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Article: Multiple Reviews

Tony Malaby: Paloma Recio & Ancient and Future Airs

Read "Tony Malaby: Paloma Recio & Ancient and Future Airs" reviewed by David Adler


Tony MalabyPaloma RecioNew World Records2009 Paul DunmallAncient and Future AirsClean Feed2009 Paloma Recio ("loud dove"), the debut of saxophonist Tony Malaby's quartet of the same name, is marked by the ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeremy Udden: Plainville

Read "Plainville" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Saxophonist Jeremy Udden's sophomore release is a compassionate and happy reflection on his home town of Plainville, in rural southern Massachusetts, and his early and formative musical influences as a boy who was interested in all kinds of music-- indie-rock, alt-country, folk and, later on, jazz. Though this is an emotional journey, arranged in a highly ...

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Article: Album Review

Opsvik & Jennings: A Dream I Used To Remember

Read "A Dream I Used To Remember" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


The inventive duo of Opsvik and Jennings continue to adhere to the adage of “have imagination, will travel." Like architects in sound, melody, and composition, multi-instrumentalists Eivind Opsvik from Oslo, Norway and Aaron Jennings, from Tulsa Oklahoma, artfully blend technology (electronics, software) and acoustic instruments (including bass, drums, banjo, guitar) to create unique constructs that are ...

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Article: Album Review

Opsvik & Jennings: A Dream I Used To Remember

Read "A Dream I Used To Remember" reviewed by Troy Collins


With each succeeding album more impressive than the last, the chamber-pop duo Opsvik & Jennings have released their finest record to date with A Dream I Used To Remember. The third release from Norwegian bassist Eivind Opsvik and Oklahoma-born guitarist Aaron Jennings follows Floyel Files (NCM East, 2005) and Commuter Anthems (Rune Grammofon, 2007). Although their ...

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Article: Live From New York

May 2009

Read "May 2009" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Jamie Baum & Tomasz StankoJamie Baum Septet and Tomasz Stanko QuartetMerkin HallNew York City April 4, 2009It was a pretty sure bet that “Juxtapositions In Jazz," a Merkin Concert Hall double bill featuring the Jamie Baum Septet and Tomasz Stanko Quartet (Apr. 4th), would live up to its ...

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Article: Album Review

Tony Malaby: Paloma Recio

Read "Paloma Recio" reviewed by Mark Corroto


To use a rock 'n' roll analogy, saxophonist Tony Malaby is the Mick Jagger to Joe Lovano's Paul McCartney. It's not that anyone has to choose sides, but if the classic Paul Motian band (featuring Lovano) was The Beatles, then Malaby's Paloma Recio quartet is the Rolling Stones. Without having to choose sides, Paloma ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeremy Udden: Plainville

Read "Plainville" reviewed by Troy Collins


Former Either/Orchestra saxophonist Jeremy Udden's sophomore album, Plainville is dedicated to his rural Massachusetts hometown of the same name. Drawing on some of his earliest musical inspirations, this varied session integrates alt-country, folk, and rock influences into a jazz context. Continuing a conceptual thread begun on his debut, Torchsongs (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2006) this record ...

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Article: Album Review

Tony Malaby: Paloma Recio

Read "Paloma Recio" reviewed by Troy Collins


One of New York City's most in-demand tenor saxophonists, Tony Malaby has become one of the most distinctive artists of his time. A first generation Mexican-American born in Tucson, Arizona, Paloma Recio finds Malaby delving deeper into his own personal history, abstracting Spanish-tinged melodies with the support of some of the best improvisers working today.

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News: Performance / Tour

Eivind Opsvik Overseas @ 55 Bar

Eivind Opsvik Overseas @ 55 Bar

Sunday February 1st 9:30pm 55 Christopher Street New York, NY Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS Tony Malaby - tenor sax Jacob Sacks - piano and farfisa organ Kenny Wollesen - drums Eivind Opsvik - bass & Compositions About Eivind Opsvik Eivind Opsvik moved to New York City in ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Opsvik & Jennings @ Galapagos, Dumbo, Brooklyn

Opsvik & Jennings @ Galapagos, Dumbo, Brooklyn

Galapagos line up features Aaron Jennings and Eivind Opsvik. 1. CLAUDIO FINNI GALDIOLO'S INCAPACITA 2. OPSVIK & JENNINGS Aaron Jennings - guitar Eivind Opsvik - bass, lapsteel guitar, yamaha vss-30 Dave Christian - drums Brian Drye - organ, synthesizer Rich Johnson - ...


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