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David Borgo: Massanetta Springs
by Frank Rubolino
David Borgo, who is a jazz educator at the university level, emits a relaxed, breathy tone from his tenor saxophone to give his improvisations a lilting quality. He plays with groups ranging from trio to sextet on this multi-hued recording comprised mostly of his compositions. Borgo has the history of the music down pat; his tunes ...
Benzoni/Mauri/Reali/Romano: I/O
by Frank Rubolino
Regardless of which geographic region or country they reside, improvising artists continue to push the envelop of originality and musicality by exploring the endless possibilities of sound reproduction. The Italian electronically infused quartet I/O is on just that sort of mission. Drummer Paolo Benzoni ignites the staccato music with abrupt thrusts while guitarist Luca Mauri plays ...
Ullmann/Stevens/Fonda/Bennink: Variations on a Master Plan
by Frank Rubolino
Gebhard Ullmann, Michael Jefry Stevens, and Joe Fonda, who have had close association in recent years working in the band Conference Call with drummer Matt Wilson, performed in 2001 at a Munich club with drummer Han Bennink. The event turned into a synergistic meeting of the minds. Ullmann appears to be in a pensive mood for ...
Fjellestad/Kowald/Reason/Robinson: Dual Resonance
by Frank Rubolino
Peter Kowald crisscrossed the United States for three months in 2000, playing at a multiplicity of venues in major cities with established area artists. His pilgrimage took him to Southern California, where he joined forces in a series of duet, trio, and quartet configurations with pianist Hans Fjellestad, pianist Dana Reason, and saxophonist Jason Robinson. Eleven ...
Christian Hartmann/Urban M: Die Abwesenheit Des Igels
by Frank Rubolino
Bassist Christian Hartmann and pianist Urban Mäder seep into an introspective mood on two lengthy selections containing multiple movements on this intriguing recording. While Hartmann exorcises demons through his bass with elongated arco strides, Mäder punctuates the heavy atmosphere with stabbing, broken notes. Rules, however, are made to be broken, and the two suddenly awaken to ...
The Abstractions: Ars Vivende
by Frank Rubolino
The Abstractions present a form of noise jazz coupled with narrative recitations, voice and vocal outbursts, and electrified intensity of gigantic proportions. These California improvisers and deviators from the norm take the mind on a psychedelic trip on Ars Vivende where reality is utterly buried within the surrealistic scene painted by these anti-war rule-breakers. There is ...
George Cartwright: Black Ants Crawling
by Frank Rubolino
Deep, husky, sonic vapors rise from the tenor of George Cartwright as he connects with bassist Adam Linz and drummer Alden Ikeda for an extended romp into the unbridled world of free improvisation. Cartwright suggests the strange presence of warmth through his full and robust tonality; he lassoes a surging bull and purposefully proceeds to lay ...
Dennis González: Old Time Revival
by Frank Rubolino
Dennis González consistently has shown the ability to brew a sorcerous concoction of gut-grabbing, throbbing music, and his latest effort with a star-studded lineup of musicians again works its magic. González presents a series of his compositions that demonstrates his unique methodology for combining infectious and rhythmic melody lines with wide open, unstructured improvisations, thus magnetically ...
Eve Packer - Noah Howard: Cruisin w/Moxie
by Frank Rubolino
Eve Packer, the Wordsmith of Lower Manhattan, has identified a solid vehicle for presenting her down-to-earth, everyday-life poetry. On Cruisin w/Moxie she connects once again with saxophonist Noah Howard and pianist Bobby Few, two kindred spirits with whom she has worked on previous collaborations. Both musicians give strong performances in accentuating, punctuating, and elaborating on the ...
Hans Fjellestad: 33
by Frank Rubolino
Hans Fjellestad steers a most unusual solo course on 33. Through the technology of this digital age, he augments his piano playing with sampler, synthesizers, accordion, and electronics commingled with street noise and talk recorded in numerous international cities. From an acoustic standpoint, Fjellestad stands as an adventurous experimental improviser who adopts a percussive approach on ...
