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David's Angels: Substar
by Eyal Hareuveni
David's Angels is the debut release of a Swedish outfit featuring young singer/songwriter Sofie Norling and composer/pianist Maggi Olin. It is a beautiful eight song-cycle focused on troubled relationship--belonging, sorrow and letting go--that travels into a deeply emotional and sonic journey. Norling has a clear, warm, angel-like voice that can soar into the ...
Yoni Kretzmer Trio: Nevertheless
by Eyal Hareuveni
Uprising Israeli-born, Brooklyn-based saxophonist Yoni Kretzmer is a musician well-versed in the rich history of free jazz, without confining himself to any specific genre. In his excellent debut release as a leader, New Dilemma (Earsay, 2009), he featured modern, chamber style compositions. Since than he has led a free-folk quintet in Israel, an Albert Ayler Memorial ...
Eldbjørg Raknes: Sense
by Eyal Hareuveni
Trondheim, Norway-based Eldbjørg Raknes never ceases to explore and expand her art. In this solo album, the 23rd in her discography, the innovative vocal artist explores the dense interplay between vocal utterance in its most basic forms, free-form texts and intuitive improvisation that culminates in an organic and highly personal manner of composition. ...
Albert Beger Electroacoustic Band: Peacemaker
by Eyal Hareuveni
Peacemaker, from Albert Beger, marks a new beginning for the innovative Israeli saxophonist. Beger introduces a new quintet that adds, for the first time, live electronics to his fiery-spirited palette of sounds, and a new approach to composition and playing that stresses thematic structure. He is also recording for a new local label that is identified ...
Sarah Wilson: Trapeze Project
by Eyal Hareuveni
San Francisco-based trumpeter/vocalist Sarah Wilson is gifted with idiosyncratic and fresh composing skills that are so rare in jazz musicians who have gone through the formal avenues of jazz education. Her career began when she composed and played music for the Bread and Puppet Theater troupe; continued by studying with esteemed trumpeters John McNeil and Laurie ...
Amos Hoffman: Carving
by Eyal Hareuveni
Israeli guitarist and oudist Amos Hoffman reaches a fine balance between his main instruments on this fine recording. The guitar sounds natural and organic in Middle-eastern scales, while the oud fits perfectly in the swinging jazz sensibilities. Hoffman articulates a clear and melodic outline on both instruments, while he crosses genres. Hoffman is ...
Joëlle Leandre / Francois Houle / Raymond Strid: Last Seen Headed: Live at Sons d'Hiver
by Eyal Hareuveni
It is always amazing, but also reassuring, to realize how three creative and resourceful musicians--French bassist Joëlle Léandre, Canadian clarinetist François Houle and Swedish drummer Raymond Strid-- can produce such a masterful piece of art out of a spontaneous free-improvised meeting. Obviously, all three have shared the same stage or studio in the past, most recently ...
Digitial Primitives in Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem
by Eyal Hareuveni
Digital Primitives Bezalel Academy Jerusalem, Israel March 25, 2010 There are performances that remind you what are the basic and most important essences of making and listening to music--the sheer and innocent joy of playfulness, the healing power of such an emotional communication, the communal feeling of participating ...
The Convoy Tour: 25 Years of The Ex
by Eyal Hareuveni
The EX The Convoy Tour: 25 Years of The Ex Ex Records 2009 Dutch group The Ex might be one of the greatest jazz bands ever. Not, most certainly, because it has mastered a traditional, neo-con agenda, but because it rebels constantly against all such paradigms and conventions, ...
Samuel Blaser Quartet: Pieces of Old Sky
by Eyal Hareuveni
Swiss-born, Berlin-based trombonist Samuel Blaser is a musician to watch. He has a unique and personal vision, imaginative scope of articulation, and an ability to communicate and surprise with his sonic discoveries and ideas. This excellent new recording, his best so far, impresses more with every listening. The album was recorded in New York with three ...
