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Phil Barnes' Best Releases of 2016
by Phil Barnes
It was tempting to view the events of 2016 in apocalyptic terms--even leaving politics to one side, the succession of beloved entertainers falling to the Grim Reaper was a salutary reminder of the limits of our own mortality. Some saw this as a sign of something ending, a watershed and not in a good way, but ...
Il meglio del 2016 secondo Giuseppe Segala
by Giuseppe Segala
Selezionare i migliori dischi e concerti dell'anno è un bel gioco. Un gioco molto serio, che inizia in modo spensierato, mentre si inseriscono i primi titoli, ma diventa sempre più difficile quando ci si accorge che si è già verso la fine e si affollano ancora tanti lavori meritevoli. Iniziano dunque le considerazioni, si tracciano e ...
Things We Like: Novembre 2016
by AAJ Staff
By VIC ALBANI Se state cercando un grande regalo musicale per il prossimo natale, ecco uno dei più dischi più belli e interessanti degli ultimi anni, sopra ogni etichetta, sopra ogni genere. Before the Dawn, raccoglie lo straordinario ritorno sulle scene “una tantum" di sua maestà Kate Bush, vale a dire la ...
Enrico Pieranunzi: New Spring - Live At The Village Vanguard
by Budd Kopman
Pianist Enrico Pieranunzi's latest offering, New Spring --Live At The Village Vanguard ties together, in different ways, two previous CAM Jazz releases. The most recent is the studio album Proximity featuring saxophonist Donny McCaslin (who also plays in the live album) in a bass-less quartet. The earlier album is Live At The Village Vanguard with drummer ...
Donny McCaslin: Beyond Now
by Luca Muchetti
Il grande pubblico l'ha conosciuto soprattutto nelle vesti di musicista accanto al David Bowie degli ultimi tempi, e in modo particolare nello straordinario mondo musicale di Black Star, l'album di commiato del genio musicale britannico scomparso proprio quest'anno. Il sassofonista Donny McCaslin ora torna con un album nel quale è titolare e band ...
Clay Giberson: Pastures
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Clay Giberson has a fifteen year resume of fine recordings on Seattle's Origin Records label. The discs are, for the most part, solo and trio outings, with the trio sets appearing under his own name or that of his long-standing Upper Left Trio. Some examples: Spaceton's Approach, (2008), and Minga Minga (2015) as Clay Giberson; ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Donny McCaslin goes "Beyond Now"
This week, StLJN's video spotlight shines on saxophonist Donny McCaslin, who's coming to St. Louis to perform starting Wednesday, October 19 through Saturday, October 22 at Jazz at the Bistro. McCaslin has been in the news quite a bit this year, thanks to the work he and his band- Tim Lefebvre on bass, Jason Lindner on ...
Monterey Jazz Festival 2016
by Josef Woodard
Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey, CA September 16-18, 2016 In its 59th annual edition, the Monterey Jazz Festival once again delivered on its promise to bring a stylistic plethora and pageantry--with nods to more abstract or daring fare--to the Monterey County Fairgrounds. Among the marquee bragging rights: an impressive new commissioned ...
Ending Soon: Summer Sale – 25% Off Every Purchase From The Whirlwind Recordings Website
Whirlwind Recordings released their 78th album this month since the label's inception in 2010. Their catalog has become even more eclectic since they began, and with their current and upcoming releases they continue to expand the scope and quality of their music. They are currently offering 25% off every purchase from the Whirlwind Recordings Website until ...
Jim Ridl: Opening Doors in the Big Apple
by Victor L. Schermer
Something fresh and vital is in the air when a truly creative musician is about to release a new album. Jim Ridl's Door in a Field: Volume II: Songs of the Green River, an independent release, is full of surprises and rich in musical ideas. The album is set to be released in early Fall, and ...
