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Daniel Bruce: Earthshine
by Friedrich Kunzmann
In the ever-growing scene of jazz-guitar today it is getting harder to distinguish oneself from the rest of the crowd. When taking a look around current stirrings in jazz, the guitar seems to be experiencing a renaissance as the main vehicle in the genre-new formations with the instrument at their core emerging all over the globe. ...
Ichiko Aoba / Jun Miyake / Tatsuhisa Yamamoto / Hitoshi Watanabe: Pneuma
by Friedrich Kunzmann
While continuously gaining more recognition in Japan since her 2010 debut album Kamisori Otome, singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba (青葉市子) has unfortunately stayed under the sonar in more international waters. Since the release of her debut album at the age of only 19, the Kyoto-raised guitarist has collaborated with some of Japan's most prestigious and renowned musicians such ...
Tom Guarna: The Wishing Stones
by Friedrich Kunzmann
After having established himself amongst the leading modern Jazz-guitar voices with remarkably ambitious 2014 release Rush , Brooklyn-Born Tom Guarna returns leading an all-star quartet comprised of drummer Brian Blade, bassist John Patitucci and pianist John Cowherd on the inspired The Wishing Stones, sonically carrying forth what had defined the last record. While Rush saw Guarna ...
Friedrich Kunzmann's Best Releases Of 2017: Ethno-Jazz on the rise
by Friedrich Kunzmann
2017 brought us much innovation and accomplishment in jazz. While many releases are certainly noteworthy and deserving of high critical acclaim, for me, only a handful truly stood out and prevailed in last year's maze of sharps, flats, and scales. Considering myself an enthusiast of pretty much all things jazz (no specific sub-genre receiving special treatment), ...
Eden Ladin: Yequm
by Friedrich Kunzmann
New York based pianist Eden ladin's debut album Yequm is a remarkable demonstration of maturity and restraint in composition as well as execution. In collaboration with fellow New York neighbours and contemporaries, such as guitarist Gilad Hekselman and singer/guitarist Camila Meza, the Israeli-born sound visionary has recorded an enticing collection of songs, putting on display passionate ...
Jeff Dingler: In Transit
by Friedrich Kunzmann
Living and working between the African and North American continent, bassist Jeff Dingler combines the influences of the two essentially different musical cultures on his sophomore effort, appropriately entitled In Transit, creating a most fluent fusion of Ethio-Jazz in a Bebop context. The musicians enhancing and realizing his musical vision are drummer Gusten Rudolph, pianist Lou ...
The Vampires: The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke
by Friedrich Kunzmann
The decade old Australian five piece The Vampires, fronted by dueting brass players Jeremy Rose and Nick Garbett, sought out the rising Beninese guitar prodigy Lionel Loueke for their ambitious fifth outing The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke. With the addition of Loueke's virtuoso playing and singular guitar tone to the soothing mix of ethnic-world-influenced music, written ...
Big Bad Wolf: Pond Life
by Friedrich Kunzmann
2017 introduced a fresh and important voice to the Jazz-Guitar World. 23-year-old London-based rising star Rob Luft released his highly acclaimed debut record Riser on Edition Records in July and further embellished that unquestionable success with the publishing of the object of this review the same month. Not only due to much attention concerning the above ...
Shawn Lovato: Cycles of Animation
by Friedrich Kunzmann
For his debut album, Cycles of Animation, New York bassist Shawn Lovato has gathered an impressive, equally forward-thinking cast of musicians, comprised of guitarist Brad Shepik, saxophone virtuoso Loren Stillman, Argentinian pianist Santiago Leibson and drum stick juggler Chris Carroll. The innovative guitarist Shepik has been going at it in various formations, experimenting with a vast ...
Trallskogen: Trollskogen
by Friedrich Kunzmann
Think Jazz, Pop, some Fusion, then add a large spoon full of Scandinavian folklore and the result still won't quite amount to the flabbergasting blend that is Trallskogen's debut album Trollkskogen. Initially born out of a project for a performance at the Hochschule für Musik Saar, where singer/composer Annika Jonsson studied jazz-vocals from 2011 to 2016, ...
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