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Steve Lyman: Revolver
by Bruce Lindsay
Drummer Steve Lyman makes his debut as leader with Revolver, a mini-album of original compositions clocking in at just over 27 minutes. Brevity is the soul of wit, of course, and Lyman wisely avoids the desire to throw everything he has onto his first recording. The result is a concise, sharp, collection with a laidback, meditative ...
Jo-Yu Chen: Obsession
by Dan Bilawsky
Japanese musicians get most of the ink when jazz sights turn to Asian-born wonders, but pianist Jo-Yu Chen is proof that Taiwan has its fair share of homegrown talent. Chen has been making waves over the past few years, self-releasing her Sam Yahel-produced debut, joining the fold as a Steinway Artist and, most recently, signing with ...
Jo-Yu Chen Trio: Incomplete Soul
by AAJ Italy Staff
Giunta al secondo disco, la pianista taiwanese conferma e perfeziona quanto aveva espresso nel precedente Obsession. Stessi partner e stesso produttore (Sam Yahel) per un lavoro nuovamente ricercato, in cui il talento strumentale si lega a quello compositivo. In Incomplete Soul troviamo sette temi a suo nome, tre momenti liberamente improvvisati, due motivi pop taiwanesi ("Chess" ...
Jo-Yu Chen: Incomplete Soul
by James Nadal
Where most musicians today release a record as a statement that they have arrived, Jo-Yu Chen's recording Incomplete Soul characterizes the ongoing journey of musical exploration which the pianist began with Obsession (Sony, 2010). Opening with the erhu (two-stringed Chinese violin) opening to “The Wandering Songstress," the record is a musical metaphor of Chen herself. In ...
Jo-Yu Chen: Obsession
by AAJ Italy Staff
Allieva di Kenny Barron, Jason Moran e Sam Yahel, la pianista taiwanese fa il suo ingresso sulla scena del jazz dalla porta principale, debuttando in trio con un lavoro co-prodotto con il suo mentore Yahel, grande strumentista ancora in attesa dei dovuti riconoscimenti. Il CD dopo essere apparso sul mercato come autoproduzione è stato poco dopo ...
Michael Dessen Trio: Forget The Pixel
by Robert Bush
Trombonist Michael Dessen once studied with George Lewis, hung with Ray Anderson, and has ascended to their level on the creative improvising scene. Dessen has his own distinct style, one that values nuanced gestures as highly as it does exuberance; therefore his music creates a micro world of detail and organically developed themes. ...
Michael Dessen Trio: Forget The Pixel
by Glenn Astarita
This jazz trio, manned by Southern California-based slide trombonist Michael Dessen, sports a full-sized sound and abides by a rather springy group-centric mode of attack. Dessen's solo work, co-leader outings, and stints with major progressive-jazz artists complement his educational duties at the University of California, Irvine. The trombonist parlays a worldly and comprehensive stance ...
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