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Satoko Fujii Four: Live in Japan 2004
by Glenn Astarita
Pianist/composer Satoko Fujii looms as a modernist via her adventurous big band endeavors, side projects and longstanding trio, featured here. With the addition of freewheeling trumpeter Natsuki Tamura on certain tracks, the band enjoys some added depth. But this is a unit that is sharply focused, and in certain instances it conveys the epitome of classic ...
Badland: The Society Of The Spectacle
by Glenn Astarita
This free-flowing trio has been doing its thing for about ten years amid intermittent personnel changes. The estimable bassist Simon H. Fell serves as the anchor and has been doing so for quite some time. Badland explores the dicey side of jazz and improvisation, where deft expressionism shines forth in multi-hued designs. The members of the ...
Manuel Mengis Gruppe 6: Into The Barn
by Glenn Astarita
Swiss-reared trumpeter/composer Manuel Mengis is sort of a newbie on the Euro-jazz scene. On this debut effort, he surfaces--through his music and scope of ideas--as a free spirit, although his music merely skirts the free zone during certain movements. Leading his Swiss sextet, Mengis surfaces as a remarkably mature 33 year-old who embraces a ...
January 2006
by Glenn Astarita
Steuart Liebig/Stigtette DeltapfMENTUM2005 West Coast electric bassist Steuart Liebig could be counted among the area's most enterprising, jazz-based musicians. On this outing, he aligns with a flute-clarinet-bassoon based ensemble for chamber formatted infusions of jazz/classical structures and improvisation. One of the more interesting aspects here is how Liebig brandishes a ...
Post-Katrina Jazz in New Orleans
by Glenn Astarita
Like scattered remnants of a defeated Roman army, New Orleans musicians can be found far and wide, surfacing like bobbing corks in a pond. Houston, Atlanta, Little Rock, Michigan, Oregon and Scandinavia are now home for the musicians who played the jazz clubs of New Orleans. For many, their return is problematic and some may ...
December 2005
by Glenn Astarita
Harris Eisenstadt The Soul and Gone482 Music2005 With succinct unison arrangements by trombonist Jeb Bishop, saxophonist Jason Mears and the other soloists, this ensemble abides by rhythmic underpinnings. Drummer/composer Harris Eisenstadt is certainly one to watch! And while these motifs are entrenched within intimately devised multipart dialogues and free-form exchanges, ...
Neal Morse: ?
by Glenn Astarita
Multi-instrumentalist/vocalist/composer Neal Morse once again conveys his spirituality, set to progressive rock music, on this multifaceted presentation. He's an eloquent storyteller, regardless of whether he's being dogmating or simply dishing out a good-natured vibe. And there's no doubt about it: Morse's conviction cannot be reproached. Together with the ensemble's knotty time signatures and flair for the ...
Eeppi Ursin Band: Violet
by Glenn Astarita
Finnish vocalist Eeppi Ursin fronts a band that crosses jazz and progressive rock perimeters, along with some pop-friendly sensibilities. Her angelic and up front vocal delivery steers the flow through a sequence of blithe dreamscapes, powerful cadenzas, and jazz-rock riffs. And with additional horns, plus string players chipping in on certain tracks, the septet's electrifying slant ...
Ndio: Airback
by Glenn Astarita
Multi-reedist Frank van der Kooij has worked with legendary Soft Machine bassist Hugh Hopper in the past and cites him as a key musical influence. Enhanced by British trombonist Robert Jarvis, this Anglo-Dutch jazz/progressive-rock septet draws upon traits of the now-defunct Hugh Hopper Band, which featured van der Kooij, Jarvis, and drummer Peter Bast. This realignment ...
Barry Guy New Orchestra: Oort-Entropy
by Glenn Astarita
Seminal free jazz bassist Barry Guy is responsible for manning some of the finest albums in this rather opaque genre. Aside from his longtime affiliations with saxophonist Evan Parker and drummer Paul Lytton--both of whom are featured here--the bassist is no stranger to leading exploratory ensembles. Guy's small orchestra equates to a multinational tentet. ...
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