only Many
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il titolo del CD rispecchia l'essenza musicale dei due musicisti, qui riuniti dopo la comune militanza nel quintetto di Hersch. Infinite sono le possibilità espressive messe in campo per intrecciare un dialogo lirico e notturno, che tende prevalentemente all'astrazione puntillistica. Prevale il gusto del frammento, per ricondurre all'essenziale il percorso sonoro con un linguaggio che tende ...
David Redmond: Roots
by Ian Patterson
Irish bassist David Redmond is nothing if not versatile, playing in the thrilling World music outfit Yurodny and in the small jazz combos of pianist Phil Ware, drummer Kevin Brady and veteran guitarists Tommy Hafferty and Louis Stewart. Belfast's Soulman Van Morrison has also called upon Redmond's services. Across the pond, to use Irish parlance, Redmond's ...
Try Trio: Sphere
by AAJ Italy Staff
Alternando temi di Monk (di cui Sphere, com'è noto, era il secondo nome), a volte blanditi, presi da lontano, altrove enunciati in maniera più diretta, con brani originali (cinque, tutti a tripla firma, il che lascia intendere che ci troviamo di fronte a improvvisazioni di getto, o - come si suol dire - composizioni istantanee), il ...
TJI Ellington Big Band: Things to Come
by Dan Bilawsky
Since the advent of Jazz At Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington program in 1995, schools across America have had the chance to dig into real deal charts, exploring note-for-note transcriptions of tunes written by--or associated with--Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams and Benny Carter. This music, written by the best-of-the-best for the-best-of-the-best, was never ...
John Abercrombie Quartet: 39 Steps
by Andrew Luhn
Guitarist John Abercrombie has had a long and successful association with ECM records and for his latest release, 39 Steps, he completes his quartet with a piano. Abercombie had success with this format in the 1970s with Richie Beirach, George Mraz, and Peter Donald, but in the past 10 years his ECM releases have been more ...
Sons Of Hippies: Griffons At The Gates Of Heaven
by Glenn Astarita
This trio merges remembrances of black-light rooms, bong pipes, and cries for peace with a modern psychedelic vibe, leaning heavily toward Indie-rock as a catalyst for its overall game-plan. They craft a massive but fluid sound via crunching chord developments, weighty backbeats and Kathleen Kelley's willowy vocal delivery, tinted with beatific overtones. Indeed, it's a transcendental ...
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